Aug 17 Watch 4:34 U.S.-Taliban deal may include Afghanistan troop withdrawal By PBS NewsHour The U.S and Taliban on Monday ended the latest negotiations for a peace deal that may include the withdrawal of American troops stationed in Afghanistan. While there has been no agreement yet, President Trump tweeted that the meeting between the… Continue watching
Aug 17 Weapons seized at Portland right-wing rally, counterprotests By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press Police seized metal poles, bear spray and other weapons Saturday as hundreds of far-right protesters and anti-fascist counter-demonstrators swarmed downtown Portland, Oregon, in a situation the mayor termed “potentially dangerous and volatile.”… Continue reading
Aug 17 House speaker as U.S. emissary: Pelosi emerges as force abroad By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is emerging as an alternative ambassador abroad, an emissary for bedrock democratic values and the promise of stability that some see as diminishing in the Trump era. Continue reading
Aug 17 Iranian tanker to leave Gibraltar soon despite US pressure By Aritz Parra, Hernan Muñoz, Associated Press The shipping agent for an Iranian supertanker caught in a diplomatic standoff says the vessel is ready to depart Gibraltar on Sunday or Monday, as the U.S. made a last-minute effort to seize it again. Continue reading
Aug 17 New York City subway scare suspect taken into police custody By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press A man suspected of placing two devices that looked like pressure cookers in a New York City subway station, causing an evacuation and roiling Friday's morning commute, has been apprehended, police said. Continue reading
Aug 16 Why this artist used seesaws to protest at the border By Joshua Barajas For about 40 minutes, three pink seesaws bobbed up and down, up and down, along the U.S.-Mexico border, uniting children from both countries in a rare moment of shared play. The artists behind the installation argue that the playful nature… Continue reading
Aug 16 Trump appoints student loan industry executive to be top loan watchdog By Ken Sweet, Associated Press It's a job designed to protect student loan borrowers from poor practices in the student loan industry and one of the few positions explicitly named in the Dodd-Frank Act, the law passed after the 2008 financial crisis that created the… Continue reading
Aug 16 Watch 5:43 How much oversight do foster homes for migrant children have? A new investigation by the Associated Press and FRONTLINE finds allegations of physical and sexual abuse for some migrant children who are moved into government-funded foster care after they are separated from their families. Jeffrey Brown talks to the AP’s… Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch 4:56 Balancing leisure and livelihood on Grand Junction’s public lands By Josh Buettner, Iowa Public TV In the American West, recreational and tourist activities on public lands can conflict with agriculture, ranching and mining. Despite this potential clash between leisure and livelihood, the people of Grand Junction, Colorado, have found a way to share their state’s… Continue watching
Aug 16 Medical examiner rules Epstein death a suicide by hanging By Michael Balsamo, Larry Neumeister, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Jeffrey Epstein's prison death has been ruled a suicide by hanging, the medical examiner's office said Friday. Continue reading