How Americans Said No To Cocaine After Years-Long Addiction Plus 4 More Stories

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Daily Briefing A look at the day's top stories News How Americans Said No To Cocaine After Years-Long Addiction The drug war was in full swing in the '80s, and cocaine was practically everywhere. But use of the drug has fallen by almost half since 2006, and production is also down significantly. So how did the U.S. kick the habit? Experts say cocaine has lost its luster — oh, and policy may have made a difference, too. Read this story Who Spies On Its Citizens More, The United States Or Europe? European leaders were outraged over revelations of NSA surveillance. But in many countries, wiretapping by law enforcement agencies is legal and privacy safeguards are weaker. Still, comparisons can be misleading. Read this story Religious Orders Use Pope's Visit To Recruit Young Postulants The center of World Youth Day in Brazil is of course, hearing Pope Francis address the faithful. But it's also a chance for the Church to get young people to join their orders. More than 130 groups have set up a kind of job fair in Rio to make their pitch. Read this story Reinvigorating A Detroit Neighborhood, Block By Block Throughout Detroit's long decline, city planners and ordinary people have launched countless plans to revive the city — casinos, downtown development, urban farms, artist hubs. One city neighborhood is thinking small, and it's starting to pay off big. Read this story Nelson Mandela, Robert Mugabe And The Countries They Shaped Before they came to power, Mandela and Mugabe had remarkably similar lives. But then their fortunes diverged, with Mandela becoming a global icon and Mugabe presiding over country that has been in decline. Read this story more news stories

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