Feb 03 Watch 10:37 Brooks and Capehart on the state of the 2024 race for the White House New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including Trump's third run getting off to a sluggish start and Democrats map out a new path to… Continue watching
Feb 03 WATCH: Pentagon speaks on Chinese balloon spotted over Western U.S. By Matthew Lee, Associated Press A huge, high-altitude Chinese balloon sailed across the U.S. on Friday, drawing severe Pentagon accusations of spying on sensitive military sites despite China's firm denials. Continue reading
Feb 02 Watch 4:47 U.S. boosts military presence in Philippines to counteract China's increasing aggression By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn The United States and the Philippines reached an agreement allowing American military forces to operate in four new locations across the nation. The move is aimed at confronting China and its focus on Taiwan, which is only a few hundred… Continue watching
Feb 02 U.S. forms new pact with Philippines in effort to counter China By Jim Gomez, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The Philippines says it is allowing U.S. forces to broaden their footprint in that Southeast Asian nation. Continue reading
Jan 31 IMF increases expected growth for the global economy in 2023 By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The IMF, a 190-country lending organization, foresees inflation easing this year, a result of aggressive interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve and other major central banks. Continue reading
Jan 30 China accuses U.S. of abusing technology export controls By Associated Press China's government has criticized U.S. controls on technology exports as a trade violation after Japan and the Netherlands agreed to join Washington in limiting Beijing's access to materials to make advanced processor chips. Continue reading
Jan 24 Russia's invasion of Ukraine pushes 'Doomsday Clock' to 90 seconds to midnight By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists says the world is closer to Armageddon than it has ever been. The science-based advocacy group is moving its famous Doomsday Clock to just 90 seconds before midnight. Continue reading
Jan 23 During trip, Yellen pushes for China to address Zambia's heavy debt burden By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says on the second leg on her African tour it's "critically important" to address Zambia's debt crisis. Experts say a prolonged debt crisis could lead Zambia deeper into poverty and joblessness and exclude it from… Continue reading
Jan 19 U.S. drops case against New York City cop accused of spying for China By Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press Charges against a New York City police officer accused of spying on behalf of China have been formally dropped after U.S. prosecutors said they uncovered new information that warranted the dismissal. Continue reading
Jan 19 Asia's hopes for Lunar New Year boom fizzle as Chinese tourists stay home By Tian Mcleod Ji, Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press A hoped-for boom in Chinese tourism over next week's Lunar New Year holidays looks set to be more of a blip as most travelers opt to stay inside China if they go anywhere at all. Continue reading