Vox Archives Archive
Archives for October 2018


The UK and Canada summon Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to face questions on fake news; the US and UK seek a ceasefire in the Yemen war.


The viral police call on a black family barbecuing in Oakland was an everyday occurrence.


President Trump says he wants to end birthright citizenship; floods in Italy submerge a big portion of Venice.


The Pittsburgh synagogue shooter goes to court; Germany’s Angela Merkel will not seek reelection as chancellor.




Federal authorities arrest a man in connection to the pipe bombs mailed to public figures; Israeli forces kill five Palestinians in a Gaza protest.


Google paid the “father of Android” $90 million after staying silent about a misconduct allegation; a Soros-founded university is forced out of Hungary.


Explosive devices mailed to public figures like the Obamas and Clintons prompt a national response; the EU votes to ban single-use plastics by 2021.


The first female Supreme Court justice announces she’s been diagnosed with dementia; Hurricane Willa is set to make landfall in Mexico.


What’s the most important question facing the world in 2019?


The Honduran migrant caravan, now counting nearly 7,500 members, travels north; violence between two religious groups in Nigeria kills 55.


The DOJ brings the first criminal case over alleged Russian interference in the midterms; at least 61 people die after a train runs into a crowd in India.


Catholic priests in Pennsylvania are accused of child sexual abuse dating back 80 years; Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announces the Jerusalem Consulate’s merge with the US Embassy in Israel.


The CDC warns against a new illness that can cause paralysis in children; the Honduran migrant caravan slowly makes its way to the US.


ABC has confirmed that Roseanne is canceled following a racist Twitter tirade from star Roseanne Barr.