Sep 09 Watch 4:07 News Wrap: UN warns that warming globe could mean more extreme weather In our news wrap Wednesday, the United Nations is warning the warming globe could mean more natural disasters and extreme weather. A new report says the world is now nearly 2 degrees warmer than during pre-industrial times; the targeted ceiling… Continue watching
Sep 09 U.S. will withdraw thousands of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan By Robert Burns, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The top U.S. general for the Middle East says the Trump administration will pull thousands of troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan by November. Gen. Frank McKenzie says the number of troops in Iraq will drop this month from about… Continue reading
Aug 27 Watch 2:50 News Wrap: New Zealand mosque gunman sentenced to life in prison In our news wrap Thursday, a white supremacist who killed 51 people at two New Zealand mosques was sentenced to life in prison without parole. The mass shootings happened in March 2019. Also, the death toll from two days of… Continue watching
Aug 27 Death toll from heavy Afghanistan flooding surpasses 150 By Rahmat Gul, Tameem Akhgar, Associated Press Heavy rains, compounded by mudslides, often threaten remote areas of Afghanistan, where infrastructure is poor. Summer often brings heavy rainfall and flooding to the country's north and east. Continue reading
Aug 26 Watch 3:48 News Wrap: Heavy flooding kills at least 100 in Afghanistan In our news wrap Wednesday, at least 100 people have died in heavy flooding in northern and eastern Afghanistan. Strong seasonal rains brought mudslides that filled streets, submerged cars and destroyed more than 2,000 homes. Also, police in Minsk broke… Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch 3:15 News Wrap: UNC-Chapel Hill returns to remote learning due to outbreak In our news wrap Monday, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has returned to all-remote learning after an outbreak of the novel coronavirus. It was one of the largest schools in the country to bring students back to… Continue watching
Aug 03 Afghan troops retake prison attacked by Islamic State group; 29 people killed By Associated Press Even as Afghan troops seized the prison in Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province, some 115 kilometers (70 miles) east of Kabul, IS militants continued to fire on Afghan security forces from a nearby neighborhood. Continue reading
Jul 20 Families step in at Kabul COVID-19 ward to care for patients By Associated Press Family members, without protective equipment and only a few wearing face masks, help care for the patients lying in hospital beds. Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch 6:33 News Wrap: Controversial Hong Kong security bill becomes law In our news wrap Tuesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping signed a controversial Hong Kong security bill into law. Beijing lawmakers applauded after passing legislation that punishes secessionist activity in the semi-autonomous territory with up to life in prison. Also, the… Continue watching
Jun 30 Watch 6:27 A career CIA officer on Russian bounty intelligence — and possible leaks The NewsHour has reported that Russian military intelligence provided financial incentives to the Taliban to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan -- and that this intelligence was always briefed up to senior U.S. government officials. But the White House say President… Continue watching