Aug 28 Why Trump wants a meeting with Kim Jong Un – and what North Korea wants in return By Nick Schifrin North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has emerged in the last few years more influential, richer, better armed and with more accurate weapons. Yet once again, President Trump is appealing to an authoritarian to restart summit diplomacy. Compass Points moderator… Continue reading
Aug 28 Watch Why Trump wants a meeting with Kim Jong Un – and what North Korea wants in return By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Madison Staten, Satvi Sunkara, Veronica Vela, Zeba Warsi, Juliet Fuisz, Alexa Gold, Sonia Kopelev, Zoie Lambert North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has emerged in the last few years more influential, richer, better armed and with more accurate weapons. Yet once again, President Trump is appealing to an authoritarian to restart summit diplomacy. Compass Points moderator… Continue reading
Aug 28 Watch 5:12 Devastating scale of Himalayan floods comes into focus as rescuers arrive By Stephanie Sy, Eliot Barnhart Three days after a catastrophic wall of water, mud and rock tore through Nepal’s Himalayan valleys, the scale of the disaster is still coming into focus. At least 579 people are now confirmed dead, nearly 2,000 remain missing, and the… Continue watching
Aug 28 Watch 5:56 News Wrap: Friday marks 6 months since Iran war started In our news wrap Friday, it has been six months since the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran, a conflict that President Trump said would last weeks, Trump honored the Artemis II crew with the Congressional Space Medal of… Continue watching
Aug 28 Watch 5:53 Groundbreaking treatments and vaccines offer hope in fight against cancer By William Brangham, Solveig Rennan Sandbulte There have been several promising developments lately in cancer research and treatment, including a new drug approved by the FDA this week for advanced pancreatic cancer. William Brangham reports. Continue watching
Aug 28 Watch 11:54 Brooks and Capehart on Trump's 'forever trade war' By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump's trade war and dispute with Canada, the legal fight over mail-in ballots, the public backlash to AI… Continue watching
Aug 28 Ebola outbreak in Congo spreads to 2 new health zones, bringing total to 60 areas affected By Associated Press The two new zones affected are Biena and Manguredjipa in Congo’s North Kivu province, where the case fatality rate is much higher than the overall rate of 48%, due in part to delayed response efforts, according to Congo’s Ministry of… Continue reading
Aug 28 Far-right British provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos arrested by ICE in New Orleans By Safiyah Riddle, Associated Press U.S. immigration officials arrested controversial British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos on Thursday in New Orleans, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Continue reading
Aug 28 U.S. targets Egyptian bank's UAE branches under new push for Iran's economic isolation By Fatima Hussein, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Under a new rule proposed Friday by the Treasury Department, the Emirati branches of Banque Misr, Egypt’s second-largest bank, would be severed from access to the U.S. financial system. Continue reading
Aug 28 Norway's crown prince becomes King Haakon VIII after his father's death By Jan M. Olsen, Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press Crown Prince Haakon, 53, became King Haakon VIII when his father, Harald V, died Friday at 89. Haakon adopted the motto, “All for Norway,” that dates back to his great-grandfather. Continue reading