Aug 08 Fans recreate Beatles’ Abbey Road cover shot 50 years on By Associated Press It was 50 years ago today, that The Beatles caused a traffic delay. Continue reading
Aug 08 United Nations predicts hungry future, due to global warming, that can be avoided By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press A new United Nations report examines how global warming and land interact in a vicious cycle. Human-caused climate change is dramatically degrading the land, while the way people use the land is making global warming worse. Continue reading
Aug 07 Watch 3:06 News Wrap: ICE arrests 680 undocumented workers in Mississippi In our news wrap Wednesday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 680 undocumented workers at Mississippi food plants. The raids were the largest in a decade, planned for months and involving 600 government agents. Also, 14 people were killed and… Continue watching
Aug 07 Erdogan hails Turkey-U.S. efforts on Syria zone By Associated Press The Turkish and American officials ended three days of talks in Ankara to discuss plans for a safe zone on Wednesday, saying they had agreed to set up an operations center in Turkey "as soon as possible."… Continue reading
Aug 07 Hundreds of poor migrant workers flee Kashmir under lockdown By Channi Anand, Associated Press Hit by a complete security lockdown in Kashmir, hundreds of poor migrant workers have begun fleeing the Himalayan region to return to their far-away villages in northern and eastern India. Continue reading
Aug 06 Watch 4:37 News Wrap: U.S., China exchange new threats on trade In our news wrap Tuesday, China’s central bank denied manipulating its currency to gain advantage in a trade fight with the U.S. Beijing urged Washington to pull back on trade aggression, but White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow countered that… Continue watching
Aug 06 Jon Huntsman stepping down as U.S. ambassador to Russia By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press In his resignation letter, Huntsman urged the U.S. to hold Russia accountable for behavior that threatens its allies. Continue reading
Aug 06 Troops lock down Kashmir as India votes to strip its status By Emily Schmall, Associated Press Indian lawmakers passed a bill Tuesday that strips the statehood from the Indian-administered portion of Muslim-majority Kashmir amid an indefinite security lockdown in the disputed Himalayan territory, actions that neighboring Pakistan warned could lead to war. Continue reading
Aug 06 Taliban say differences resolved on U.S. troop withdrawal By Cara Anna, Kathy Gannon, Associated Press The United States and the Taliban have resolved differences in peace talks over the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan and guarantees from the insurgents that they will cut ties with other extremist groups, a Taliban official said Tuesday. Continue reading
Aug 06 Global stocks rebound as China eases up on currency By Pan Pylas, Associated Press The more buoyant tone follows a big sell-off Monday, when stocks were hammered after the Chinese government allowed its currency to depreciate against the dollar and was accused by the U.S. Treasury Department of being a currency manipulator. Continue reading