Aug 24 North Korea test-fires missiles again after joint drills end By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press North Korea fired two suspected short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Saturday in the seventh weapons launch in a month, South Korea’s military said, a day after it vowed to remain America’s biggest threat in protest of U.S.-led… Continue reading
Aug 24 Hong Kong police and protesters clash, ending violence lull By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press Hong Kong protesters threw bricks and gasoline bombs at police, who responded with tear gas, as chaotic scenes returned to the summer-long anti-government protests on Saturday for the first time in nearly two weeks. Continue reading
Aug 24 At global summit, Trump facing limits of go-it-alone stance By Zeke Miller, Darlene Superville, Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Trump, growing more isolated in Washington, faces a tepid reception on the world stage, where a list of challenges awaits. Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch 14:45 The 1619 Project details the legacy of slavery in America By PBS NewsHour Four hundred years ago this month, the first enslaved people from Africa arrived in the Virginia colony. To observe the anniversary of American slavery, The New York Times Magazine launched The 1619 Project to reframe America’s history through the lens… Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch 9:40 Floating drums and lederhosen: Ben Folds’ musical journey By Tom Casciato, Sam Weber, Connie Kargbo Twenty-four years into his musical career and still performing before thousands, singer-songwriter Ben Folds has released a best-selling new memoir called "A Dream About Lightning Bugs: A Life of Music and Cheap Lessons.” NewsHour Weekend’s Tom Casciato recently spoke to… Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch 1:59 After recent chaos, Hong Kong protesters hold peaceful march By PBS NewsHour More than 1.7 million people in Hong Kong took to the streets on Sunday in the largest demonstration in the ongoing protests in the city, organizers said. The peaceful demonstration follows last week’s violent clashes with the police and chaos… Continue watching
Aug 18 Trump wields sanctions hammer; experts wonder to what end By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Trump administration is aggressively pursuing economic sanctions as a primary foreign policy tool to an extent unseen in decades, or perhaps ever. Many are questioning the results even as officials insist the penalties are achieving their aims. Continue reading
Aug 18 Funeral for lost ice: Iceland bids farewell to glacier By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press With poetry, moments of silence and political speeches about the urgent need to fight climate change, Icelandic officials, activists and others bade goodbye to what once was a glacier. Continue reading
Aug 18 Leaked UK memos warn of food, drug shortages in Brexit chaos By Associated Press LONDON — Secret British government documents have warned of serious disruptions across the country in the event that the U.K. leaves the European Union without a trade deal on Oct. 31, according to a report. The Sunday Times newspaper published what… Continue reading
Aug 18 Huge wildfires in the Arctic and far North send a planetary warning By Nancy Fresco, The Conversation More than 600 wildfires have consumed more than 2.4 million acres of forest across Alaska this summer, and fires are also raging in northern Canada and Siberia. Continue reading