Sep 14 AP Fact Check: Trump, Dems and their tale of 2 countries By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Associated Press The country described by the Democrats running for president is mired in child poverty, riven with economic unfairness and broken in its approach to health care, crime and guns. The country presented by President Donald Trump is roaring and ascendant. Continue reading
Sep 14 Zimbabwe’s Mugabe honored at state funeral, burial delayed By Andrew Meldrum, Farai Mutsaka, Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe — African heads of state joined thousands of Zimbabweans at a state funeral Saturday for Zimbabwe’s founding president, Robert Mugabe , whose burial has been delayed for at least a month until a special mausoleum can be built for… Continue reading
Sep 14 Climate change protests hit Frankfurt as auto show opens By Associated Press Thousands of people are demonstrating in Frankfurt to demand more action against climate change as the German city's auto show opens to the public, with some cycling into the city along highways that were temporarily closed for the occasion. Continue reading
Sep 14 Death toll rises to 6 in torrential rains in southeast Spain By Joseph Wilson, Associated Press Record rainfall claimed two more lives in southeastern Spain as it caused widespread flooding, raising the overall death toll to six from the storms, authorities said Saturday. Continue reading
Sep 14 Still reeling from Dorian, Bahamas faces tropical storm By Dánica Coto, Associated Press Officials temporarily suspended aid efforts and closed a couple of small airports in the Bahamas on Saturday as Tropical Storm Humberto threatened to lash the archipelago’s northwest region that was already hit by Hurricane Dorian two weeks ago. Continue reading
Sep 14 White House says bin Laden son killed in U.S. operation By Zeke Miller, Associated Press The White House says Hamza bin Laden, the son of the late al-Qaida leader who had become an increasingly prominent figure in the terrorist organization, has been killed in a U.S. counterterrorism operation in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region. Continue reading
Sep 14 Yemen rebels claim drone attacks on major Saudi oil sites By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Drones claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels attacked the world’s largest oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia and a major oilfield operated by Saudi Aramco early Saturday, sparking a huge fire at a processor crucial to global energy supplies. Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch 4:01 News Wrap: Another tropical system hits the northern Bahamas In our news wrap Friday, a new tropical weather system has hit the northern islands of the Bahamas, with forecasts calling for up to four inches of rain and winds of 30 miles per hour. The storm complicates relief efforts… Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch 9:43 Climate activist Greta Thunberg on the power of a movement By William Brangham Although more Americans than ever are worried about climate change, less than 40 percent expect to make “major sacrifices” to tackle the problem. But according to Greta Thunberg, a Swedish teenager and climate activist, drastic action is exactly what's needed… Continue watching
Sep 13 Taliban visits Moscow days after Trump says talks ‘dead’ By Kathy Gannon, Jim Heintz, Associated Press It was the Taliban's first international visit following the collapse of talks with Washington. Continue reading