May 28 European Union proposes ban on plastic straws, stirs and cotton buds By Raf Casert, Associated Press The European Commission said its proposal would seek to cut marine litter in half for the 10 most prominent items and avoid environmental damage estimated at over $250 billion over the next dozen years. Continue reading
May 27 Watch 5:57 The consequences of errors and lies on old world maps By PBS News Hour Long before satellites and Google, cartographers traced out maps of the world, some with errors that persisted for hundreds of years. In "The Phantom Atlas," author Edward Brooke-Hitching compiles the greatest "myths, lies and blunders" on maps, from honest mistakes… Continue watching
May 27 Lebanon LGBT scene empowered despite crackdown By Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press Elias had a journey full of rejection, protest and finally limited acceptance in a country where homosexuality and dressing as the opposite gender are against the law. Continue reading
May 27 Man held in Venezuela for 2 years is welcomed home by Trump By Catherine Lucey and Joshua Goodman, Associated Press Days after Joshua Holt traveled married a woman in Venezuela, he was arrested and accused of being a U.S. agent trying to destabilize the country. Continue reading
May 27 S. Korea: Kim commits to summit with Trump, denuclearization By Hyung-Jin Kim and Foster Klug, Associated Press South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Sunday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un committed in their surprise meeting to sitting down with President Donald Trump and to a “complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.”… Continue reading
May 26 Powerful cyclone strikes Oman, Yemen; 5 dead, 30 missing By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Cyclone Mekunu caused flash flooding that tore away whole roadways and submerged others in Salalah, Oman’s third-largest city. Continue reading
May 26 North and South Korean leaders hold surprise 2nd summit By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in met for the second time in a month on Saturday, at a surprise summit to discuss Kim's possible meeting with President Donald Trump. Continue reading
May 26 Prime minister, abortion rights groups claim win in Ireland By Gregory Katz and Renata Brito, Associated Press Abortion rights activists proclaimed victory for social justice Saturday as exit polls and early results indicated Ireland had voted overwhelmingly to repeal a 1983 constitutional ban on abortions. Continue reading
May 25 Watch 5:45 News Wrap: One day after cancelling, Trump sounds hopeful note on North Korea summit In our news wrap Friday, President Trump suggested his summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un could be resurrected. The North Korean vice foreign minister said Pyongyang is ready to hold talks "at any time, at any format." Also, the… Continue watching
May 25 Watch 3:56 Vote over abortion ban underscores how Ireland is changing By Nick Schifrin In historically religious Ireland, the voting booths are in churches. But this is not the same country once dominated by Catholicism. A new constitutional amendment up for vote on Friday would allow Parliament to legalize unrestricted abortion during the first… Continue watching