Jul 21 Audio shows UK navy trying to thwart Iran from seizing ship By Aya Batrawy, Gregory Katz, Associated Press In an audio recording released Sunday, a British naval officer insists that a British-flagged oil tanker must be allowed to sail through the Strait of Hormuz as Iranian paramilitary forces demand that the vessel change course before commandeering it. Continue reading
Jul 21 Japan's ruling coalition secures upper house majority By Mari Yamaguchi, Kaori Hitomi, Associated Press Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition secured a majority in Japan’s upper house of parliament in elections Sunday, with exit polls indicating Abe could have secure enough of a super-majority needed to propose constitutional revisions. Continue reading
Jul 21 Hong Kong residents deface Chinese emblem in latest protest By Alice Fung, Yanan Wang, Associated Press Hundreds of thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators took to the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday, with some of the marchers defacing a national Chinese emblem in their latest expression of protest against mainland authorities. Continue reading
Jul 20 AP Fact Check: Trump and Dems on an incendiary week By Hope Yen, Amanda Seitz, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press President Trump attributed statements to a Democratic congresswoman that she didn't make as he set off an incendiary week of vilification with accusations that she and three other lawmakers of color hate America. Continue reading
Jul 20 War-weakened South Sudan tries to prepare for Ebola By Sam Mednick, Associated Press With the deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo now an international emergency , neighboring South Sudan and its war-weakened health system is a major concern, especially after one case was confirmed near its border. Health experts say there is an urgent… Continue reading
Jul 20 Famed architect Cesar Pelli dies at 92 By Jennifer Peltz, Susan Haigh, Associated Press Famed Argentine-American architect Cesar Pelli, known for designing some of the world’s tallest and most iconic buildings, has died. He was 92. Continue reading
Jul 20 Nation marks 50 years after Apollo 11's 'giant leap' on moon By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Celebrations are in full swing across the country for the 50th anniversary of humanity’s first footsteps on another world. Continue reading
Jul 20 Iran tanker seizure linked to earlier act by UK marines By Gregory Katz, Associated Press Iran seems to view the armed takeover of the British-flagged oil tanker as a carefully calibrated response to the July 4 taking of an Iranian supertanker off the coast of Gibraltar, an operation in which Britain's Royal Marines played a… Continue reading
Jul 19 Watch 5:37 News Wrap: Trump defends rally supporters, doubles down on Omar attacks In our news wrap Friday, President Trump defended supporters at his North Carolina rally who chanted “Send her back!” about Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., an American citizen who was born in Somalia whom he attacked on Twitter earlier this week. Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch 12:15 In U.S.-Iran conflict, Iranian foreign minister asks 'who's being provocative' By Judy Woodruff U.S.-Iran tensions have again escalated, amid reports Iran seized at least one tanker in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, while a U.S. ship apparently shot down an Iranian drone. Judy Woodruff sits down with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif to… Continue watching