Jul 18 Watch 8:20 Nelson Mandela’s prison letters reveal his unwavering vision By Jeffrey Brown This week marks 100 years since the birth of Nelson Mandela, who led a struggle against apartheid and brought his country to a new democratic future, while setting a political and moral example recognized around the globe. Now a new… Continue watching
Jul 18 My encounter with Nelson Mandela inspired me to be a journalist By James Blue I first saw Nelson Mandela during the summer of 1990, while working as a vacation-relief desk assistant for ABC News in New York City. The former South African president and freedom fighter was feted with a ticker-tape parade the length… Continue reading
Jul 18 Elon Musk apologizes for calling cave rescue diver a ‘pedo’ By Associated Press Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has apologized for calling a British diver involved in the Thailand cave rescue a pedophile, saying he spoke in anger but was wrong to do so. Continue reading
Jul 18 EU fines Google a record $5 billion over mobile system By Raf Casert, Associated Press The European Union fined Google a record $5 billion Wednesday for using the market dominance of its Android mobile operating system to force handset makers to install Google apps, reducing choice for consumers. Continue reading
Jul 17 Watch 9:10 Can Trump’s reversal soften damage of Helsinki comments? Home from Helsinki, President Trump is backtracking on his comments from a joint news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin after facing blistering, bipartisan critiques. In damage-control mode, he read from a prepared statement and insisted he has "great" confidence… Continue watching
Jul 17 Watch 4:02 News Wrap: EU court orders Russia pay Pussy Riot for wrongful imprisonment In our news wrap Tuesday, the European Court of Human Rights ruled Russia was wrong to jail members of the group Pussy Riot for a protest in 2012. The court ordered the Putin government to pay nearly $50,000 to the… Continue watching
Jul 17 Watch 8:31 Trump playing into Putin’s plan ‘either on purpose or by accident,’ Albright says By Judy Woodruff, Stephanie Kotuby, Dan Sagalyn, Erica R. Hendry Russian President Vladimir Putin has a plan to divide the U.S. from its allies, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said Tuesday, and President Donald Trump is “playing into that plan either on purpose or by accident.” Albright joins Judy… Continue watching
Jul 17 Watch 6:28 Putin driving a wedge between U.S. and allies, Hurd says Texas Rep. Will Hurd says he is convinced that the events in Helsinki were part of a disinformation campaign by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Hurd, a CIA veteran and one of the Republicans quick to distance themselves from President Trump… Continue watching
Jul 17 WATCH: Barack Obama delivers speech in South Africa By Laura Santhanam The 16th Annual Nelson Mandela Lecture was slated to start at 7:55 a.m. ET. Continue reading
Jul 16 Watch 13:59 Trump’s siding with Russia draws condemnation and concern from both parties In a stunning moment in Helsinki, the president of the United States again dismissed American intelligence findings that Vladimir Putin ordered Russian meddling in the 2016 election, while Putin acknowledged he wanted President Trump to win. Fallout from the news… Continue watching