Sep 28 Haiti prime minister says elections, referendum to be held next year By Dánica Coto, Joshua Goodman, Associated Press Haiti's prime minister says he plans to hold a referendum to modify the country's constitution by February, and he hopes to organize presidential and legislative elections early next year. Continue reading
Sep 28 Young activists bemoan climate inaction, demand more say By Colleen Barry, Associated Press Youth climate activists Vanessa Nakate and Greta Thunberg have chastised global leaders for failing to meet funding pledges to help poor nations adapt to a warming Earth and for delivering too much “blah blah blah’’ as climate change wreaks havoc. Continue reading
Sep 28 Prince Andrew acknowledges he faces U.S. sex assault lawsuit By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press The acknowledgement was confirmed in a joint agreement signed by a lawyer for Andrew and approved by a Manhattan federal judge. It was entered in the public record Tuesday. Continue reading
Sep 28 Panel finds 80 alleged abuse cases tied to WHO’s Congo work By Maria Cheng, Al-Hadji Kudra Maliro, Associated Press The report exposes the most widescale sexual wrongdoing linked to a U.N. institution in years, harkening back to the dark years when blue-helmeted peacekeepers were regularly accused of and found to have misused their positions for sexual misconduct. Continue reading
Sep 28 Germany sees calls for quick decisions on new government By Geir Moulson, Associated Press Pressure is growing for a quick start to talks on Germany’s next government as newly elected lawmakers hold their first meetings and tensions simmer in outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel’s bloc, which declined to its worst-ever result in the country's election. Continue reading
Sep 28 WATCH: Gen. Milley explains his calls with China over concerns about President Trump By Lolita C. Baldor, Robert Burns, Associated Press Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, delivered a full-throated defense of two calls he made to his Chinese counterpart, saying he was responding to "concerning intelligence" that China was worried about a U.S. attack. Continue reading
Sep 28 Japan to lift all coronavirus emergency steps nationwide By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said the emergency will end Thursday and virus restrictions will be eased gradually "in order to resume daily lives despite the presence of the virus."… Continue reading
Sep 27 Watch 4:33 News Wrap: R&B star R. Kelly found guilty of racketeering, immoral acts across state lines A federal jury in New York found rhythm and blues star R. Kelly guilty of racketeering and crossing state lines for immoral acts. President Joe Biden defended giving booster shots for COVID-19 now that the Centers for Disease Control has… Continue watching
Sep 27 Watch 5:46 How prejudice affects official search for missing Indigenous women, other women of color By Amna Nawaz, Claire Mufson While Gabby Petito's death has captured national attention, tens of thousands of people are reported missing or murdered every year in the U.S. Native women are murdered at rates 10 times the national average. In Wyoming alone, 710 indigenous people… Continue watching
Sep 27 Watch 5:47 Germany’s deadlock election highlights voters’ generational divide By Malcolm Brabant Angela Merkel is staying on as interim German chancellor after the country’s election ended in virtual deadlock. Talks aimed at establishing a new coalition government are underway, but could take months. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports from Berlin. Continue watching