Oct 03 Watch 3:54 News Wrap: U.S. orders Cuban diplomats to leave By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the Trump administration ordered 15 Cuban diplomats to leave the U.S. within a week as a way to match the withdrawal of U.S. diplomats in Havana, who suffered from unexplained illnesses. Also, The Pentagon is… Continue watching
Oct 01 Trump says envoy ‘wasting his time’ talking to North Korea By Matthew Lee, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Sunday that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was "wasting his time" trying to negotiate with North Korea. Continue reading
Oct 01 Tillerson says U.S. has direct channels to talk to North Korea By Christopher Bodeeen and Matthew Pennington, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson acknowledged on Saturday that the United States is maintaining direct channels of communications with North Korea. Continue reading
Sep 30 What a North Korea hydrogen bomb would do to the Pacific Ocean and space stations By Nsikan Akpan Here’s a closer look at what a hydrogen bomb could mean for sea creatures, fisheries, astronauts and even Google Earth. Continue reading
Sep 28 Iranian Americans in limbo after Trump’s new travel rules By Amy Taxin, Associated Press This is the Trump administration's third measure to limit travel following a broad ban that sparked chaos at U.S. airports in January and a temporary order issued months later that was challenged in the courts and expired last weekend. Continue reading
Sep 26 Watch 10:24 Does Trump’s war of words with North Korea inflame or deter? By PBS News Hour, Nick Schifrin North Korea has long rallied its people with bombastic threats against the U.S., but lately the evolving war of words has escalated between the two countries. Nick Schifrin speaks with Kathleen Stephens of Stanford University and Balbina Hwang of Georgetown… Continue watching
Sep 26 Trump says military strike on North Korea is not top option, but ‘if we have to take it, we will’ By Associated Press President Donald Trump says if the U.S. takes a military option in dealing with the threat from North Korea "it will be devastating."… Continue reading
Sep 26 New U.S. sanctions target 8 North Korean banks, 26 individuals By Josh Lederman, Associated Press The eight banks are all in North Korea. The Treasury Department said the 26 individuals are North Korean nationals employed by those banks. Continue reading
Sep 25 Watch 3:31 How Trump’s travel ban changed and what comes next By PBS News Hour The Supreme Court is dropping scheduled oral arguments over President Trump’s controversial travel ban, a day after the White House announced a revised travel ban that added Chad, North Korea and Venezuela to the list of restricted countries. Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Sep 25 Watch 1:18 North Korea suggests U.S. declared war after Trump tweet By PBS News Hour Following President Trump’s tweet that North Korean leaders “won’t be around much longer,” North Korea’s foreign minister said his country has "every right to make counter measures" and is ready to shoot down U.S. bombers. The announcement escalates the war… Continue watching