Feb 24 In search of life’s origins, Japan’s Hayabusa 2 spacecraft lands on an asteroid By Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American The mission to Asteroid Ryugu could return samples of the space rock to Earth in 2020. Continue reading
Feb 24 Pope vows to end cover-ups, fight sex abuse with God’s wrath By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Francis closed out his extraordinary summit on preventing clergy sex abuse by vowing Sunday to confront abusers with “the wrath of God,” end the cover-ups by their superiors and prioritize the victims of this “brazen, aggressive and destructive evil.”… Continue reading
Feb 23 Watch 4:48 Nigerian nun rebukes Catholic Church during Vatican sex abuse summit By PBS NewsHour Strong criticism and admissions of cover-ups marked the third day of the Vatican summit on sexual abuse. Prominent Nigerian nun Veronica Openibo said the Catholic Church has reached a “disgraceful and scandalous place” and a German Cardinal admitted some files… Continue watching
Feb 23 Watch 6:37 Violence at the Venezuelan border, humanitarian aid blocked The Venezuelan National Guard clashed with protesters on Saturday and humanitarian aid was blocked from entering the country from Colombia and Brazil. For the latest on Venezuela's continuing political crisis, Hari Sreenivasan spoke with special correspondent Nadja Drost from Urena,… Continue watching
Feb 23 How smallpox devastated the Aztecs – and helped Spain conquer an American civilization 500 years ago By Richard Gunderman, The Conversation Epidemics are nothing new, and some widespread infectious diseases have profoundly changed the course of human history. Continue reading
Feb 23 Nigerians cast ballots in delayed election after explosions, gunfire By Ben Curtis, Rodney Muhumuza, Hilary Uguru, Associated Press Nigerian officials began counting votes in its delayed election on Saturday, after gunfire and explosions started voting day, as President Muhammadu Buhari seeks a second term in Africa’s most populous nation. Continue reading
Feb 23 Nun, among few at Vatican abuse summit, blasts church for ‘mediocrity, hypocrisy and complacency’ By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press A prominent nun blasted the culture of silence that has long kept clergy sexual abuse hidden in the Catholic Church, telling a Vatican summit Saturday that transparency and an admission of mistakes were needed to restore trust. Continue reading
Feb 23 Maduro’s opponents brave tear gas in push to deliver aid By Associated Press The panicked scene Saturday on the binational Santander bridge was the dramatic high point of a day that also saw two people killed in unrest near Brazil, at least 23 soldiers switch loyalties to opposition leader Juan Guaido, and Maduro… Continue reading
Feb 22 Watch 5:59 News Wrap: Trump to bar federally funded clinics from making abortion referrals In our Friday news wrap, the Trump administration announced it will bar federally funded family-planning clinics from referring women for abortions. Abortion opponents applauded the move, while abortion rights advocates condemned it. Also, R&B star R. Kelly will face multiple… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch 4:09 After announcing full withdrawal, Trump says U.S. will keep hundreds of troops in Syria White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said Friday that a few hundred American troops may stay in Syria as a stabilizing force after the majority of U.S. forces withdraw. Still, American allies fear that ISIS will have the capability to… Continue watching