Mekong water levels are their lowest in 60 years. China's dams are to blame, critics say.

Mekong water levels are their lowest in 60 years. China's dams are to blame, critics say.

CHIANG KHONG, Thailand — For Pianporn Deetes, the Mekong is more than a river. “This is not just liquid, but this is the entire life-supporting system,” Deetes, a local activist, said recently on a wooden long-tail boat heading upstream in northern Thailand’s Chiang Rai province. The Mekong, one of the world’s longest waterways, runs about … Read more

CNN’s Brian Stelter slams critics amid Jeff Zucker scandal

CNN’s Brian Stelter slams critics amid Jeff Zucker scandal

CNN’s top media reporter, Brian Stelter, lashed out at the network’s critics — even as he failed to address colleagues’ criticism about his failure to report on the romantic affair that led to his former boss Jeff Zucker’s bombshell ouster last week. Critics have targeted Stelter for failing to expose Zucker’s relationship with another senior … Read more