Feb 08 Watch 5:00 SpaceX and OneWeb face off in quest for internet domination In what has already been a busy year in space, the London-based telecommunications company, OneWeb, on Friday launched a second round of satellites into orbit in a bid to expand global internet coverage. The launch followed the return of NASA… Continue watching
Feb 08 Watch 6:27 Climate change, development batter Mississippi Delta oysters By Josh Landis, Nexus Media Record flooding, human-made channels and environmental disasters have exacerbated the already harsh effects of climate change in Louisiana's Mississippi Delta, impacting the region's coastal wildlife and seafood supplies. Special correspondent Joshua Landis reports on how local oyster farmers are coping… Continue watching
Feb 08 AP FACT CHECK: Trump, Dems and the state of disunion By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press President Donald Trump says the world is witnessing a great American economic revival that he brought on by reversing course from the Obama years. Yet the economy is not so different from the robust one he inherited and disparages at… Continue reading
Feb 08 U.S. official: American casualties in Afghan military mission By Associated Press American and Afghan military personnel were fired on while conducting an operation in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province, the U.S. military said Saturday. Several U.S. personnel were either injured or killed, but the exact number and other details were not provided,… Continue reading
Feb 08 China virus cases increase as more preventive measures taken By Associated Press The rate of increase in new cases of the virus in China rose again after a brief respite, as the death toll rose to 722 on the mainland and countries around the world enforced stricter measures to contain its spread. Continue reading
Feb 08 Democrats on edge after 2020 election season’s ragged launch By Julie Pace, Associated Press Democrats are on edge over embarrassing technical issues that marred this week's Iowa caucuses, and they're worried about the lower-than-expected turnout in the first contest of the 2020 election season. Continue reading
Feb 08 Irish voters frustrated by economy choose next leader By Danica Kirka, Associated Press Irish voters are choosing their next prime minister in an election where frustration with economic austerity and a housing crisis have fueled the rise of Sinn Fein — still shunned by the political establishment because of its links to the… Continue reading
Feb 08 Thai soldier kills at least 20 people, holes up in mall By Sakchai Lalit, Tassanee Vejpongsa, Associated Press A Thai Cabinet minister says at least 20 people have been killed and 31 injured in a mass shooting. Continue reading
Feb 08 Syrian troops gain territory in push to control key highway By Albert Aji, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press The weekslong government offensive has created a humanitarian crisis with about 600,000 people fleeing their homes in Syria's last rebel stronghold since the beginning of December, according to the United Nations. Continue reading
Feb 02 Watch 5:52 Will results from the Iowa caucuses yield a single winner? By Jeff Greenfield After a year and a half of speeches, town hall meetings, and tens of millions of dollars spent, the Iowa caucuses will finally produce a winner of the first in the nation contests. Or will they? With the Democrats revamping… Continue watching