Sep 12 WATCH: U.S. warns China, Russia must comply with sanctions on North Korea By Erica R. Hendry and Matthew Pennington, Associated Press State Department and Treasury Department officials testified to the House Foreign Affairs Committee about the U.S. pressure campaign against North Korea's rapid progress toward a nuclear weapon that could strike America. Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch 3:01 Paradise obliterated by Irma in the British Virgin Islands By PBS News Hour Across the islands of the Caribbean, officials are struggling to get aid to residents after the deadly devastation of what was Hurricane Irma. Penny Marshall of Independent Television News reports from the British Virgin Islands, where British Royal Marines have… Continue watching
Sep 11 Watch 3:15 News Wrap: 2.5 million need aid after powerful Mexico earthquake By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, the death toll from last week’s earthquake in Mexico has risen to 96 and authorities say nearly 2.5 million people are in need of food, water and electricity. Also, thousands commemorated the 16th anniversary of… Continue watching
Sep 11 Watch 8:23 Refugees urgently in need of mental health help flounder on Lesbos By PBS News Hour Migrants fleeing the Middle East envision Lesbos, Greece, as a springboard to new lives, but many find themselves stuck on the island for months, living in bleak conditions, and unable to get help for mental health problems. As concerns about… Continue watching
Sep 11 Floridians assess damages as weakening Hurricane Irma heads north By Larisa Epatko As dawn broke Monday, residents of southern Florida awoke to see what Hurricane Irma left in its wake, including flooded streets and homes, crumpled gas stations and downed trees. Continue reading
Sep 09 U.S., Russia diplomats look to calm tensions in talks By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. and Russian envoys are to meet in Finland this coming week in a bid to calm diplomatic tensions that have risen to levels of the Cold War. Continue reading
Sep 08 How to help Hurricane Irma victims By Teresa Carey As Hurricane Irma moves over open water toward the U.S., and Florida Gov. Rick Scott urges those in evacuation zones to “get out now,” here’s how you can help. Continue reading
Sep 08 Southern Mexico shaken by deadly 8.1 earthquake, its strongest in a century By Nsikan Akpan The earthquake also sparked a series of relatively small tsunamis that hit the Chiapas coastline. Continue reading
Sep 07 PHOTOS: What Hurricane Irma left behind in the Caribbean By Larisa Epatko Hurricane Irma destroyed homes and upended cars in the Caribbean this week on its relentless northwestern journey. It is expected to crash ashore in Florida early Sunday. Continue reading
Sep 07 WATCH: Trump says North Korea is ‘behaving badly and it’s got to stop’ By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Trump and Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah are expected to speak around 1:30 p.m. ET. Watch live here. Continue reading