Mar 13 Watch 6:03 News Wrap: Cohen lawyer defends denials over presidential pardon In our Wednesday news wrap, a lawyer for Michael Cohen defended Cohen’s denials that he had sought a presidential pardon. A letter to Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., chair of the House Oversight Committee, stated that Cohen hadn’t “personally” asked President… Continue watching
Feb 26 Watch 4:52 News Wrap: Theresa May opens door for delaying Brexit In our news wrap Tuesday, British Prime Minister Theresa May asked Parliament to vote for her Brexit deal or vote to leave with no deal. Failing both options, she proposed delaying the UK's EU departure until June. Also, an Australian… Continue watching
Feb 25 Vatican official convicted of child sex abuse in Australian court By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press The most senior Catholic cleric ever charged with child sex abuse has been convicted of molesting two choirboys moments after celebrating Mass, dealing a new blow to the Catholic hierarchy's credibility after a year of global revelations of abuse and… Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch 3:36 News Wrap: Trump administration’s new asylum policy takes effect In our news wrap Friday, the Trump administration began returning Central American migrants seeking legal asylum to Mexico while their cases are processed. Because the U.S. has a backlog of 800,000 asylum cases, the process can take years. Plus, signs… Continue watching
Dec 15 Australia recognizes west Jerusalem as Israel’s capital By Associated Press Australia has decided to formally recognize west Jerusalem as Israel's capital, but won't move its embassy until there's a peace settlement between Israel and the Palestinians, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced. Continue reading
Dec 06 Watch 3:33 News Wrap: Trump administration calls for rolling back emissions mandates In our Thursday news wrap, the Trump administration wants to roll back Obama-era mandates that require coal-burning plants to install new technology or burn natural gas, which gives off less carbon. The proposal is the latest in a series of… Continue watching
Sep 30 How Australia can help the U.S. make democracy harder to hack By Scott Shackelford, Matthew Sussex, The Conversation In the drumbeat of reports about Russian attempts to undermine U.S. democratic institutions with trolls, Twitter bots and cyberattacks on congressional candidates, it is easy to forget that the problem of… Continue reading
Sep 26 Case on fatal shooting of Australian woman by former Minneapolis cop back in court By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press The case involves a former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed Australian woman who had called 911 to report a possible sexual assault in the alley behind her home. Continue reading
Mar 30 What to do if this Chinese space station crashes into your house this weekend By Nsikan Akpan Though chances of a human collision are low, here's what to do if the Tiangong-1 lands near you -- and how you'd sue for damages. Continue reading
Mar 27 Australia, Ireland, NATO join in expelling Russian envoys By Associated Press LONDON — Australia, Ireland, NATO and Moldova on Tuesday joined the wave of nations and groups expelling Russian diplomats over the nerve-agent poisoning of a former Russian spy in Britain. Russia denounced the actions as "boorish" and pledged to retaliate. Continue reading