John Kiriakou is a former CIA officer specializing in counterterrorism. He was named the chief of CIA counterterrorism operations in Pakistan in 2002.
Disney theme parks have become significantly more expensive, with prices for food, merchandise, and tickets rising much faster than inflation. A Mickey ice cream bar that cost $2.75 in 2009 now costs $6.50, and top-tier annual passes have nearly doubled in price over the past decade.
Greenland holds vast reserves of rare earths that power everything from electric vehicles to military tech. As the world races to loosen China's grip on critical minerals, this Arctic island is emerging as a new battleground, where extreme conditions, soaring costs, and local resistance stand in the way.
Craig Mundie is a former chief technical officer at Microsoft who spent years working on the policy questions raised by new technologies, especially artificial intelligence.
Glass Half Full started in a backyard in 2020, and now it's Louisiana's biggest glass recycler. The team makes both crushed glass for recycled bottles and sand to rebuild the state's disappearing wetlands.