World Feb 18 Blinken warns China that balloon incursion ‘must never happen again’ By Karl Ritter, Matthew Lee, Associated Press
World Feb 17 Watch 5:26 News Wrap: Ohio officials say public water supply safe near derailment, chemical spill In our news wrap Friday, Ohio officials say testing shows public water in East Palestine is still safe to drink after the toxic chemical spill, five former Memphis police officers pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and other charges in…
Nation Feb 16 Watch 4:59 Biden says 3 unidentified objects shot down likely not spy balloons President Biden gave his most detailed assessment yet of the Chinese spy balloon and other objects that have crossed into U.S. airspace. The president said three unidentified objects shot down were likely linked to private companies or scientific research, not… By Laura Barrón-López, Dan Sagalyn
Politics Feb 14 White House defends decision to shoot down 3 unidentified objects “These were decisions based purely and simply on what was in the best interests of the American people,” White House national security spokesman John Kirby said Monday. By Eric Tucker, Associated Press
World Feb 11 U.S. blacklists 6 Chinese entities in response to alleged spy balloon incident The United States has blacklisted six Chinese entities it said were linked to Beijing's aerospace programs as part of its retaliation over an alleged Chinese spy balloon that traversed U.S. airspace. By Associated Press
Feb 10 As U.S. shot down shot down Chinese balloon, calls to China went unanswered By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press When a giant Chinese balloon made an uninvited visit to the United States, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin turned to a hotline system set up with Beijing to defuse the situation. Continue reading
Feb 08 States consider restricting land ownership for foreign nationals after Chinese balloon sparks national security debate By Matthew Brown, Sam Metz, Associated Press As U.S.-China relations cool amid trade disputes and espionage fears stoked by the Chinese spy balloon shot down off the Atlantic Coast, lawmakers in Congress and at least 11 statehouses are weighing legislation to further limit foreign ownership of farmland. Continue reading
Feb 07 Navy divers begin pulling up Chinese spy balloon debris By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, Associated Press The Navy has shifted to an all-underwater search for pieces of the massive Chinese spy balloon a U.S. fighter jet shot down off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday. Continue reading
Feb 06 Watch 7:25 What China is trying to accomplish with repeated incursions into U.S. airspace By William Brangham, Dan Sagalyn The U.S. sent divers to salvage what they believe is spy equipment from the Chinese balloon shot down this weekend off the South Carolina coast. Chinese officials claim it was a civilian weather balloon that went off course. The Pentagon… Continue watching