Jan 17 Scotland vows to challenge UK in court over gender recognition law veto By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Scotland's leader says she will take the British government to court over its decision to block a law that makes it easier for people in Scotland to change their gender on official documents. Continue reading
Jan 17 Watch 5:11 News Wrap: Flood and mudslide threats force more evacuations in California In our news wrap Tuesday, much of California caught a break from the rain but communities are still facing flooding and mudslide dangers, the White House rejected criticism that it's been slow to answer questions about classified documents being found… Continue watching
Jan 17 Watch 4:55 How China's population decline could alter the global economy By Geoff Bennett, Teresa Cebrian Aranda The world’s most populous country hit a historic turning point. China announced its first population decline in six decades with 850,000 fewer people at the end of last year than in 2021. Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist Mei Fong joined… Continue watching
Jan 17 Watch Human trafficking victims forced to sell their organs share harrowing stories By Zeba Warsi Each year, an estimated 35,000 Nepalis are sold into modern slavery. They are vulnerable in part because of their economic conditions, as of the 29 million people who live in Nepal, nearly half live in poverty. But the country is… Continue watching
Jan 17 In Nepal's 'Kidney Valley,' poverty drives an illegal market for human organs By Zeba Warsi Nepal’s National Human Rights Commission told the NewsHour that at least 150 people sold their kidney from a single village in the Kavre District, but only three cases were officially reported. Continue reading
Jan 17 Famine in Somalia slowed but not averted by donor support, World Food Program chief says By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press The head of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning World Food Program says support from donors like the United States and Germany have allowed it to postpone — though not entirely avert — famine in Somalia. Continue reading
Jan 17 Drug trafficking trial begins for Mexico's former top security official in charge of fighting cartels By Mark Stevenson, Associated Press The man who was once Mexico's top security official and in charge of fighting the drug cartels is going on trial on charges of helping the Sinaloa Cartel traffic drugs and protect them from capture. Continue reading
Jan 17 Police carry Greta Thunberg, other activists away at German coal mine protest By Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press German news agency dpa is reporting that Swedish climate activist Great Thunberg and several other protesters have been carried away by German police from the edge of an open coal pit mine. Continue reading
Jan 17 Archaeologists in Norway find 'world's oldest runestone' By Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press Archaeologists in Norway have found a runestone which they claim is the world's oldest. They say the inscriptions are up to 2,000 years old and date back to the earliest days of the enigmatic history of runic writing. Continue reading
Jan 17 Death toll from Russian strike increases to 45, including 6 children By Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press Officials say the death toll from a weekend Russian missile strike on an apartment building in southeastern Ukraine has climbed to 45. Continue reading