Jan 12 Watch 9:17 Vocalist Buika fuses genres to form unique musical style By Tom Casciato, Sam Weber, Connie Kargbo Since her debut solo album in 2005, singer-songwriter Buika has built her career by defying musical genres. The Latin Grammy-winning vocalist infuses flamenco, jazz, soul, blues and Spanish folk into her music, and sings in multiple languages, including her native… Continue watching
Jan 12 As trial nears, Trump keeps discredited Ukraine theory alive By Amanda Seitz, Eric Tucker, Richard Lardner, Associated Press The theory took root in vague form well before Donald Trump laid claim to the White House in 2016. The candidate’s close confidant tweeted about it. His campaign chairman apparently spoke about it with people close to him. What if,… Continue reading
Jan 12 Iran’s only female Olympic medalist reportedly defects By Associated Press Iran's only female Olympic medalist said she defected from the Islamic Republic in a blistering online letter that describes herself as “one of the millions of oppressed women in Iran.”… Continue reading
Jan 12 Australia turns from defense to offense in wildfire battle By Nick Perry, Associated Press Crews battling Australia’s wildfires said Sunday that they have been able to turn from defense to offense for the first time in weeks thanks to a break in the weather. Continue reading
Jan 12 Lawmaker, son of ex-president, to be Malta’s next premier By Stephen Calleja, Associated Press A first-term lawmaker whose father was Malta's president has been chosen to be the country's prime minister, replacing Joseph Muscat after weeks of protests demanding accountability in the investigation of the car bomb slaying of an anti-corruption journalist who targeted… Continue reading
Jan 12 Hong Kong denies entry to Human Rights Watch director By Associated Press Hong Kong authorities barred the head of Human Rights Watch from entering the Chinese territory Sunday, the advocacy group said. Continue reading
Jan 12 Trump wants Pelosi, Schiff as impeachment witnesses By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday that senators will “pay a price” if they block new witnesses in Donald Trump's impeachment trial, but the president quickly retorted that she and House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff should also testify. Continue reading
Jan 12 Volcano erupts near Manila; villagers flee, airport shut By Aaron Favila, Jim Gomez, Associated Press A small volcano near the Philippine capital erupted with a massive plume of ash and steam Sunday, prompting the evacuation of tens of thousands of people and forcing Manila’s international airport to shut down. Continue reading
Jan 12 Iran braces for protests after admitting plane shootdown By Joseph Krauss, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iran's security forces deployed in large numbers across the capital on Sunday, expecting more protests after its Revolutionary Guard admitted to accidentally shooting down a passenger plane at a time of soaring tensions with the United States. Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch 4:19 Are U.S. military leaders prepared to withdraw from Iraq? By PBS NewsHour Iraq’s government is demanding that U.S. troops leave the country in the wake of last week's drone strike that killed an Iranian general and an Iraqi militia commander. But on Friday, as violent protests continued in Iraq, Secretary of State… Continue watching