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Workers take a break in front of the cooling towers of a coal-fired power plant in Dadong, Shanxi province, China. At a House hearing on Tuesday, Nisha Biswal defended USAID's programs in China, saying the money goes to efforts that include reducing harmful emissions from the country's power plants.

Foreign Policy Funding A Top Candidate For Cuts

Foreign aid is being attacked by presidential candidates and members of Congress. It looks certain that assistance to other countries, which makes up a miniscule percentage of the overall budget, is about to be cut even further.

The top local stories this morning from KERA News:Texas is on track to execute the smallest number of people in 20 years. The state has given lethal…

The top local stories this morning from KERA News: Closing arguments are expected today in the federal corruption trial of John Wiley Price.The Dallas…

The top local stories this evening from KERA News: Early voting has begun for the 30-plus races across Texas where no candidate captured 50 percent of the…

The top local stories this morning from KERA News: As the debate over punishing so-called sanctuary cities moves to the full State Senate this week, the…

The top local stories this morning from KERA News:Viral nude photos of Congressman Joe Barton may have caused trouble for the Ennis Republican. But a…

A nurse organizes the files of deceased patients at a TB hospital in Togliatti, Russia. Multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis is a huge problem in the former Soviet Union.

TB Is Now The Top Infectious Killer (Even Though Deaths Are Down)

With 1.5 million deaths a year, tuberculosis has passed HIV/AIDS.

The top local stories this evening from KERA News:The Plano school district superintendent and a school board member have resigned. Brian Binggeli has…

The top local stories this morning from KERA News:The Dallas school district and the education nonprofit Big Thought will receive a four-year grant as…

The top local stories this morning from KERA News: The board of the Dallas Police and Fire Pension System today will hold a special meeting to decide…

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