World Feb 13 U.S. reveals new details about flying objects and decision to shoot them down Four objects, including a Chinese spy balloon, have been shot down over the last week in American and Canadian airspace. Monday, U.S. officials spoke about the decision to shoot down the objects and revealed more about China's balloon program. Former…
Nation Feb 10 U.S. shoots down object that crossed into airspace near Alaska There's been a new incursion by an unidentified object high above American territory and the U.S. military has shot it down. It happened Friday afternoon off northeastern Alaska as the object flew at 40,000 feet. The Biden administration said it…
World Feb 09 New details about Chinese balloon's spying capabilities revealed by U.S. The Biden administration released new details on how it says a Chinese balloon spied on the United States last week. Administration officials also faced bipartisan questions from senators about why they let it fly across the country instead of shooting…
Nation Feb 06 What China is trying to accomplish with repeated incursions into U.S. airspace The U.S. sent divers to salvage what they believe is spy equipment from the Chinese balloon shot down this weekend off the South Carolina coast. Chinese officials claim it was a civilian weather balloon that went off course. The Pentagon…
Politics Feb 03 House committee leaders discuss surveillance balloon, U.S.-China tensions Beyond headlines about a Chinese surveillance balloon and the Secretary of State's canceled trip to Beijing lies the broader relationship between the world's largest economies. Nick Schifrin spoke with two leaders of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition…
World Feb 02 U.S. boosts military presence in Philippines to counteract China's increasing aggression The United States and the Philippines reached an agreement allowing American military forces to operate in four new locations across the nation. The move is aimed at confronting China and its focus on Taiwan, which is only a few hundred…
World Feb 01 'We can't be fatigued about people dying': U.S. calls for more aid to Somalia For the first time in nearly eight years, a cabinet member has visited Somalia. U.S. Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s trip to Mogadishu comes as the region faces one of the world’s most acute humanitarian crises, caused primarily by…
Politics Jan 24 Former FBI agent charged with violating sanctions against Russia, aiding oligarch A former senior FBI official will appear in a federal court, but not as an investigator or a government witness. Charlie McGonigal is charged with hiding $225,000 he received from a former Albanian intelligence officer while he was still with…
World Jan 20 U.S. and European nations sending more arms to Ukraine, but not tanks Ukraine is still battling through a winter of war and still appealing for tanks to help turn the tide against the Russians. The U.S. and dozens of other countries wrestled with that question for more than five hours at a…
World Jan 13 U.S. and Japan boost cooperation as Marines adapt controversial plan to counter China At the White House, President Biden welcomed the prime minister of Japan as he ended a tour of top industrial and military allies. Japan, like many nations in Asia and beyond, is wary of a rising China. The two leaders…