Jun 10 Worried, hopeful and wary: Neighbors await Kim-Trump summit By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press North Korea’s East Asia neighbors — Japan, China and South Korea — have a shared goal of denuclearizing the peninsula, but what may come out of Tuesday’s summit in Singapore between President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un… Continue reading
Jun 10 Bourdain's death means loss of a voice for immigrant workers By Terry Tang, Associated Press Anthony Bourdain's culinary passions went far beyond the cuisine he put on a plate. He also was committed to the immigrant workers who toil in his and other kitchens throughout the restaurant industry. Continue reading
Jun 10 I go to El Salvador despite the danger because the kids there need my medical expertise By Christopher Hartnick, The Conversation As the founder and director of Operation Airway, a nonprofit that treats kids with breathing problems, I have led teams of surgeons and other medical professionals on missions across the world for the past decade. Our team,… Continue reading
Jun 10 Florida stopped doing gun permit checks for more than a year By Gary Fineout, Associated Press For more than a year, Florida failed to do national background checks that could have disqualified people from gaining a permit to carry a concealed weapon. Continue reading
Jun 10 Trump pulls out of joint G-7 statement, attacks Trudeau By Catherine Lucey, Rob Gillies, Associated Press The annual G-7 summit appeared to have weathered tensions over President Donald Trump’s threats of a tariff-fueled trade war until the mercurial American pulled out of a joint statement while citing “false statements” by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Continue reading
Jun 10 Business as usual in North Korea as public unaware of summit By Eric Talmadge, Associated Press With few sources of information other than the state-run media, gossip and word of mouth, most North Koreans are still largely in the dark about the momentous — and potentially life-changing — events that are about to take place outside… Continue reading
Jun 10 Trump, Kim arrive in Singapore ahead of high-stakes summit By Foster Klug, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press President Donald Trump landed in Singapore on Sunday evening, joining North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in the island city-state ahead of one of the most unusual and highly anticipated summits in recent world history. Continue reading
Jun 09 Watch 7:47 Schools resolve conflicts by getting kids to talk things out By Laura Fong, Connie Kargbo Schools across the country are moving away from an era of zero-tolerance policies and shifting toward methods that involve restorative justice, encouraging students to resolve their differences by talking to each other rather than resorting to violence. In New York… Continue watching
Jun 09 Watch 4:06 Violent, New Orleans jail has young inmates attending high school inside By PBS News Hour At a jail with death rates four times the national average in New Orleans, teenagers and young men are trying a new program that enrolls them into full-day high school classes for diplomas, using the same curriculum and tests as… Continue watching
Jun 09 Report: Downed power lines sparked deadly California fires By Juliet Williams and Don Thompson, Associated Press A dozen wildfires that burned thousands of homes in California’s wi and killed at least 15 people last October were started by Pacific Gas & Electric power lines and utility poles. Continue reading