Jan 16 Watch 6:01 News Wrap: Death toll from Kenya hotel attack rises to 21 In our Wednesday news wrap, the death toll from Tuesday’s attack on a hotel complex in Nairobi, Kenya, climbed to 21. The Somalia-based terrorist group al-Shabab claimed responsibility, saying it was retaliating for the U.S. decision to recognize Jerusalem as… Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch 5:17 News Wrap: Rosenstein will reportedly leave DOJ when new attorney general is confirmed In our Wednesday news wrap, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will reportedly leave the Justice Department once a new attorney general is confirmed. Rosenstein oversees the special counsel’s Russia investigation and has been attacked by President Trump. Also, Israeli security… Continue watching
Jan 09 Iran says it is holding U.S. Navy veteran in prison By Nasser Karimi, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press U.S. Navy veteran Michael R. White is the first American known to be detained under President Donald Trump's administration. Continue reading
Jan 09 In surprise visit to Iraq, Pompeo seeks to reassure Kurds on Syria withdrawal By Philip Issa, Matthew Lee, Associated Press Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's Mideast tour is meant to promote the White House's hard-line position on Iran. Continue reading
Jan 08 Pompeo starts Middle East visit to ramp up pressure on Iran By Associated Press The Trump administration is doubling down on commercial and diplomatic efforts in the coming weeks to "put real pressure on Iran," U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said at the start of a Mideast tour Tuesday. Continue reading
Dec 31 AP fact check: Trump’s false claims on migrant child deaths By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press President Donald Trump twisted circumstances behind the deaths of two migrant Guatemalan children to insulate his administration from any blame, contending without justification that they were in dire health before they reached the border. Here's a look at the president's… Continue reading
Dec 25 AP fact check: Trump revisits old fictions about Iran money By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press President Donald Trump is recycling familiar fictions concerning the Iran nuclear deal as he lashes out at a Republican senator who criticized him and a U.S. official who resigned in protest against Trump's plan to pull troops from Syria. Here's… Continue reading
Nov 29 Syria: West should lift sanctions to help refugees return By Nataliya Vasilyeva, Associated Press yria's U.N. ambassador on Thursday urged Western powers to lift crippling economic sanctions against the war-torn country if they are serious about helping millions of Syrian refugees to return to their homeland. Continue reading
Nov 28 2 Iranian hackers charged for U.S. ransomware extortion scheme By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The computer hackers are accused of creating ransomware known as SamSam that encrypted data on the computers of more than 200 victims, including the cities of Atlanta and Newark, New Jersey. Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch 8:46 Despite tension between Iran and Israel, Iran’s Jewish minority feels at home By Reza Sayah Jewish people have called Iran home for nearly 3,000 years. The Trump administration and U.S. ally Israel often depict the Iranian government as composed of anti-Semitic radical Islamists bent on destroying Israel. But within Iran, many of the estimated 15,000… Continue watching