World Mar 11 Gangs edge Haiti to brink of collapse as regional leaders seek solutions In Haiti’s capital, the gangs are in control and trying to overthrow an absent government. While the prime minister was abroad, gangs closed the airport, and he has been unable to return. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Blinken is talking to…
World Mar 04 The issues hindering Gaza cease-fire negotiations between Israel and Hamas Israeli opposition leader and war cabinet member Benny Gantz visited Washington Monday to meet Vice President Harris. The trip came without the authorization of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and as Egypt, Qatar and Hamas held negotiations over a possible…
Nation Feb 26 Trials show asthma drug helps reduce allergic reactions to certain foods There's some relief for people with food severe allergies. A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine reports the drug Xolair allows people with allergies to tolerate higher doses of allergenic foods before developing a reaction after accidental…
Nation Feb 26 Researchers use AI to decipher ancient scroll buried in ash by Vesuvius eruption Ancient scrolls that were buried in volcanic ash during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius are now being deciphered two thousand years later thanks in part to artificial intelligence. Martin Stew of Independent Television News reports from Oxfordshire, England.
World Feb 22 Continued Israeli airstrikes flatten parts of Rafah amid slow progress for Gaza cease-fire As the deadly bombing of Gaza continues, there is some progress towards a resumption of talks to release hostages held by Hamas and a cease-fire. Israel's Army Radio said the country's war cabinet approved sending emissaries to truce talks in…
World Feb 21 Israel accused UN agency of enabling and employing Hamas. Experts debate its future The U.N. acknowledged aid deliveries into Gaza have dropped dramatically, threatening a population where hunger is spreading. That aid is delivered by UNRWA, an agency that Israel recently accused of acting “under the authorization” of Hamas. Nick Schifrin discussed the…
World Feb 20 Wikileaks founder Julian Assange makes last-ditch attempt to avoid U.S. extradition A two-day hearing in a London court room began Tuesday over the fate of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. At stake is whether he'll be extradited to the U.S. on espionage charges. Carrie DeCell, a senior staff attorney at the Knight…
World Jan 24 Video shows apparently unarmed Palestinian with hands up shot dead in Gaza The war in Gaza has killed more than 25,000 Palestinians, according to the Gaza health ministry. Our colleagues at Independent Television News sent evidence of one more death, an apparently unarmed man walking with a group of men under a…
Nation Jan 18 DOJ issues scathing review of failed police response to Uvalde school shooting The Justice Department released a report on how law enforcement failed in its response to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 children and two teachers dead. The nearly 600-page report lays out a series of “cascading failures…
Nation Nov 28 Faith, service and duty at center of memorial for Rosalynn Carter A series of private and public memorials are being held for former First Lady Rosalynn Carter this week. As in her life, faith, service and duty were at the center of Tuesday's ceremony in Georgia. Amna Nawaz reports.