Mar 18 North Korean diplomat heads to Finland for talks with U.S., South Korea By Associated Press Choe Kang Il's trip comes ahead of a possible meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Continue reading
Mar 18 Opinion: Sustainable cities need more than parks, cafes and a riverwalk By Trina Hamilton and Winifred Curran, The Conversation Gentrification is not the only path for improving urban neighborhoods. A cleanup in Brooklyn and Queens offers another, more inclusive model that scholars have dubbed 'just green enough.'… Continue reading
Mar 17 Watch 4:58 What does McCabe’s firing mean for the Russia investigation? By PBS News Hour Two days before he was set to retire, FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe was fired on Friday by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. McCabe, a possible witness in the Russia investigation case, said his dismissal was part of the president’s “ongoing… Continue watching
Mar 17 Why Wikipedia often overlooks stories of women in history By Tamar Carroll, Lara Nicosia, The Conversation Wikipedia's coverage on women is less comprehensive, and its volunteer editor base is mostly male. What can be done to change the numbers?… Continue reading
Mar 17 Russia expels 23 British diplomats in spy-poisoning response By Angela Charlton, Associated Press The announcement followed on the heels of Britain's order this week for 23 Russian diplomats to leave the U.K. because Russia was not cooperating in the case of Sergei Skripal and his daughter, both found March 4 poisoned by a… Continue reading
Mar 17 State says voicemail about cracking in bridge wasn’t picked up By Jennifer Kay, Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press An engineer left a voicemail two days before a catastrophic bridge failure in Miami to say some cracking had been found at one end of the concrete span, but the voicemail wasn't picked up until after the collapse. Continue reading
Mar 17 Survivors of school shooting take gun control message abroad By Aya Batrawy, Associated Press Student survivors of the worst high school shooting in U.S. history shared their frightening experience in Dubai. Continue reading
Mar 16 Watch 7:24 News Wrap: Federal investigators join Florida bridge collapse probe By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the death toll from a pedestrian bridge collapse in South Florida rose to six, and could go higher still. Federal investigators from the national transportation safety board have joined the investigation. Also, the White House… Continue watching
Mar 16 Watch 3:19 To help men relaunch their lives, this custom-tailor gives them suits By Rhana Natour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, a man who has made a living crafting high-end suits has found a way to use his talents to give back to the community: by giving donated suits to men recently out… Continue watching
Mar 16 What we know about the Miami bridge collapse By Joshua Barajas Rescue workers are still trying to free bodies and cars from the rubble, as investigators try to understand how the new bridge failed. Continue reading