Oct 12 Watch 4:43 News Wrap: White House rebukes Texas Gov. Abbott over vaccine mandate ban In our news wrap Tuesday, the White House rebuked Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott over banning COVID-19 vaccine requirements. Meanwhile, the state of Florida fined Leon County $3.5 million for requiring its employees to get vaccinated. In Britain, a report by… Continue watching
Oct 11 Early results show record low turnout in Iraq's election By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press Voter turnout in Iraq's elections was 41 percent, according to preliminary results announced Monday. Continue reading
Oct 10 Iraq's parliamentary vote marred by boycott, voter apathy By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press Although authorities gave in and called the early elections, the death toll and the heavy-handed crackdown - as well as a string of targeted assassinations - prompted many who took part in the protests to later call for a boycott… Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch 8:35 Iraqi protesters allege election corruption, vow to boycott polls By Simona Foltyn Iraq’s elections will be held on Sunday, but members of the country’s protest movement are already planning on boycotting the event. They say that the election process is corrupt, with paramilitary wings of incumbent parties attacking opposition supporters. With low… Continue watching
Sep 23 WATCH: Iraq president on 'national battle' against corruption By Associated Press Iraqi President Barham Salih on Thursday said his country was facing a "national battle" against corruption and that it could not move forward until it was won. Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch 4:17 News Wrap: California bars worker productivity quotas used by Amazon, other warehouses By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Thursday, California is now the first state to bar Amazon and other giant warehouse employers from punishing or firing workers over productivity quotas. Democratic congressional leaders now say they have a framework deal to pay for… Continue watching
Sep 23 Stolen Mesopotamian tablet acquired by Hobby Lobby finally going back to Iraq By Colleen Long, Associated Press It was looted from an Iraqi museum 30 years ago. Now, a 3,500-year-old clay tablet discovered in the ruins of the library of an ancient Middle Eastern king is finally headed back to Iraq. Continue reading
Sep 13 Study says nearly half of defense spending for 9/11 wars went to private contractors By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press In the post-9/11 wars, U.S. corporations contracted by the Defense Department not only handled logistics like running fuel convoys and staffing chow lines but performed mission-crucial work like training and equipping Afghan security forces. Continue reading
Aug 03 U.S., other countries return looted ancient artifacts to Iraq By Associated Press Iraq's government says over 17,000 pieces of priceless antiquities have been recovered from the United States and other countries and handed over to the culture ministry. Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch 4:00 News Wrap: Biden to pull U.S. combat forces from Iraq by end of year In our news wrap Monday, the White House announced that a U.S. combat mission in Iraq will wrap up by year’s end. The United Nations reports that more women and children have been killed in fighting in Afghanistan this year… Continue watching