May 22 5 important stories that have nothing to do with the Russia probe By Hannah Grabenstein, Dan Cooney, Joshua Barajas, Erica R. Hendry Inside the world's worst humanitarian crisis, why we're seeing more mega rain storms and other stories we're reading now. Continue reading
May 22 Book Review: How Zbigniew Brzezinski became a foreign policy sage and focus of controversy By Michael D. Mosettig The life of former U.S. national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski, who also made numerous appearances on the PBS NewsHour, is now chronicled in a biography from French official and scholar Justin Vaisse. Continue reading
May 22 Ireland has some of the world’s most restrictive abortion laws. A vote this week could dial them back By Emily Cameron, Jesselyn Cook, GlobalBeat Irish citizens will head to the polls Friday for a nationwide referendum that could repeal a constitutional ban on abortion. Continue reading
May 22 WATCH: Zuckerberg testifies before European Parliament over data privacy By Lorne Cook, Associated Press Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is scheduled to testify before European Parliament officials at 12 p.m. ET today. Watch his remarks here. Continue reading
May 22 Palestinians ask international court to open ‘immediate investigation’ into Israel By Mike Corder, Associated Press The referral sought an investigation into Israeli policies in the West Bank, east Jerusalem, and Gaza, as well as the recent round of bloodshed in the Gaza Strip. Continue reading
May 22 Australian archbishop found guilty of covering up child sex abuse By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press The conviction is another step toward holding the church to account for a global abuse crisis that has also engulfed Pope Francis' financial minister. Continue reading
May 22 As summit with U.S. looms, North Korean media step up rhetorical attacks By Eric Talmadge, Associated Press North Korea's abrupt sharpening of its words has raised concerns the Trump summit may prove to be a bumpy one — or that it could even be in jeopardy. Continue reading
May 21 Watch 8:36 New Trump strategy makes Iran choose between economy and U.S. demands Secretary of State Mike Pompeo painted Iran's government as the source of Middle East instability in a speech and laid out a new strategy that targets Iran's economy. Pompeo said if Iran gave into 12 fundamental demands, the U.S. would… Continue watching
May 21 Watch 8:39 How Europe’s new online privacy rules could benefit Americans By Malcolm Brabant Long before the Cambridge Analytica scandal, new rules were being established by the European Union to give consumers greater control over their data. Starting in May, every company, big or small, that keeps your information online or elsewhere must comply. Continue watching
May 21 Will lessons learned from the 2014 Ebola outbreak prevent more deaths in Congo? By Larisa Epatko The spread of Ebola in West Africa in 2014-2016 was the worst outbreak since the disease's discovery. Here's how international health agencies are responding this time. Continue reading