Mar 06 Watch 4:52 News Wrap: February jobs report shows strongest U.S. hiring since 2016 In our news wrap Friday, the latest jobs report showed the strongest pace of hiring since 2016. The Labor Department said employers added a net 273,000 jobs in February, and the unemployment rate matched a 50-year low of 3.5 percent. Continue watching
Mar 05 Watch 4:26 News Wrap: Schumer denies threatening Supreme Court justices In our news wrap Thursday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer insisted he had not threatened two Supreme Court justices on Wednesday, but he did voice regret. Schumer said he “shouldn’t have used the words” he had chosen when talking about… Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch 5:34 News Wrap: Trump speaks by phone with Taliban leader In our news wrap Tuesday, President Trump spoke by phone with a top Taliban leader, following the recent signing of an agreement for U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. Trump called it "a very good talk.” Also, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin… Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch 4:30 News Wrap: Netanyahu may have outright victory in Israeli election In our news wrap Monday, voters in Israel went to the polls for an unprecedented third election in less than a year. Exit polls suggest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may be near an outright victory -- but his main opponent,… Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch 7:51 Provisional peace deal between U.S., Taliban hits hurdle over prisoner release The U.S. and the Taliban have signed an agreement aimed at withdrawing U.S. forces from Afghanistan. In exchange, the Taliban committed to not allow terrorists to use the country as a base from which to plan operations. But the deal… Continue watching
Mar 02 WATCH: Esper says U.S. to start initial troop pullback from Afghanistan Speaking at a Pentagon news conference Monday, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said he was not sure whether the drawdown had begun, but said it is required to start within 10 days of the signing on Saturday of a peace deal… Continue reading
Feb 29 Read the full U.S.-Taliban peace deal By Associated Press The United States will begin withdrawing thousands of forces from Afghanistan after signing a peace agreement with Taliban militants aimed at ending America's longest war. Read the deal here. Continue reading
Feb 28 U.S., Taliban set to sign peace deal Saturday By Matthew Lee, Associated Press More than 18 years since President George W. Bush ordered bombing in response to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the agreement will set the stage for the withdrawal of U.S. troops, some of whom were not yet born when the… Continue reading
Feb 28 Afghans view U.S.-Taliban deal with well-earned skepticism By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press Afghans have spent decades living in a country at war — some their whole lives — and wonder if they can ever reach a state of peace. Continue reading
Feb 22 UN: 100,000 civilians casualties in Afghanistan in 10 years By Kathy Gannon, Rahim Faiez, Associated Press A United Nations report says Afghanistan passed a grim milestone with more than 100,000 civilians killed or hurt in the last 10 years since the international body began documenting casualties in a war that has raged for 18 years. Continue reading