Oct 10 This optometrist-on-wheels helps kids see clearly for the first time By Deema Zein, Mahlia Posey Schools and nonprofits are trying to address what they see as a growing problem, as more children need eyeglasses but can’t afford them or haven't been tested. Continue reading
Oct 10 2 Nobel literature prize winners expose Europe’s fault lines By Jill Lawless, David Keyton, Associated Press The two winners were a liberal Pole who has irked her country's conservative government and an Austrian accused by many liberals of being an apologist for Serbian war crimes. Continue reading
Oct 10 Iranian women freely attend FIFA soccer match for first time in decades By Amir Vahdat, Mehdi Fattahi, Associated Press Iran allocated only 4,000 tickets for women in a stadium that seats about 80,000 people. Continue reading
Oct 10 China cancels media events for NBA preseason game By Tim Reynolds, Associated Press It's the latest salvo in the rift between the league and China stemming from a since-deleted tweet posted last week by Daryl Morey. Continue reading
Oct 10 U.S. moves 2 British ISIS members from Syria By Deb Riechmann, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The two men killed a number of people including journalist James Foley and fellow Americans Steven Sotloff and Peter Kassig. Continue reading
Oct 10 Turkey makes advances in 2nd day of Syria invasion By Lefteris Pitarakis, Mehmet Guzel, Associated Press Turkish ground forces seized at least one village from Kurdish fighters in northern Syria as they pressed ahead with their assault Thursday. Continue reading
Oct 10 Ukraine president says there was ‘no blackmail’ in call with Trump By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he only learned after his July 25 phone call with Trump that the U.S. had blocked hundreds of millions of dollars in military aid to Ukraine. Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch 9:06 News Wrap: Turkey unleashes military offensive against Kurdish forces in Syria In our news wrap Wednesday, Turkish forces crossed the Syrian border, hours after their warplanes carried out airstrikes targeting U.S. allied Kurdish forces. Siobahn Kennedy of Independent Television News Reports. Also, Democratice presidential candidate Joe Biden for the first time… Continue watching
Oct 09 Watch 6:41 After Dorian, Bahamas’ path to recovery is obscured by uncertainty By Miles O'Brien More than five weeks since Hurricane Dorian devastated the Bahamas, the complexities of the storm and the recovery are in some ways just beginning to reveal themselves. But scientists also say the long game for the Bahamas is very uncertain,… Continue watching
Oct 09 Turkey had ‘legitimate security concern’ in attacking Syrian Kurds, Pompeo says By Ali Rogin In an interview with PBS NewsHour anchor and managing editor Judy Woodruff, Pompeo indicated that the United States does not plan to defend its key partners in the fight against ISIS, the Kurdish-led Syrian Defense Forces, despite warnings from a… Continue reading