• WATCH: Trump addresses a divided National Rifle Association

    WATCH: Trump addresses a divided National Rifle Association

    Apr 26, 2019 11:39 AM EDT

    ... wield in 2020 remains unclear. The NRA, its policy arm and its political committee did not respond to requests for comment this week. But Andrew Arulanandam, the NRA's managing director of public affairs, has said recent reports of turmoil and financial troubles have been exaggerated and are fueled by ...

  • NRA beset by infighting ahead of its annual convention

    NRA beset by infighting ahead of its annual convention

    Apr 24, 2019 10:27 PM EDT

    ... the more than two dozen board members contacted by The Associated Press would comment, with several saying they do not publicly discuss internal politics. Andrew Arulanandam, the NRA's managing director of public affairs, said recent reports of turmoil or financial troubles have been exaggerated and fueled by anti-gun ...

  • Nigeria's president wins second term, calls for unity

    Nigeria's president wins second term, calls for unity

    Feb 27, 2019 06:50 PM EDT

    ... about "how to get out of this hardship" of simply getting by. WATCH A NEWSHOUR SPECIAL SERIES - Nigeria: Pain and Promise Buhari's party rejected Abubakar's allegations of manipulation of results and called on Abubakar to accept his loss gracefully. British Prime Minister Theresa May and the leaders of ...

  • Nigeria's president poised to win second term

    Nigeria's president poised to win second term

    Feb 26, 2019 08:17 PM EDT

    ... now they say Buhari is leading, far. He is a good elder." Grace Eje, a 25-year-old domestic worker, had held out hope for Abubakar, saying Nigeria needed someone new after Buhari. "No money, no work, no help from him," she said of the president, grimacing. Many Nigerians have ...

  • Nigerians cast ballots in delayed election after explosions, gunfire

    Nigerians cast ballots in delayed election after explosions, gunfire

    Feb 23, 2019 05:25 PM EDT

    A smiling Abubakar, after voting in his hometown of Yola in the northeast, told reporters that “I look forward to a successful transition.” He previously pledged to accept the results, provided they are credible. Buhari called the voting process smooth, but a coalition of civic groups said multiple polling units ...

  • Nigeria’s candidates blame each other in surprise vote delay

    Nigeria’s candidates blame each other in surprise vote delay

    Feb 16, 2019 05:39 PM EDT

    ... for calm and stressed that his administration does not interfere in the commission’s work. A spokesman for Buhari’s campaign committee, Festus Keyamo, accused Abubakar’s party of causing the delay to create a “breather” and try to slow the president’s momentum. One ruling party campaign director in ...

  • Ahead of elections, Nigerian government warns 'fake news kills people'

    Ahead of elections, Nigerian government warns 'fake news kills people'

    Feb 13, 2019 09:21 PM EDT

    ... of the stories CrossCheck Nigeria recently discredited include allegations the first lady wants Nigerians to vote against her husband, as well as a suggestion that U.S. President Donald Trump endorsed opposition candidate Atiku Abubakar. Such allegations almost always appear on social media and sometimes are published by news websites.

  • France suspends fuel tax hike, but protesters vow to fight on

    France suspends fuel tax hike, but protesters vow to fight on

    Dec 04, 2018 05:52 PM EDT

    ... around the country Tuesday. Protesters wearing their signature fluorescent yellow vests kept blocking several fuel depots and, on a highway near the southern city of Aubagne, protesters took over a toll booth to let vehicles pass for free. They put up a sign by the side of the road reading ...

  • How llamas could help us fight the flu

    How llamas could help us fight the flu

    Nov 01, 2018 06:34 PM EDT

    ... one after that. Gene therapy isn’t widely used in humans, and the approval process for this brand of treatment will be a rocky road, Arbabi-Ghahroudi said. Still, the researchers wrote that nasal delivery of this gene therapy “may provide passive protection for the entire influenza season and would ...

  • Treasury Secretary Mnuchin won't attend Saudi investment conference

    Treasury Secretary Mnuchin won't attend Saudi investment conference

    Oct 18, 2018 04:11 PM EDT

    ... Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Mnuchin said in his tweet, "I will not be participating in the Future Investment Initiative summit in Saudi Araba." https://twitter.com/stevenmnuchin1/status/1052944784355205120 His announcement comes after Pompeo told reporters at the White House that the administration would await the outcome ...