Bianca Hillier

2 months ago | theworld.org | Bianca Hillier

President Donald Trump has signed more than 50 executive orders since his inauguration, and several of them take aim at the LGBTQ community. That’s set off alarm bells for advocates in the US and across the globe. To understand what the latest developments means, The World’s Bianca Hillier spoke with Jessica Stern in her first interview since leaving the State Department last month. Stern served as the US special envoy to advance the human rights of LGBTQ persons under former President Joe Biden.

2 months ago | play.prx.org | Bianca Hillier

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Jan 21, 2025 | theworld.org | Bianca Hillier

Nathaniel Salmon grew up in a big basketball family in New Zealand. All four of his siblings have played at a college or national level, and he, himself, went pro at a young age. “I’ve been playing professional basketball for three years now,” Salmon said. “I started my professional career when I was 17 and played in New Zealand, played in Australia.”At a height of 6’7”, the sport makes sense for him. But now, Salmon is setting his sights on something very different: football.

Dec 10, 2024 | play.prx.org | Bianca Hillier

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Sep 3, 2024 | theworld.org | Bianca Hillier

Oksana Masters defended her Paralympic gold medal on Wednesday in the women’s individual time trial (H4-5 classification). On Thursday, she’ll attempt to do the same in the women’s cycling road race (H5 classification). Masters said that while she wears Team USA’s red, white, and blue uniform, she represents two countries on the world stage. “I am so proud to be Ukrainian,” she told The World. Masters was born in Ukraine in 1989, three years after the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant disaster.