Jun 08 Syrian soccer goalie who became rebel icon dies in battle By Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press Abdelbaset Sarout, 27, rose to fame as a player for his home city of Homs and won international titles representing his country. Continue reading
Jun 08 Sudan protesters call for civil disobedience to push army By Bassam Hatoum, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Pro-democracy protest leaders on Saturday called on Sudanese to take part in acts of civil disobedience in a bid to pressure the military to hand over power after the deadly break-up of their main sit-in in the capital of Khartoum… Continue reading
Jun 08 Scientists feel chill of crackdown on fetal tissue research By Lauran Neergaard, Malcolm Ritter, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press To save babies from brain-damaging birth defects, University of Pittsburgh scientist Carolyn Coyne studies placentas from fetuses that otherwise would be discarded — and she’s worried this kind of research is headed for the chopping block. Continue reading
Jun 08 AP fact check: Trump and the credit and blame game By Hope Yen, Seth Borenstein, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press The apportioning of credit and blame went awry in President Donald Trump’s remarks over the past week. Continue reading
Jun 08 Pomp, parade marks Queen Elizabeth II’s official birthday By Danica Kirka, Associated Press Queen Elizabeth II marked her official birthday Saturday with the annual Trooping the Color parade, a traditional display of British pageantry at its very best. Continue reading
Jun 08 With Mexico deal done, US urges China to resume trade talks By Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press President Trump called off plans Friday to impose a 5% tax on Mexican exports, and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, speaking to reporters Saturday in Fukuoka on the sidelines of a meeting of financial leaders of the Group of 20 major… Continue reading
Jun 02 Watch 14:26 The push to eliminate surprise medical bills By PBS NewsHour The issue of surprise medical bills - when patients are charged by a provider they didn’t know was out of network - is gaining momentum in Washington with policymakers on both sides of the aisle looking for solutions. Last month,… Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch 4:01 Can tariffs and threats stem migration from Central America? By PBS NewsHour Mexican officials are in Washington D.C. preparing for talks later this week after the President Trump threatened to impose 5 percent tariffs if Mexico does not stem migration from Central America. On Sunday, acting White House Chief of Staff Mick… Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch 6:28 How one utility powers its entire plant from wastewater By Christopher Booker, Sam Weber, Connie Kargbo Between flushing the toilet, bathing, and washing dishes, the average person in the United States generates almost 100 gallons of wastewater each day. But one utility in the suburbs of Chicago is using the waste it extracts from that sewage… Continue watching
Jun 02 AP Fact Check: Trump denies calling Duchess Meghan ‘nasty’ By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Trump insisted Sunday that he never called Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex and the wife of Britain's Prince Harry, "nasty."… Continue reading