Nov 13 'Venice is on its knees' amid historic flooding in Italy By Colleen Barry, Associated Press The water was so high that nothing less than thigh-high boots afforded protection. Continue reading
Nov 13 Israeli airstrikes kill at least 23 Palestinians in Gaza By Associated Press The latest fighting brought life in much of Israel to a standstill. Continue reading
Nov 12 Watch 6:01 News Wrap: Bolivia's ousted Morales goes into exile in Mexico In our news wrap Tuesday, ousted Bolivian President Evo Morales went into exile in Mexico, after first appealing for peace in Bolivia and expressing gratitude to the Mexican president for protecting him. Also, protesters in Hong Kong blocked traffic and… Continue watching
Nov 12 Watch 11:00 For Israelis along the Lebanon and Gaza borders, even a normal day is plagued with tension By Ryan Chilcote Attacks and reprisals between Israel and its enemies occur regularly, now and then exploding into all-out war. In particular, Israeli security is threatened by militant groups like Hamas in the south and Lebanon’s Hezbollah to the north. Ryan Chilcote reports… Continue watching
Nov 12 Trump says U.S. has 'eye' on Islamic State's new leader By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press In a speech Tuesday, President Trump said the U.S. got al-Baghdadi, then got "his second" and now, "we have our eye on his third. His third has got a lot of problems because we know where he is, too."… Continue reading
Nov 12 Israel kills militant group leader in targeted Gaza strike By Josef Federman, Fares Akram, Associated Press The death of Bahaa Abu el-Atta and his wife as they slept in their home in eastern Gaza set off the heaviest fighting in months between Israel and Islamic Jihad, an Iranian-backed militant group that is even more hard-line than… Continue reading
Nov 12 Supreme Court weighs whether family of slain Mexican teen can sue in U.S. By Colleen Long, Associated Press The high court on Tuesday heard arguments in a 2010 case where Border Patrol Agent Jesus Mesa Jr. fired into Mexico, killing Sergio Adrian Hernandez Guereca. The unarmed boy was playing a game with friends. Continue reading
Nov 12 3 Taliban released in effort to free American and Australian By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press Afghan President Ashraf Ghanis aid the "conditional release" was a very hard decision and aims to get insurgents to free an American and an Australian professor they abducted in 2016 and have held captive for over three years. Continue reading
Nov 11 Watch 8:55 News Wrap: UN's nuclear watchdog raises new concerns about Iran In our news wrap Monday, the UN’s nuclear watchdog raised new concerns about Iran’s violations of its 2015 nuclear deal. Inspectors discovered manmade uranium particles that Tehran hadn’t previously declared. Also, Turkey has begun sending captured foreign members of the… Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch 3:10 Hong Kong's anti-government protests again turn violent Anti-government protests in Hong Kong erupted into chaos Monday, leaving two people critically injured. One person was shot at close range by police, while separately, a China supporter was set on fire. Hong Kong’s leader, Carrie Lam, vowed to “spare… Continue watching