May 26 Bart Starr, QB who led Packers to greatness, dies at 85 By Arnie Stapleton, Associated Press Bart Starr was an ordinary quarterback until teaming with Vince Lombardi and serving as the catalyst for the powerhouse Green Bay Packers teams that ruled the 1960s and ushered in the NFL as America's most popular sport. Continue reading
May 26 Teva settles with Oklahoma for $85 million in opioid case By Associated Press One of the drugmakers named in Oklahoma's lawsuit over the opioid crisis has agreed to a settlement in which it will pay the state $85 million. Continue reading
May 26 Magnitude 8 earthquake strikes Amazon jungle in Peru By Franklin Briceno, Associated Press A powerful magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck a remote part of the Amazon jungle in Peru early Sunday, collapsing buildings and knocking out power to some areas but causing only one reported death. Continue reading
May 26 Thousands in Hong Kong commemorate 1989 Tiananmen protests By Katie Tam, Associated Press More than 2,000 people marched in Hong Kong on Sunday to mark 30 years since a pro-democracy protest in Beijing's Tiananmen Square ended in bloodshed. Continue reading
May 26 On North Korea, Trump seems to undermine a senior adviser By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Seemingly contradicting his national security adviser , President Donald Trump on Sunday played down North Korea’s recent missile tests and said they were not a concern for him. Continue reading
May 26 Europe’s voters elect new parliament as nationalism mounts By Mike Corder, Lori Hinnant, Associated Press From Germany and France to Cyprus and Estonia, voters from 21 nations went to the polls Sunday in the final day of a crucial European Parliament election that could see major gains by the far-right, nationalist and populist movements sweeping… Continue reading
May 26 Tornado kills 2 people and injures 29 others in Oklahoma By Tim Talley, Sue Ogrocki, Associated Press A tornado leveled a motel and tore through a mobile home park near Oklahoma City overnight, killing two people and injuring at least 29 others, authorities said Sunday. Continue reading
May 25 Venezuela negotiators return to Norway for crisis talks By Christopher Torchia, Associated Press Representatives of the Venezuelan government and opposition have returned to Norway for a mediation effort aimed at resolving the political crisis in the South American country, the Norwegian government said Saturday. Continue reading
May 25 Watch 9:10 The fight to end Texas’ high maternal mortality rate By Kirsty Johansen, Zachary Green, Ivette Feliciano Texas made headlines in 2016 after a study claimed the state had the worst maternal mortality rate in the developed world. The study's numbers turned out to be inflated, but Texas still has one of the most concerning maternal mortality… Continue watching
May 25 Watch 4:50 Trump talks ‘trade imbalance’ on day one of Japan visit By PBS NewsHour President Trump, who began a four-day state visit to Japan today, used his first appearance there to criticize what he calls the ‘trade imbalance’ between the two countries. Sheila Smith, senior fellow for Japan studies at the Council of Foreign… Continue watching