Nation Nov 26 Army OB-GYN accused of secretly recording women under his care This week, the U.S. Army has been reckoning with a sexual abuse scandal that could involve the largest number of allegations in its history. An Army doctor is accused of abusing women who were under his care. Amna Nawaz reports.
World Nov 25 China 'cannot peacefully coexist with democracies,' says Taiwan's deputy foreign minister President Trump spoke with Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week, and the Chinese government said Xi outlined what it called China’s "principled" position on Taiwan. The self-governing democracy of 23 million has never been part of Communist China, but Beijing…
World Nov 21 Zelenskyy faces pressure from Trump to accept his Ukraine peace plan President Trump said he’d like to see Ukraine accept his peace plan by Thursday of next week. But the plan asks Ukraine to make concessions it's previously rejected, and President Zelenskyy said his country has to decide whether to lose…
World Nov 17 Trump prepares to welcome Saudi Arabia's controversial crown prince to White House For years, Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, was shunned on the world stage. But President Biden visited him in Riyadh three years ago, and now President Trump will bestow on the 40-year-old pomp and pageantry…
World Nov 14 Russia pummels Kyiv in barrage of drones and missiles as it makes gains in Ukraine Russia fired a large-scale barrage of drones and missiles at Ukraine early Friday, damaging apartment buildings in Kyiv, Odesa and Kharkiv. It comes as Russia has been making incremental gains on the ground in recent weeks, and the diplomatic path…
World Nov 13 Military personnel seek legal advice on whether Trump-ordered missions are lawful Military service personnel have been seeking outside legal advice about some of the missions the Trump administration has assigned them. The strikes against alleged drug traffickers and deployments to U.S. cities have sparked a debate over their legality. Amna Nawaz…
World Nov 12 U.S. carrier in Caribbean amid Venezuela tensions and outcry over drug boat strikes A U.S. aircraft carrier reached the Caribbean as part of the Trump administration’s escalating pressure campaign on Venezuela and its broader effort to combat drug trafficking. In recent months, the U.S. has killed dozens of people, prompting an outcry across…
Politics Nov 11 BBC under scrutiny over edit of Trump's speech on Jan. 6 President Trump is threatening to sue the BBC for $1 billion, claiming a documentary misrepresented his role in the Jan. 6 attack. Trump’s legal team says the BBC edited video to look like he urged supporters to “fight like hell”…
World Oct 24 U.S. deploys aircraft carrier to Caribbean as strikes on suspected drug boats intensify The Trump administration launched a major military and diplomatic escalation in its new war on drugs, sending an aircraft carrier to Latin America and sanctioning Colombia's president. It comes as the U.S. has increasingly targeted political leaders it opposes across…
Arts Oct 23 Pentagon's attempt to ban books from base schools faces backlash from military families The Trump administration made it clear that it wanted to change the culture of the military. One effort targeted books on race, gender and sexuality in the libraries of schools on military bases attended by service members' children. Nick Schifrin…