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North Korea’s Kim promises ‘denuclearization,’ but where does diplomacy stand?

News Wrap: Fatal airstrikes in Yemen mark start of 2018

In our News Wrap Monday, security officials and witnesses say at least 23 people have died in airstrikes in Yemen by Saudi Arabian coalitions. Also, a deep freeze settles in many U.S. states, breaking previous records. Temperatures dropped to minus…

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3 eye-opening, science-based New Year’s resolutions that could help everyone

A New Year’s resolution might not change the world, but what if it could change how you see things?…

By Teresa Carey

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Ringing in the New Year, Rain or Shine

In New York, crews worked to remove snow from last weekend's blizzard in time for the Times Square ball drop. Jeffrey Brown has more on New Year's celebrations - and weather hazards - around the world.

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Fences surround Notre-Dame Cathedral in preparation for lead decontamination operation, in Paris France on August 13, 2019. Photo by Charles Platiau/Reuters

Nation Aug 19

Work resumes on Notre Dame Cathedral after fears of lead contamination

By Sara Burnett, Associated Press

Flames and smoke from a forest fire are seen in the village of Moya on the Canary Island of Gran Canaria, Spain on August 18, 2019. Photo by Borja Suarez/Reuters

World Aug 19

Wildfire on Canary Islands forces thousands to evacuate

By Barry Hatton, Associated Press

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani attends Afghan Independence Day celebrations in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 19, 2019. Photo courtesy: Afghan Presidential Palace/Handout via Reuters

World Aug 19

Afghanistan vows to ‘eliminate’ Islamic State havens after attack

By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press

An Iranian flag flies on Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya 1, previously named Grace 1, as it sits anchored after the Supreme Court of the British territory lifted its detention order, in the Strait of Gibraltar, Spain, on August 18, 2019. Photo byJon Nazca/Reuters

World Aug 19

Iranian tanker the U.S. tried to seize heads toward Greece

By Ciaran Giles, Associated Press

Economy Aug 19

Majority of economists expect a recession by 2021, survey finds

By Associated Press

Politics Aug 18

Trump wields sanctions hammer; experts wonder to what end

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

World Aug 18

Funeral for lost ice: Iceland bids farewell to glacier

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

World Aug 18

Leaked UK memos warn of food, drug shortages in Brexit chaos

By Michael D. Regan

World Aug 18

Huge wildfires in the Arctic and far North send a planetary warning

By Nancy Fresco, The Conversation

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One to return to Washington from Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, New Jersey on August 18, 2019. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Economy Aug 18

Trump dismisses fears of looming recession

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

World Aug 18

Rescue workers try to free 2 trapped cavers in Poland

By Associated Press

Arts Aug 18

Ben Folds cultivates his nerdiness, ‘all in the key of awkward’

By Tom Casciato

World Aug 18

Migrants jump off rescue boat to try to reach Italian island

By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press

World Aug 18

Massive turnout at march in latest Hong Kong protest

By Kelvin Chan, Yanan Wang, Associated Press

World Aug 18

Islamic State claims bombing at Kabul wedding that killed 63

By Rahim Faiez, Cara Anna, Associated Press

Nation Aug 17

Weapons seized at Portland right-wing rally, counterprotests

By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press

World Aug 17

Yemen rebel drone attack targets remote Saudi oil field

By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

Politics Aug 17

House speaker as U.S. emissary: Pelosi emerges as force abroad

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

World Aug 17

Indian authorities begin easing clampdown in Kashmir

By Ashok Sharma, Associated Press

World Aug 17

Italy’s Salvini agrees to let 27 minors off migrant ship

By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press