Jun 02 Watch 4:01 Can tariffs and threats stem migration from Central America? By PBS NewsHour Mexican officials are in Washington D.C. preparing for talks later this week after the President Trump threatened to impose 5 percent tariffs if Mexico does not stem migration from Central America. On Sunday, acting White House Chief of Staff Mick… Continue watching
Jun 02 China blames US for trade dispute, says it won't back down By Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press China issued a report Sunday blaming the United States for the countries' trade dispute and said it won't back down on "major issues of principle," but offered no clarification about what additional steps it might take to up the ante. Continue reading
Jun 02 Cruise ship slams into tourist boat, dock in Venice By Cain Burdeau, Luca Bruno, Associated Press A towering, out-of-control cruise ship rammed into a dock and a tourist river boat on a busy Venice canal on Sunday morning, injuring four tourists and sparking new calls for placing restrictions on cruise ships in the famed but strained… Continue reading
Jun 02 Pompeo says US ready to talk to Iran with 'no preconditions' By Sharon Cohen, Lindsey Tanner, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday that the Trump administration is ready for unconditional discussions with Iran in an effort to ease rising tensions that have sparked fears of conflict. But the United States will not relent in… Continue reading
Jun 01 Explosion at Russian TNT plant injures 79 By Associated Press Russia's health ministry says 79 people have been injured in an explosion in a plant manufacturing TNT. Continue reading
Jun 01 Funeral for Congo's Etienne Tshisekedi, president's father By Associated Press A funeral Mass is being celebrated for Etienne Tshisekedi, the Congolese opposition icon whose son is now president of the sprawling Central African country. Continue reading
Jun 01 Defense chief calls out China on tech theft, South China Sea By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press U.S. Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan on Saturday denounced China's efforts to steal technology from other nations and militarize man-made outposts in the South China Sea as a "toolkit of coercion," saying activities by Beijing the U.S. perceives as hostile… Continue reading
May 31 Watch 4:29 News Wrap: Barr disagrees with Trump on treason and the FBI In our news wrap Friday, Attorney General William Barr says he doesn't think senior FBI officials committed treason when investigating the Trump campaign, despite President Trump’s repeated claims. Still, Barr said the investigation may have been “antithetical to the democratic… Continue watching
May 31 On eve of UK visit, Trump backs Boris Johnson and calls Meghan Markle 'nasty' By Associated Press President Donald Trump is wading into the United Kingdom's political maelstrom days before he is set to embark on his first state visit there, saying Boris Johnson would be an "excellent" prime minister and calling Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex,… Continue reading
May 31 Watch 7:26 How Uganda's former child soldiers try to heal from the scars of war By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sarah Clune Hartman A community in Lamunu, Uganda, is struggling to return to normal after decades of violent conflict that displaced nearly 2 million people. The Lord’s Resistance Army, led by Joseph Kony, abducted 35,000 children and deployed them as soldiers in an… Continue watching