Sep 08 Pompeo: Taliban 'overreached' in attack that killed American By Deb Riechmann, Rahim Faiez, Associated Press Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday that Taliban "overreached" with a car bomb attack in Kabul that killed an American soldier, leading President Donald Trump to call off closely-held Afghanistan peace talks planned for Camp David. Continue reading
Sep 08 Director of MIT's Media Lab steps down over Epstein ties By Associated Press The director of a prestigious research lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology resigned Saturday, and the school's president ordered an independent investigation amid an uproar over the lab's ties to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. Continue reading
Sep 08 Dorian topples crane, knocks out power in eastern Canada By Rob Gillies, Ben Finley, Associated Press Dorian arrived on Canada's Atlantic coast Saturday with heavy rain and powerful winds, toppling a construction crane in Halifax and knocking out power for hundreds of thousands of people a day after the storm wreaked havoc on North Carolina's Outer… Continue reading
Sep 08 Ex-SC Gov. Mark Sanford to challenge Trump in primary By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Mark Sanford, the former South Carolina governor and congressman, has decided to launch a longshot Republican challenge to President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Sep 07 Trump calls off secret meeting with Taliban, Afghan leaders By Jonathan Lemire, Deb Riechmann, Associated Press President Trump said Saturday he canceled a secret weekend meeting at Camp David with Taliban and Afghanistan leaders after a bombing this week in Kabul that killed 11 people, including an American soldier, and has called off peace negotiations with… Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch 3:29 North Carolina assesses the damage after Hurricane Dorian As work crews cleared roads from debris and checked power lines, North Carolina residents began assessing the damage on Saturday after Hurricane Dorian skirted the state's coast this week. Reuters reporter Amanda Becker joins Hari Sreenivasan from Nags Head, North… Continue watching
Sep 07 AP Fact Check: Trump and Democrats mangle science By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Science took a beating in the political arena this past week as President Donald Trump sowed confusion about Hurricane Dorian's path and Democratic presidential candidates rang false alarms about the air we breathe. Continue reading
Sep 07 NOAA assailed for defending Trump's Hurricane Dorian claim By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Former top officials of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are assailing the agency for undermining its weather forecasters as it defends President Donald Trump's statement from days ago that Hurricane Dorian threatened Alabama. They say NOAA's action… Continue reading
Sep 07 Iran uses advanced centrifuges, threatens higher enrichment By Nasser Karimi, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iran on Saturday said it now uses arrays of advanced centrifuges prohibited by its 2015 nuclear deal and can enrich uranium “much more beyond” current levels to weapons-grade material, taking a third step away from the accord while warning Europe… Continue reading
Sep 07 Stranded North Carolinians take stock of Dorian's damage By Jeffrey Collins, Ben Finley, Associated Press As the sky cleared and floodwaters receded Saturday, residents of North Carolina's Outer Banks began to assess the damage wrought by Hurricane Dorian. Continue reading