Jan 18 Watch 4:01 News Wrap: Death toll in Colombia car bombing rises to 21 In our news wrap Friday, the death toll from a car bombing in Bogota, Colombia, rose to 21. Dozens of others were wounded in the country's deadliest attack in 15 years. Officials said the bomber was a member of rebel… Continue watching
Jan 18 Watch 9:06 What a 2nd Trump-Kim summit could mean for the push to denuclearize North Korea President Trump plans to hold a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un toward the end of February, the White House announced after Trump met with North Korea’s chief negotiator. In his first interview since retiring, Gen. Vincent Brooks,… Continue watching
Jan 18 How Americans are stepping up during the shutdown By Jamie Leventhal, Lorna Baldwin Four stories about people and organizations making a difference for their communities and furloughed workers. Continue reading
Jan 18 Trump to hold second summit with North Korea’s Kim By Matthew Lee, Deb Reichmann, Associated Press President Donald Trump is to hold a second summit with the leader of North Korea near the end of February to try to coax the North to give up its nuclear program. Continue reading
Jan 18 At least 21 people dead, 70 more injured after car bombing in Colombia By Joshua Goodman, Associated Press Thursday's attack recalled some of the bloodiest chapters of Colombia's recent past and has raised tough questions about lingering security threats in the wake of a 2016 peace deal with FARC rebels. Continue reading
Jan 17 Watch 4:57 News Wrap: Giuliani comments raise new questions about collusion by Trump campaign In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump's personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, seemed to reverse himself on CNN Wednesday night, claiming he "never said there was no collusion between the [Trump] campaign" and Russia. He sought to clarify his remarks on… Continue watching
Jan 17 Watch 9:00 Trump’s new plans for missile defense may spark arms race, critics say Since the end of the Cold War, the U.S. has built missile defenses primarily to counter rogue states. President Trump on Thursday expanded the program's ambition, including calling for updated space technology. Officials say the new policy responds to Russian… Continue watching
Jan 17 Law firm tied to Paul Manafort reaches $4.6 million settlement with Justice Department By Chad Day, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Manafort part of Robert Mueller's probe — which yielded two indictments, a trial conviction and ultimately Manafort's guilty plea — also entangled several prominent law or lobbying firms, including Skadden, because of their involvement in foreign lobbying or public… Continue reading
Jan 17 Trump cancels Pelosi trip to Afghanistan amid shutdown By Associated Press A spokesman for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the trip that President Donald Trump is canceling during the partial government shutdown was intended to express appreciation to U.S. troops and reaffirm the United States "ironclad commitment" to the NATO alliance. Continue reading
Jan 17 House votes overwhelmingly to maintain Russian sanctions By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press In the House, 136 Republicans voted with Democrats, sending a strong bipartisan message of disapproval to President Donald Trump's administration on Russia. Continue reading