Apr 16 Watch 5:02 News Wrap: AG Garland rescinds Trump-era curb on consent decrees for police In our news wrap Friday, the U.S. Justice department rescinded a Trump-era curb on consent decrees, making it easier to investigate police departments and press for major changes in use of force. An Indiana man has become the first person… Continue watching
Apr 16 Raul Castro confirms he's resigning, ending long era in Cuba By Associated Press Raul Castro says he is resigning as head of Cuba's Communist Party, ending an era of formal leadership by he and his brother Fidel Castro that began with the 1959 revolution. Continue reading
Jan 27 Watch 5:42 America's top diplomat faces challenges on multiple fronts The nation's top diplomat, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, spent his first full day on the job Wednesday. Nick Schifrin joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the changes the Biden administration is making on the international stage. Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch 6:53 Trump's last-minute policy moves could have deep, long-lasting impacts As the days dwindle in the Trump administration, they are still issuing rules and regulations, sanctions and designations that could have impacts both abroad and at home, beyond the end of the administration. William Brangham and Nick Schifrin discuss Trump's… Continue watching
Jan 11 Pompeo to designate Yemen's Houthi rebels as terrorist group By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced he will designate Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels as a “foreign terrorist organization" as time runs down on the Trump administration. Continue reading
Sep 23 WATCH: Trump tightens Cuba sanctions as he woos Cuban-American vote By Darlene Superville, Associated Press At a White House ceremony recognizing nearly two dozen veterans of the failed Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in 1961, Trump said U.S. travelers will also be prohibited from staying at hotels and other properties owned by the Cuban… Continue reading
Jan 28 7.7 magnitude earthquake strikes between Jamaica and Cuba, but no injuries By Michael Weissenstein, Associated Press A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake has struck in the Caribbean Sea between Jamaica and eastern Cuba. Continue reading
Dec 17 5 years after detente with US, Cubans say hope has dwindled By Michael Weissenstein, Associated Press The Cuban economy is stagnant, with tourism numbers flat and aid from Venezuela far below its historic peak as Cuba's oil-rich chief ally fights through its own long crisis. Continue reading
Nov 07 UN votes overwhelmingly to condemn U.S. embargo on Cuba By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press General Assembly resolutions are not legally binding and are unenforceable, but they reflect world opinion and the vote has given Cuba an annual stage to demonstrate the isolation of the U.S. on the embargo. Continue reading
Oct 17 Alicia Alonso, grande dame of Cuban ballet, dies at 98 By Peter Orsi, Andrea Rodriguez, Associated Press As founder and director of the National Ballet of Cuba, Alonso personified the island's arts program under Fidel Castro's communist rule and she kept vise-like control over the troupe past her 90th birthday despite being nearly blind for decades. Continue reading