Mar 11 Watch 6:56 After 2nd deadly crash, questions raised about the safety of Boeing’s 737 MAX 8 planes Investigators are combing the debris from Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, which crashed shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa Sunday, killing all 157 people aboard. The plane’s black box recorders have been found, but many questions remain about this second crash… Continue watching
Mar 11 Watch 4:01 News Wrap: Venezuela blackout continues; May asks EU for Brexit changes In our Monday news wrap, schools and businesses across Venezuela were forced to close again, as much of the country remained blacked out. The explosion of a Caracas power station added to the misery for people who have been living… Continue watching
Mar 11 WATCH: UK’s Theresa May and EU’s Jean-Claude Juncker address Brexit deal By Jill Lawless, Raf Casert, Associated Press The British government said Monday that frenzied last-minute diplomacy had won "legally binding changes" to overcome a roadblock in its divorce deal with the European Union. Watch live in our player. Continue reading
Mar 11 Desperation spreads in Venezuela after days without power By Fabiola Sanchez, Scott Smith, Associated Press In Venezuela, years of hardship for millions of people got abruptly worse after the power grid collapsed, intensifying the country's long-running misery. Continue reading
Mar 11 Leaders invite NATO secretary-general to address Congress By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Leaders of both parties are inviting NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg to address a joint meeting of Congress next month around the 70th anniversary of the trans-Atlantic alliance. Continue reading
Mar 11 Flight recorders found in Ethiopian jetliner crash By Elias Meseret, Yidnek Kirubel, Associated Press Authorities in Ethiopia, China and Indonesia grounded all Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft Monday following the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines jetliner that killed 157 people, and investigators found the flight recorders from the field where the plane went down. Continue reading
Mar 11 Ethiopian crash victims were aid workers, doctors, students By Associated Press They were all among the 157 people from 35 countries who died Sunday morning when an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 jetliner crashed shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa en route to Nairobi, Kenya. Here are some of their… Continue reading
Mar 11 UK’s Theresa May fights to save Brexit deal By Jill Lawless, Danica Kirka, Associated Press The House of Commons is due to vote Tuesday on whether to approve a Brexit deal that it resoundingly rejected in January. There are few signs of any big shift in opinion, with British lawmakers still divided over whether to… Continue reading
Mar 10 Head of UN Women: Technology revolution must benefit women By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The head of the U.N. women’s agency is calling for the revolution in technology to be used to benefit the world’s poor, and especially women, who will not achieve gender equality without “the giant leap that 21st century innovations can… Continue reading
Mar 10 India says election to be held in 7 phases in April, May By Associated Press India’s Election Commission announced Sunday that the upcoming national election will be held in seven phases in April and May, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party seeks a second term. Continue reading