Oct 17 Watch 7:27 The EU approved Boris Johnson's Brexit plan -- but will Parliament? European Union leaders unanimously backed a Brexit deal with the United Kingdom on Thursday. The next major hurdle is for British Parliament to approve the agreement -- no easy feat for Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Nick Schifrin reports and talks… Continue watching
Oct 17 Venezuela wins seat on UN human rights body despite opposition By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press U.S. Ambassador Kelly Craft called the placing of President Nicolás Maduro's government on the council "an embarrassment to the United Nations and a tragedy for the people of Venezuela."… Continue reading
Oct 17 Alicia Alonso, grande dame of Cuban ballet, dies at 98 By Peter Orsi, Andrea Rodriguez, Associated Press As founder and director of the National Ballet of Cuba, Alonso personified the island's arts program under Fidel Castro's communist rule and she kept vise-like control over the troupe past her 90th birthday despite being nearly blind for decades. Continue reading
Oct 17 What's in the proposed UK-EU Brexit deal? By Jill Lawless, Associated Press The proposed deal keeps Northern Ireland aligned with the rules of the EU single market for goods — so border checks are not needed. Continue reading
Oct 17 WATCH: Pence announces cease-fire with Turkey in Syria By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Vice President Mike Pence says there will "a pause in military operations for 120 hours" to allow the U.S.-allied Syrian Kurds to withdraw. Continue reading
Oct 17 Boris Johnson strikes Brexit deal with EU By Raf Casert, Jill Lawless, Associated Press The deal must still be formally approved by the bloc and ratified by the European and U.K. Parliaments. Continue reading
Oct 16 Watch 4:12 News Wrap: GM and UAW reach tentative deal to end strike In our news wrap Wednesday, General Motors and United Auto Workers reached a tentative deal to end a month-long strike. Union leaders meet Thursday to vote on the deal, which UAW said won major gains for some 49,000 workers. Also,… Continue watching
Oct 16 Watch 5:47 Traditional Native foods are the key ingredient in the Sioux Chef's healthy cooking Chef Sean Sherman, founder of the company The Sioux Chef, uses ingredients native to the Americas to draw attention to the long-forgotten Native culinary tradition. His research and cooking are also a way to push back against processed foods that… Continue watching
Oct 16 Contentious meeting at the White House ends in Dems walking out By Robert Burns, Associated Press After the House condemnation vote, the congressional leaders of both parties went to the White house for a briefing, which grew contentious, with Trump and Pelosi trading jabs. The Democrats said they walked out when the meeting devolved into an… Continue reading
Oct 16 Read Trump's full letter to Turkey's Erdogan: 'Don't be a tough guy. Don't be a fool!' By Yasmeen Alamiri President Donald Trump wrote a letter to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan saying that he can "destroy" the Turkish economy if Erdogan does not "work out a deal," presumably over the country's continued attacks on the Kurds in northern Syria. Continue reading