Sep 02 WATCH: National WWII Museum commemorates 75 year anniversary of war’s end By Associated Press Wednesday is the anniversary of the formal Sept. 2, 1945, surrender of Japan to the United States, when documents were signed officially ending years of bloody fighting in a ceremony aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. Continue reading
Sep 01 Watch 4:49 News Wrap: Black former McDonald’s franchise owners sue company In our news wrap Tuesday, more than 50 Black former McDonald’s franchise owners sued the fast food chain. Their federal lawsuit, filed in Chicago, accuses the company of steering them to less-profitable locations in crime-ridden neighborhoods. Also, in New York,… Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch 9:20 Should U.S. look to UK’s single-payer National Health Service for next health care moves? By William Brangham, Jason Kane In the United Kingdom, residents have long considered the National Health Service (NHS) one of the nation's greatest accomplishments. Across the Atlantic, U.S. Democrats have proposed a similar single-payer system for the U.S., but conservatives have raised alarms about access… Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch 5:54 An Iraqi official on why the country’s government needs ‘radical measures’ By Nick Schifrin The United States is drawing down its military presence in Iraq, reducing troops from 5,200 to 3,500 as part of a plan developed with the Iraqi government to hand over security responsibilities to its own forces. But the country also… Continue watching
Sep 01 Scores detained as students march against Belarus president By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Police in Belarus have detained scores of protesters in the capital of Minsk as university students took to the streets on the first day of classes to demand the resignation of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko. Continue reading
Sep 01 Pentagon says China planning big increase in nuclear arsenal By Robert Burns, Associated Press In a new report to Congress, the Pentagon says it expects China over the next 10 years to double its stockpile of nuclear warheads, which it says currently numbers in the "low 200s."… Continue reading
Sep 01 Belarus poll workers describe fraud in Aug. 9 election By Kostya Manenkov, Daria Litvinova, Associated Press Even before the Aug. 9 presidential election in Belarus ended, a poll worker in Minsk said she was asked to sign a document summing up its result, with the vote totals left blank. Continue reading
Sep 01 India eases virus restrictions as cases near 3.7 million By Sheikh Saaliq, Aniruddha Ghosal, Associated Press Many Indian states eased lockdown restrictions on Tuesday, even as the country's new daily infections remain the highest in the world and its confirmed cases near 3.7 million. Continue reading
Sep 01 Hong Kong begins mass-testing for virus amid public doubts By Zen Soo, Associated Press Hong Kong tested thousands of people for coronavirus Tuesday at the start of a mass-testing effort that's become another political flash point in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch 4:53 News Wrap: Federal appeals court refuses to dismiss Flynn case In our news wrap Monday, a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., has refused to end the criminal case against Michael Flynn. The former national security adviser pleaded guilty to lying about his contacts with Russia. Also, in Lebanon, lawmakers… Continue watching