Aug 30 Bali bomb case starts in Guantanamo 18 years after capture By Ben Fox, Associated Press Indonesian prisoner Encep Nurjaman, known as Hambali, and two Malaysians began their arraignment Monday before a military commission. The charges include murder, conspiracy and terrorism. Continue reading
Aug 30 WATCH: White House holds briefing as questions grow around Afghanistan, Ida destruction By News Desk America's 20-year war in Afghanistan entered its final hours Monday with the last Americans seeking to be evacuated and the U.S. military preparing to end its airlift and depart the Taliban-controlled capital. Continue reading
Aug 30 WATCH: Pentagon’s John Kirby and Gen. Hank Taylor hold briefing as Afghanistan deadline looms By Lolita C. Baldor, Robert Burns, Associated Press Biden administration officials say the U.S. has the capacity to evacuate the approximately 300 U.S. citizens remaining in Afghanistan who want to leave before President Joe Biden’s Tuesday deadline. Continue reading
Aug 29 US says drone kills IS bombers targeting Kabul airport By Associated Press A U.S. drone strike blew up a vehicle carrying “multiple suicide bombers” from Afghanistan’s Islamic State affiliate on Sunday before they could attack the ongoing military evacuation at Kabul’s international airport, American officials said. An Afghan official said three children… Continue reading
Aug 28 Watch 8:37 The challenge of retrofitting millions of aging homes to battle global warming By Willem Marx, Joan Martelli A landmark climate report released this month by the United Nations predicted dire consequences for the world if more is not done to reduce CO2 levels in the atmosphere. More than 100 countries including the U.S. have committed to a… Continue watching
Aug 27 Watch 11:41 Brooks and Capehart on Kabul attack, Jan. 6 investigation, voting rights New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the bombings in Kabul, Afghanistan that killed U.S. service members, the commission investigating the Jan. 6 riot, and… Continue watching
Aug 27 Young dad-to-be was among 13 U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan By Amy Beth Hanson, Terry Wallace, Amy Forliti, Associated Press As military personnel were going through the grim task of notifying the troops' next of kin, some of their names emerged Friday before the government formally announced them. Continue reading
Aug 27 Eviction ban’s end will allow pandemic lockouts to resume By Anita Snow, Associated Press Key progressive lawmakers Friday urged House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, the Democratic leaders, to consider passing legislation to extend the moratorium during the pandemic. Continue reading
Aug 27 Judge blocks Florida governor’s order banning mask mandates By Terry Spencer, Curt Anderson, Associated Press Leon County Circuit Judge John C. Cooper on Friday agreed with a group of parents who claimed in a lawsuit that Gov. Ron DeSantis' ban on the mandates is unconstitutional and cannot be enforced. Continue reading
Aug 27 Biden tells Israeli prime minister he’ll try diplomacy first with Iran By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Joe Biden has told Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett that diplomacy was his first option, but that he would consider other options if his effort to revive the Iran nuclear deal fails. Continue reading