Feb 19 German gunman calling for genocide kills 9 people By David McHugh, Frank Jordans, David Rising, Associated Press Authorities say a 43-year-old German who posted a rant calling for the "complete extermination" of various races and cultures shot and killed nine people, most of them Turkish. Continue reading
Feb 19 Watch 5:36 News Wrap: Pentagon official resigns in impeachment fallout In our news wrap Wednesday, John Rood, a top Pentagon official, is the latest to be purged since President Trump's impeachment trial over the delay in sending military aid to Ukraine. Rood said he is leaving at the president's request. Continue watching
Feb 19 Watch 5:22 The big question that researchers are trying to answer about novel coronavirus There are many unanswered questions about the deadly novel coronavirus outbreak, but the Chinese government has released new information about the mortality rate and other important concerns. William Brangham talks with Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health… Continue watching
Feb 19 Watch 8:46 Yearning for 'peace,' when a Greek refugee camp has become hell By Malcolm Brabant Five years into Europe's migration crisis, the conditions in the notorious Moria camp on the Greek island of Lesbos are hellish. Refugee children are especially vulnerable, facing hunger, bad sanitation and the threat of violence. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports… Continue watching
Feb 19 Watch 9:08 A risky expedition to study the 'doomsday glacier' By Miles O'Brien The Thwaites Glacier is the largest, most menacing source of rising sea levels all over the world, and it is melting at an alarming rate. For years, scientists have warily watched it from afar, but in November, a team set… Continue watching
Feb 19 Dutch farmers protest in The Hague against emissions policy By Mike Corder, Associated Press As tractors poured into the city on Wednesday, the Dutch military parked large trucks across roads to prevent farmers from driving into the business and shopping center. Continue reading
Feb 19 Ending Putin's support of Venezuela no easy feat for U.S. By Joshua Goodman, Daria Litvinova, Associated Press The Trump administration wants to break up the blossoming alliance between Russia and Venezuela as part of its campaign to oust Nicolás Maduro, the successor of socialist leader Hugo Chávez. Continue reading
Feb 19 UK employers fear new immigration rules will create labor shortages By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Farms, food factories and care homes said Wednesday that they will face severe labor shortages under the government's plans to open Britain to skilled and educated immigrants while shutting out those its deems "low-skilled" workers. Continue reading
Feb 19 U.S. judge dismisses Huawei suit over government contracts ban By Mae Anderson, Associated Press A federal judge in Texas has dismissed Chinese tech giant Huawei's lawsuit challenging a U.S. law that bars the government and its contractors from using Huawei equipment because of security concerns. Continue reading
Feb 19 China revokes 3 Wall Street Journal reporters' credentials By Associated Press The expulsions come after the Trump administration on Tuesday designated five state-run Chinese news outlets that operate in the United States as "foreign missions," requiring them to register their properties and employees in the U.S. China said it reserves the… Continue reading