Jan 19 Watch 5:10 News Wrap: Mattis advocates defense strategy against world powers By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis insisted the U.S. military must focus more on opposing China and Russia's growing influence, outlining a new national defense strategy prioritizing preparing for war against major world powers, instead of terrorism. Continue watching
Jan 19 China, Russia now outpace the threat of terrorism, Pentagon says By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press China's expanding military and Russia's increasing aggression are bigger U.S. national security priorities than terrorism, the Pentagon said Friday. Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch 6:16 How a crippling intelligence loss led the CIA on a mole hunt By PBS News Hour Jerry Chun Shing Lee, a former CIA officer, was arrested this week on charges of mishandling classified information. A massive mole hunt inside the agency has been on for years for the person who may have helped the Chinese government… Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch 9:35 Democracy is in retreat in the U.S. and around the world, report finds. What happened? By Larisa Epatko Democracy faced its most serious crisis in decades last year. That stark verdict comes from the annual report of Freedom House, which charted the world's 12th consecutive year of decline in freedom. Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and Ohio… Continue watching
Jan 13 White House: Trump gets ‘in-depth’ China trade briefing By Darlene Superville, Associated Press The White House says President Donald Trump has received an "in-depth" briefing on trade with China and its economy. Continue reading
Jan 13 Why are women accused of witchcraft? Study in rural China gives clue By Ruth Mace, The Conversation Most anthropologists believe that witch labelling has evolved to get people to conform. But new research suggests an alternative explanation. Continue reading
Jan 05 18 predictions for 2018 and beyond By Vikram Mansharamani With the start of the new year, here are 18 predictions of what big trends and events over the next five years. Continue reading
Dec 29 Trump says China ‘caught red handed’ selling oil to North Korea By Matthew Pennington and Catherine Lucey, Associated Press President Donald Trump criticized China on Thursday following reports that Chinese ships transferred oil to North Korean vessels at sea in violation of U.N. sanctions over North Korea's nuclear weapons program. Continue reading
Dec 13 Tillerson says U.S. open to possible talks with North Korea By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has softened America's stance on possible talks with North Korea. Continue reading
Nov 14 Trump to return to U.S. after ‘tremendously successful’ trip to Asia By Associated Press Trump teased a "major statement" on trade and the trip later this week at the White House, where he is expected to promote congressional Republicans’ plan to overhaul the nation’s tax code. Continue reading