Dec 13 Negotiators scramble on Paris climate accord fine print as summit nears end By Frank Jordans, Associated Press The two-week U.N. climate summit in the southern Polish city of Katowice is scheduled to end Friday. Continue reading
Dec 13 China suspected in huge Marriott data breach, official says By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Investigators believe hackers working on behalf of China's main intelligence agency are responsible for a massive data breach involving the theft of personal information from as many as 500 million guests of the Marriott hotel chain, a U.S. official said… Continue reading
Dec 13 Trump's new Africa strategy takes sharp aim at China and Russia By Maria Danilova, Cara Anna, Associated Press The Trump administration on Thursday announced a sharp refocus of its Africa strategy to counter what it called the "predatory" practices of China and Russia, which are "deliberately and aggressively targeting their investments in the region to gain a competitive… Continue reading
Dec 13 WATCH: Senate recommends ending Saudi aid for Yemen war in wake of Jamal Khashoggi killing By Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Senators voted Thursday to recommend that the U.S. end its assistance to Saudi Arabia for the war in Yemen and put the blame for the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi squarely on Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in a… Continue reading
Dec 13 U.S. diplomats had inner-ear damage after 'health attacks' in Cuba, doctors say By Jennifer Kay, Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press Earlier this year, a team of doctors at the University of Pennsylvania who also examined many of these patients, but months later, reported they suffered concussion-like brain damage, despite no blow to the head. Continue reading
Dec 12 Watch 5:54 News Wrap: Gunman in French Christmas market attack still at large In our Wednesday news wrap, hundreds of police searched for the gunman behind a deadly attack at a famed Christmas market in Strasbourg, France, that killed at least two people. Also: The Senate advanced a resolution to end military support… Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch 7:38 After May survives no-confidence vote, what's next for Brexit? British politics are in tumult as members of Prime Minister Theresa May's own party triggered an unsuccessful vote to oust her. May promised not to run in the next national election but expressed a commitment to seeing through a deal… Continue watching
Dec 12 WATCH: UK's Theresa May says she's 'grateful' for vote keeping her in office By Associated Press The result means May can keep her positions as party leader and prime minister while continuing an uphill battle to win parliamentary approval for her Brexit plan. Continue reading
Dec 12 CIA briefs House leaders on Khashoggi killing as Senate nears votes By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press CIA Director Gina Haspel briefed House leaders on Wednesday on the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi as the Senate prepared for a possible vote on two resolutions that would rebuke Saudi Arabia for its role in the slaying. Continue reading
Dec 12 Suspected Strasbourg gunman had criminal history, French police say By Lori Hinnant, Sylvie Corbet, John Leicester, Associated Press Police union officials identified the suspected assailant as Frenchman Cherif Chekatt, a 29-year-old with a thick police record for crimes including armed robbery and monitored as a suspected religious radical by the French intelligence services. Continue reading