Jan 16 Australia firefighters save world’s only rare dinosaur trees By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press Firefighters winched from helicopters to reach the cluster of fewer than 200 Wollemi Pines in a remote gorge in the Blue Mountains a week before a massive wildlife bore down. Continue reading
Jan 16 Ukraine investigates possible surveillance of former U.S. ambassador By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press The Interior Ministry also said it has invited the FBI to take part in the investigation. Continue reading
Jan 16 Read the full U.S.-China ‘Phase 1’ trade agreement By Kevin Freking, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The deal offers massive export opportunities for U.S. farms and factories and promises to do more to protect American trade secrets but leaves Washington's fundamental differences with Beijing unresolved. Continue reading
Jan 16 Putin cements power as Russian lawmakers approve his new prime minister By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press The approval comes a day after President Vladimir Putin kicked off an unexpected reshuffle of his inner circle that could keep him in power well past the end of his term in 2024. Continue reading
Jan 15 Democrats to investigate ‘profoundly alarming’ Ukraine texts By Mary Clare Jalonick, Eric Tucker, Associated Press A House committee chairman says his panel will investigate what he says are "profoundly alarming" text messages that have raised questions about the possible surveillance of former Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch before she was ousted by the Trump administration… Continue reading
Jan 15 Watch 5:09 News Wrap: Virginia becomes 38th state to ratify Equal Rights Amendment In our news wrap Wednesday, Virginia became the crucial 38th state to ratify the 1972 Equal Rights Amendment, which bars discrimination on the basis of sex. Three-quarters of the states now approve the amendment. Also, Russia’s government abruptly resigned after… Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch 12:04 What Phase 1 of Trump’s China trade deal includes — and what it doesn’t After two years of escalating threats and tariffs, the U.S. and China have signed a trade deal. In what is known as Phase 1 of a larger agreement, Beijing pledged to increase purchases of U.S. goods, while U.S. tariffs remain… Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch 8:36 How war and misinformation are complicating the DRC’s Ebola battle By Monica Villamizar An outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus has plagued Democratic Republic of Congo for nearly a year and a half, with more than 3,000 people getting sick and 2,000 dead. Major medical advances in prevention and treatment have kept the… Continue watching
Jan 15 Iraq prime minister says whether to oust U.S. troops is up to next government By Samya Kullab, Associated Press Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi's comments came ahead of planned protests against the American military presence in Iraq called for by an influential Shiite cleric. Continue reading
Jan 15 The last decade was the hottest on record By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press 2019, the second-warmest year on record, capped off a decade plagued by raging wildfires, melting ice and extreme weather that researchers have repeatedly tied to human activity. Continue reading