Aug 14 Watch 2:07 No rest for Genoa bridge disaster rescuers searching for survivors and victims As many as 35 cars and three trucks were on a bridge in Genoa, Italy, when it collapsed in a driving rainstorm, sending the vehicles and concrete hurtling to the ground. Hundreds of firefighters and emergency workers searched through crushed… Continue watching
Aug 14 Watch 5:53 News Wrap: Ecuador bus crash kills dozens In our news wrap Tuesday, a bus struck an oncoming vehicle at high speed and flipped southeast of Quito, Ecuador. At least 24 people were killed and 22 were injured; many of the passengers were Colombian and Venezuelan. Also, a… Continue watching
Aug 14 Watch 7:41 What happened to Egypt’s hope since the Arab Spring? Five years ago, Egyptian security forces opened fire on a protest tent city in Cairo, killing at least 800. What led to that day was an extraordinarily tumultuous few years in Egypt: the Arab Spring, the coming to power of… Continue watching
Aug 14 Bus crash in Ecuador kills 24 people, injures 19 By Associated Press The Colombian-registered bus was traveling to Quito when it hit a smaller vehicle in an area known as dead man's curve at about 3 a.m., Ecuadorean authorities said. Continue reading
Aug 14 London police treat crash near Parliament as terrorism By Danica Kirka, Jill Lawless, Associated Press A car plowed into pedestrians and cyclists near the Houses of Parliament in London during the morning rush hour Tuesday, injuring three people in what police suspect is the latest in a string of attacks in the British capital that… Continue reading
Aug 14 Cars plunge as Italian highway bridge collapses; 20 killed By Colleen Barry, Associated Press The disaster occurred on a highway that connects Italy to France, and northern cities like Milan to the beaches of Liguria. Continue reading
Aug 13 Watch 4:50 News Wrap: Prosecution rests in Paul Manafort bank and tax fraud case In our news wrap Monday, the prosecution rested its case against former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort. Also, Peter Strzok, the FBI agent singled out for sending anti-Trump text messages, has been fired. Continue watching
Aug 13 Watch 6:27 Massive defense policy bill takes steps to restrain Trump President Donald Trump signed a sweeping defense authorization bill Monday that offers a statement of policy as well as spending priorities totalling more than $700 billion. Nick Schifrin joins Amna Nawaz to discuss the scope beyond the wars in Iraq… Continue watching
Aug 13 Watch 7:16 African food businesses get nurturing from well-known giants By Fred de Sam Lazaro Volunteers from some of the world’s biggest food producers, who decades ago took food-making from kitchen to the factory, are offering guidance to African entrepreneurs and helping nations become less dependent on imported food. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro… Continue watching
Aug 13 How these moms are helping reunite immigrant families By Larisa Epatko To Julie Schwietert Collazo, a freelance writer who lives in New York, it was an opportunity to help immigrant families who had been separated at the border. Continue reading