Oct 01 U.S. official in Haiti apologizes for treatment of migrants By Evens Sanon, Associated Press The comments Friday from Juan Gonzalez, the U.S. National Security Council's senior director for the Western Hemisphere, came during a two-day official visit to Haiti to talk with local leaders about migration and other issues. Continue reading
Oct 01 Cavers descend into the ‘Well of Hell,’ new clues about humans’ arrival in North America and other stories you missed By Deema Zein, Julia Griffin One in two children in the U.S. have detectable levels of lead in their blood, cavers descend to the bottom of Yemen’s ‘Well of Hell’ for the first time and newly discovered fossil footprints show earlier human arrival in North… Continue reading
Oct 01 U.S. tries to repair relations with France after Australia sub snub By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The State Department says Blinken will visit Paris next week for an international economic conference but will also meet with French officials to discuss the rupture in relations. Continue reading
Oct 01 Pivotal bridge from Winnie the Pooh series to be auctioned By Khadija Kothia, Associated Press The adventures of the honey-loving bear “Winnie the Pooh” have captivated children — and their parents — for nigh-on 100 years. Fans now have a chance to own a central piece of Pooh’s history, when a countryside bridge from the… Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch 5:03 Exploring Evergrande’s financial failures and why China’s government is stepping in By Nick Schifrin "Too big to fail" was a phrase used during the global financial crisis for large companies so over-extended that their collapse could cripple global finance. China is now trying to take a too-big company with too much debt, and manage… Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch 9:32 Mozambicans fleeing IS-affiliated insurgents feel failed by government, exploited by big business By Neha Wadekar, Ali Rogin The Southeast African nation of Mozambique is being terrorized by "Al Shabaab," an ISIS-affiliated insurgency that has killed 3,000 people and displaced many more. With the support of the Pulitzer Center, special correspondent Neha Wadekar and filmmaker Ed Ram report… Continue watching
Sep 30 Ethiopia kicks out 7 United Nations officials amid pressure on blockade By Cara Anna, Associated Press Ethiopia says it is kicking out seven United Nations officials whom it accuses of “meddling" in the country's internal affairs, as pressure grows on the government over its deadly blockade of its Tigray region. Continue reading
Sep 30 London honors Princess Diana with blue plaque at former home By Pan Pylas, Associated Press London finally honored the late Princess Diana with a blue plaque at the place she called home in the two years before she married Prince Charles and her life in the goldfish bowl began. Continue reading
Sep 30 French ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy convicted in campaign financing case By Sylvie Corbet, Nicolas Vaux-Montagny, Associated Press It is the first time in France's modern history that a former president has been convicted and sentenced to a prison term for actions during his term. Continue reading
Sep 29 Watch 4:28 News Wrap: Milley says years of bad decisions to blame for Afghanistan pullout failures In our news wrap Wednesday, Gen. Mark Milley blamed years of bad decisions behind the failures of the U.S. exit from Afghanistan during the second day of a House hearing with military leaders. The Biden administration says North Korea's latest… Continue watching