Nov 25 Ex-Trump campaign adviser loses bid to delay prison sentence By Associated Press A judge has rejected a bid by former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos to delay his two-week prison term and says Papadopoulos must surrender Monday as scheduled. Continue reading
Nov 25 Incoming Mexico gov't: No deal to host US asylum-seekers By Amy Guthrie, Associated Press Mexico’s incoming government denied a report Saturday that it plans to allow asylum-seekers to wait in the country while their claims move through U.S. immigration courts, one of several options the Trump administration has been pursuing in negotiations for months. Continue reading
Nov 24 Watch 5:42 Museums are curating an era of social movements in real time By Ivette Feliciano, Zachary Green As Black Lives Matter protests erupted in 2014 after a police officer killed Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, the National Museum of African-American History and Culture in D.C. sent curators to collect t-shirts and gas masks -- artifacts it could… Continue watching
Nov 24 What makes a California wildfire the worst? Deaths and size By John Rogers, Associated Press Figuring out just how bad a wildfire is requires taking into account several statistics. Continue reading
Nov 24 In era of online retail, Black Friday still lures a crowd By Associated Press It would have been easy to turn on their computers at home over plates of leftover turkey and take advantage of the Black Friday deals most retailers now offer online. Continue reading
Nov 23 Watch 8:03 'It's happening, it's now,' says U.S. government report on climate change On Friday, the federal government released its most dramatic report yet on the effects of climate change. According to scientists, the country is already experiencing serious consequences from rising global temperatures, including more frequent and severe storms, fires and flooding. Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch 12:30 Brooks and Marcus on what's fueling the president's 'ramped up' rhetoric New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post deputy editorial page editor Ruth Marcus join John Yang to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump’s rhetoric on immigration policy and the federal judiciary, his denial of Saudi involvement… Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch 3:34 How plogging turns an ordinary workout into a 'treasure hunt' By Julia Griffin After moving from a Swedish ski resort to Stockholm, Erik Ahlstrom noticed a lot of litter during his daily bicycle commute. So he decided to do something about it. In 2016, Ahlstrom began organizing groups to pick up trash while… Continue watching
Nov 23 Rain nearly extinguishes California fire but complicates search efforts By Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press Once the rain clears, state officials say they will be able to determine if the wildfires that have devastated parts of California is fully out. Continue reading
Nov 23 Former CIA director Michael Hayden hospitalized after stroke By Associated Press Hayden's family released a statement Friday saying he is "receiving expert medical care."… Continue reading