Oct 07 As impeachment looms, GOP revolts against Trump on Syria By Steve Peoples, Associated Press A chief Trump loyalist in Congress called the move "unnerving to the core." An influential figure in conservative media condemned it as "a disaster." And Trump's former top NATO envoy said it was "a big mistake" that would threaten the… Continue reading
Oct 07 McConnell splits with Trump on Syria pullout By Associated Press Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is opposing President Donald Trump's plan to pull U.S. troops from northern Syria, a rare policy split between the Senate's top Republican and Trump. Continue reading
Oct 07 NBA’s Chinese social media account reinterprets official statement about a Hong Kong tweet By Yanan Wang, Associated Press Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey tweeted a now-deleted image that read "Fight for Freedom. Stand with Hong Kong."… Continue reading
Oct 07 Climate protests block roads across Europe By Geir Moulson, Associated Press The climate group Extinction Rebellion said the protests Monday were taking place in 60 cities worldwide. Continue reading
Oct 07 WATCH: Trump signs trade deal with Japan The deal would win back for American farmers benefits they lost when Trump pulled out of a broader Asia-Pacific pact his first week in office. Continue reading
Oct 07 Death toll in Iraq anti-government protests top 100 By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press The unrest is the most serious challenge facing Iraq two years after the victory against Islamic State militants. Continue reading
Oct 07 Pope seeks ‘courageous’ debate over Amazon priest shortage By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis urged South American bishops on Monday to speak “courageously” at a high-profile meeting on the Amazon, where the shortage of priests is so acute that the Vatican is considering ordaining married men and… Continue reading
Oct 07 U.S. troops begin pulling out of Syria, leaving Kurds without support By Bassem Mroue, Suzan Fraser, Associated Press Turkey's leader has threatened for months to launch a military operation against Syria Kurdish forces, who he views as terrorists. Continue reading
Oct 07 U.S. to step aside in Syria, clearing path for Turkish assault on Kurds By Zeke Miller, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The U.S. move essentially abandons Kurdish fighters who fought alongside American forces in the yearslong battle to defeat Islamic State militants. Continue reading
Oct 07 Nobel Medicine prize awarded to 3 scientists for learning how cells use oxygen By Jan M. Olsen, Maria Cheng, David Keyton, Associated Press The prize winners' work has paved the way for new strategies to fight anemia, cancer and other diseases. Continue reading