Feb 07 Winter Olympic officials sequester 1,200 people to test for norovirus By Foster Klug, Associated Press Organizers are scrambling on the eve of the biggest planned event in South Korea in years — not because of anything related to North Korea and national security, but in an attempt to arrest the spread of norovirus at the… Continue reading
Feb 07 Pence says U.S. preparing ‘toughest and most aggressive’ sanctions on North Korea By Zeke Miller, Associated Press On a six-day trip to Japan and South Korea, Pence is seeking to reassure and refocus American allies on the growing nuclear threat from North Korea. Continue reading
Feb 07 6 dead, 76 missing after strong earthquake hits Taiwan By Taijing Wu, Associated Press Rescuers worked Wednesday to free people trapped after a strong earthquake near Taiwan's east coast caused several buildings to cave in and tilt dangerously. Continue reading
Feb 06 Hurricane Irma nearly destroyed Barbuda. Will recovery destroy the island’s communal way of life? By Steve Sapienza, Pulitzer Center The land on Barbuda has been held in common ownership by all Barbudans since the end of slavery there, but the government claims privatizing some parts will help finance hurricane recovery. Continue reading
Feb 06 Trump’s nuclear strategy leaves little room for arms control By Robert Burns, Associated Press There's a place for arms control in the Trump administration's new nuclear strategy. It's a very small place. Continue reading
Feb 06 Pence doesn’t rule out North Korea meeting at upcoming Olympics By Zeke Miller, Associated Press "We'll see what happens," the vice president said before departing Monday on a six-day Asia trip. Continue reading
Feb 05 Watch 6:25 How Twitter bots are recycling Cold War techniques to sow political division By PBS News Hour In the days leading up to the release of the disputed Nunes memo, the hashtag #ReleaseTheMemo became hugely popular among conservatives and allies of President Trump. But a series of reports suggest that some of those Twitter accounts were fake… Continue watching
Feb 05 Quiz: Test your knowledge of 2018’s Winter Olympics By Larisa Epatko After the closing ceremony and the torch is doused, the Pyeongchang stadium will be demolished. What will it become? Test your knowledge of this and other Olympic-related questions in our quiz. Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch 9:13 White House, some progressives have common ground on NAFTA clause By Melanie Saltzman, Christopher Booker In less than eight weeks, ongoing talks over the North American Free Trade Agreement are set to expire. The White House has found common ground with some progressives over the Investor State Dispute Settlement, a NAFTA clause that allows foreign… Continue watching
Feb 04 Greeks protest Macedonia’s name as leaders try to end decades-long dispute By Michael D. Regan More than 100,000 protesters met in Athens to demonstrate against a possible plan by Greece's government to accept the name "Macedonia" for the neighboring former Yugoslavian country. Continue reading