All links today are depressing. Nothing fun.

Sorry.

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'Islam for Dummies': IS recruits have poor grasp of faith

In Dallas, police serve as 'glorified social workers' to solve city's ills

People Fear The Heat Will Turn NYC Into A Hellscape Of Flying Roaches

The Coup May Have Failed But Fear Still Rules Turkey

Turkish police raid Istanbul courthouses, more officers detained

Public space in Turkey is central to the government’s power grab

Fruits of labor: sunny California is no paradise for farm workers

As Earth warms, Americans more polarized than ever on climate

Louisiana water's deadly rise: 'We're praying it stops'

Nigeria riven by new battles over scarce fertile land

What It Takes to Clean the Ganges

After deadly Milwaukee police shooting, protests intensify

The life and death of Luis Góngora: the police killing nobody noticed

Islamic State faces uphill 'branding war' in Afghanistan, Pakistan

The world is getting better at paid maternity leave. The U.S. is not.

When children are killed by bullets, grieving parents are often the focus. Yet there are other vulnerable survivors: the young brothers and sisters left behind. Theirs is the untold story of this American tragedy.

The people of Hebron, the largest city in the West Bank, live hemmed in by Israeli checkpoints and guns. For some, they have proved fatal.

Banned from working, asylum seekers are building Japan's roads

Why Are So Many Inmates Attempting Suicide at the California Institution for Women?

South Africa marks mine shootings, workers still in squalor

Poll: Most Americans support U.S. military action in Syria — but only want a limited amount

Fighting Intensifies as Putin Sends More Troops to Ukraine

Rodrigo Duterte is living up to his promise to fight crime by shooting first and asking questions later

Violent protests have erupted in Mali. Here’s what is driving them.