Sep 15 Taiwan drills military as concerns over China grow By Johnson Lai, Huizhong Wu, Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press War is not imminent, but as China has grown increasingly assertive in both the East China and South China Seas, Taiwan is stepping up its defense. Continue reading
Sep 15 North and South Koreas test missiles hours apart, raising tensions By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press North and South Korea tested ballistic missiles hours apart in a display of military might that is sure to exacerbate tensions between the rivals. Continue reading
Sep 14 Watch 4:55 News Wrap: More than half a million lose power as Tropical Storm Nicholas hits Texas By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Tuesday, Tropical Storm Nicholas crawled past Houston, Texas, knocking out power to more than half a million homes and businesses. COVID-19 numbers in the United States are now averaging 170,000 cases per day — their highest… Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch 9:31 Sen. Barrasso on ‘epic failure’ of Afghanistan exit, ‘reckless’ $3.5T spending bill By PBS NewsHour Secretary of State Antony Blinken was on Capitol Hill Tuesday, appearing again before a congressional oversight panel about the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Blinken was peppered by both Democrats and Republicans about the Biden White House strategy and planning. Republican… Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch 5:10 Former Afghan police women being killed, forced into hiding after Taliban takeover By Lindsey Hilsum, Independent Television News Over the past two decades, tens of thousands of Afghans rose to the occasion and took jobs in the public sector to help their country and their livelihoods. Now that the U.S. has pulled out, many feel abandoned. One particular… Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch 8:56 A secret look at a Mexican cartel’s low-tech, multimillion-dollar fentanyl operation By Monica Villamizar Tonight, we begin a three-part look at the production — and devastating effects — of the drug fentanyl. Illicit use of the synthetic opioid painkiller has ravaged the United States, with Mexican drug cartels now seeing huge profits. With the… Continue watching
Sep 14 General promises U.S. ‘surge’ against foreign cyberattacks By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press U.S. mounting a new “surge” to fight incursions that have at times debilitated government agencies and companies responsible for critical infrastructure. Continue reading
Sep 14 WHO aims to get Africa 30 percent of needed doses by February By Associated Press WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has called the vast disparity in vaccination rates between rich and poor countries a “solvable problem.”… Continue reading
Sep 14 UK recommends COVID-19 booster shots for everyone over 50 By Danica Kirka, Associated Press The U.K. will offer a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine to everyone over 50 and other vulnerable people after an an expert panel said the boosters were needed to protect against waning immunity this winter. Continue reading
Sep 14 Haiti prosecutor asks judge to charge Prime Minister Ariel Henry in president’s slaying By Evens Sanon, Dánica Coto, Associated Press Haiti’s chief prosecutor has asked a judge to charge Prime Minister Ariel Henry in the slaying of the president and asked other officials to bar him from leaving the country. Continue reading