May 28 Watch 3:59 The coronavirus' human and economic toll continue to expand By John Yang The U.S. death toll from coronavirus is a number of epic proportions: more than 100,000. But health officials believe that even that staggering number may be an undercount due to testing shortages and incomplete reporting of cases. Meanwhile, the pandemic’s… Continue watching
May 28 Watch 3:37 News Wrap: House Democrats shelve FISA bill after Trump's veto threat In our news wrap Thursday, House Democratic leaders shelved a bill to renew government surveillance tools. The move followed President Trump’s promise to veto, after which congressional Republicans “abandoned their commitment to security,” according to Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Meanwhile, Trump… Continue watching
May 28 Watch 5:54 What China's move to crack down on Hong Kong means for city's autonomy China’s National People’s Congress has created a legislative process to criminalize certain behavior in Hong Kong. Pro-democracy advocates in Hong Kong, as well as the Trump administration, have criticized the move, arguing it erodes the city’s freedoms and goes against… Continue watching
May 28 Chinese grad students may be next hit by U.S.-China tensions By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Trump administration may expel thousands of Chinese graduate students enrolled at U.S. universities in the latest sign of tensions between Washington and Beijing that are raging over trade, the coronavirus pandemic, human rights and the status of Hong Kong. Continue reading
May 28 U.S. charges North Korean bank officials in sanctions case By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Justice Department has unsealed charges against more than two dozen North Korean individuals accused of making at least $2.5 billion in illicit payments linked to the country's nuclear weapons and missile program. Continue reading
May 28 French hospital workers protest lack of funds By Associated Press Hospital workers gathered outside Robert-Debré hospital in North-East Paris Thursday to protest what they describe as the government's lack of interest in France's public health system. Continue reading
May 28 Chinese lawmakers endorse Hong Kong national security law By Joe McDonald, Associated Press China's legislature endorsed a national security law for Hong Kong on Thursday that has strained relations with the United States and Britain and prompted new protests in the territory. Continue reading
May 27 Watch 3:35 U.S. coronavirus death toll passes 100,000 milestone By Lisa Desjardins The coronavirus pandemic has reached a fearsome new milestone as of Wednesday night -- 100,000 U.S. lives lost. That number exceeds all the American dead in the Korean and Vietnam Wars combined. Although the House of Representatives made history by… Continue watching
May 27 Watch 6:00 News Wrap: NASA scrubs rocket launch due to storms In our news wrap Wednesday, NASA had to scrub the first launch of astronauts from U.S. soil in nearly a decade due to bad weather. Storms kept the SpaceX rocket stalled at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, but the crew… Continue watching
May 27 Watch 6:10 As China tightens its grip on Hong Kong, how will the U.S. respond? In Hong Kong, demonstrations have intensified as the threats from China mount. Beijing said recently it would make behavior that it deems anti-Chinese illegal, in a move that is prompting the Trump administration to consider rescinding certain trade and travel… Continue watching