Jan 22 Sesame Street launches TV show for children affected by Syrian civil war By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press “Sesame Street” in the past year has tackled everything from foster care to substance abuse. Now its latest effort is trying to help children suffering as a result of the Syrian civil war. Continue reading
Jan 22 Trump says U.S. will soon expand travel ban By Colleen Long, Matthew Lee, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press President Trump says the U.S. will soon be adding visa restrictions for more countries. Officials say the tentative list included Belarus, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania. Continue reading
Jan 22 After SARS, China confronts coronavirus with more determination By Yanan Wang, Associated Press As a viral outbreak spread from the central city of Wuhan this week, a more assertive China now appears determined not to repeat its past mistakes. Continue reading
Jan 22 World leaders to hold two competing ceremonies for Auschwitz commemoration By Vanessa Gera, Aron Heller, Associated Press World leaders will gather twice over the next several days to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the most notorious of Nazi Germany’s death camps. Continue reading
Jan 22 Chinese city shuts down flights and trains to stop coronavirus from spreading By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press Chinese health authorities are urging people in the city of Wuhan to avoid crowds and public gatherings. Continue reading
Jan 21 Outbreak cases from new virus rises to 440 in China, with 9 dead By Associated Press Deputy Director of the National Health Commission Li Bin told reporters all the deaths had been in Hubei province, where the first illnesses from the new coronavirus were reported in December. Continue reading
Jan 21 Brazilian prosecutors accuse U.S. journalist Glenn Greenwald in phone hacking case By Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press Brazilian prosecutors are accusing U.S. journalist Glenn Greenwald of involvement in hacking the phones of officials involved in a corruption investigation, though Brazil's high court had blocked investigations of the journalist and his Brazil-based news outlet in relation to the… Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch 4:47 In Davos, Trump hails U.S. ‘economic boom,’ downplays climate crisis By Ryan Chilcote As his Senate impeachment trial begins, President Trump is meeting with other world leaders, economic scholars and business moguls in Davos, Switzerland, as part of the World Economic Forum. In an address there, Trump hailed a U.S. economic "boom" and… Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch 4:34 News Wrap: China’s viral pneumonia spreads to the U.S. In our news wrap Tuesday, an outbreak of viral pneumonia in China has spread to the United States. Federal health officials confirmed a Seattle-area man, now hospitalized in good condition, brought the virus back from a trip to China, where… Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch 7:17 Idlib is the last refuge for Syrians fleeing Assad — and it is barely livable The war in Syria has waged for almost nine years and claimed millions of lives. Northwest Idlib province is the last refuge for Syrians fleeing attacks by President Bashar al-Assad's regime. But the crowded, muddy refugee camps there offer little… Continue watching