Pleternica moj rodni grad: Banks Have Reopened in Greece, but Almost Everything Has Become More Expensive

Schoolgirls for Sale in Japan

In our exclusive investigation, VICE News host Simon Ostrovsky will bring you to one of Tokyo's busiest neighborhoods, where girls solicit clients in their school uniforms.

Legally Grown Pot Still Has a Toxic Pesticide Problem

The DEA doesn't necessarily care if growers use toxic chemicals on their weed — the federal government considers cannabis illegal whether it's organic or not.

In Photos: At the KKK's South Carolina Confederate Flag Rally

The Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan and the Black Educators for Justice squared off in Columbia, South Carolina on Saturday.

Banks Have Reopened in Greece, but Almost Everything Has Become More Expensive

Higher prices have taken effect, with taxes rising on basic goods including meats, cooking oils, coffee, tea, salt, flowers, firewood, fertilizer, insecticides, sanitary towels, and condoms.

VICE News Daily: Italy's Army Grows Medical Marijuana

Today: Indian villagers voice their frustration by taking two local politicians hostage, Somalia's first fire department is up and running, the UN fights child labor in Egypt with food incentives, and Italy's military grows medical marijuana.

July 20, 2015

Rauner, Madigan hit wall

Illinois is entering its fourth week without full authority to spend money, and there's no clear path through the political logjam that threatens to shut down parts of state government.

Heat halts runners

Several long-distance runners from a downtown Chicago race were taken to the hospital Sunday after suffering from heat-related illnesses.

Cops shoot man in bat beating

Chicago police wounded a man who ignored an order to stop beating another man with a baseball bat in the Goose Island neighborhood early today.

Decomposed bodies found

Chicago police are investigating after they found the remains of a mother and three boys inside a home in the East Chatham neighborhood on the South Side.

Eternal Indian work resumes

Restoration of the iconic, endangered, 270-ton statue on the Rock River bluffs in Lowden State Park is back on track after delays.

U.S.-Cuba reboot

The two countries restored full diplomatic relations today after more than 50 years of Cold War animosity.

McCain responds to Trump

Sen. John McCain said today that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump doesn't need to apologize to him for remarks about his captivity in Vietnam, but should tell veterans he's sorry.

Greek banks reopen

Banks are back in business after three weeks of being closed but new austerity taxes mean that most everything is more expensive -- from coffee to taxis to cooking oil.

Rising stars own Pitchfork

The three-day event in Union Park is "the festival to see what's next, and by the time it wrapped Sunday with Chance the Rapper's headlining set, Pitchfork had presented 46 bands and artists on three stages," writes critic Greg Kot.