Oct 05 Trump scolds Romney over criticism about Trump’s China words By Nicholas Riccardi, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Dissent came from familiar corners this past week, and President Trump took notice. Continue reading
Oct 05 Taliban meet US peace envoy for first time since ‘dead’ deal By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press The Taliban met with U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad in the Pakistan capital for the first time since President Donald Trump declared a seemingly imminent peace deal to end Afghanistan's 18-year war 'dead' a month ago, a Taliban official said… Continue reading
Oct 05 Impeachment probe reaches into White House with new subpoena By Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin, Associated Press The impeachment inquiry is reaching directly into the White House, with Democrats subpoenaing officials about contacts with Ukraine and President Donald Trump signaling his administration will not cooperate. Continue reading
Oct 05 Hong Kong ‘semi-paralyzed’ as ban-defying marches persist By John Leicester, Eileen Ng, Associated Press With subway services shut down, the wearing of face masks criminalized at rallies and Hong Kong's leader reaffirming her determination not to let rioters get the upper hand, anti-government protests that have shaken the city diminished in intensity Saturday but… Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch 5:21 News Wrap: U.S. adds 136,000 jobs as unemployment hits new 50-year low In our news wrap Friday, the Labor Department reports employers added a net 136,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate fell to 3.5 percent--a new 50-year low. But factories shed 2,000 jobs amid fears the manufacturing sector is now… Continue watching
Oct 04 Watch 7:38 Why talking to Ukrainian officials disproves the Trump narrative on Biden By Simon Ostrovsky Ukraine lies at the heart of the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, who has urged the country’s new president to investigate the Biden family. Special correspondent Simon Ostrovsky, who has reported from the country for years, returns there to… Continue watching
Oct 04 What is happening with the Uighurs in China? By Bryan Wood, Brennan Butler At least 1 million Muslim minority Uighurs are held in Chinese government-run detention centers. There are at least 85 known centers in Xinjiang, China, which the government claims are “re-education centers” for a population it sees as dangerous. But, Uighurs… Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch 15:37 China calls it re-education, but Uighur Muslims say it’s ‘unbearable brutality’ By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn Uighurs are Muslims who trace their roots back thousands of years in Central Asia, most currently living in the Chinese province Xinjiang. The group represents less than 1 percent of China's population, but they have endured what the U.S. calls… Continue watching
Oct 04 Peru plunges into political crisis, bringing dark days for a dynasty By Christine Armario, Associated Press The dissolution of congress has plunged Peru into its deepest constitutional crisis in nearly three decades, and it may also be the start of a final, bleak chapter for the country's most prominent political dynasty. Continue reading
Oct 04 Paris police force attack treated as possible terror act By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press A longtime police employee stabbed four colleagues to death Thursday before he was shot and killed. A background search led to the investigation for murders committed "in relation with a terrorist enterprise" and "criminal association with terrorists," the Paris prosecutors'… Continue reading