Aug 05 Usain Bolt, beloved star of track and field, runs final race By Omar Etman Usain Bolt, the global track superstar from Jamaica, ran the last race of his career on Saturday at the 2017 World Championships in London, placing third. Continue reading
Aug 05 Watch 4:29 Tillerson to address the Philippines’ deadly drug crackdown By PBS News Hour Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has embarked on a five-day trip across Southeast Asia. In the Philippines, he is expected to address President Rodrigo Duterte’s ongoing war on drugs, in which over 2,500 people have been killed. Lindsey Ford, the… Continue watching
Aug 05 Russia’s ex-ambassador to U.S. rejects accusations of meddling By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press The former Russian ambassador to the United States on Saturday strongly denied the accusations of meddling in the U.S. presidential election. Continue reading
Aug 04 Watch 4:54 News Wrap: Venezuela’s controversial new assembly convenes By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, Venezuela's new constitutional assembly convened for the first time. The governing body has sweeping powers that opponents fear will be used to impose a dictatorship for President Nicolas Maduro. Also, a federal appeals court in… Continue watching
Aug 04 U.S. court upends murder conviction of Blackwater contractor By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press A federal appeals court today overturned the first-degree murder conviction of a former Blackwater security contractor, ordering a new trial for the man prosecutors say fired the first shots in the 2007 slayings of 14 Iraqi civilians. Continue reading
Aug 04 The last race for Usain Bolt, the fastest man alive By Amber Partida Usain Bolt, the world’s fastest man alive, will sprint for the last time at the Word Athletics Championships in London. Continue reading
Aug 04 PHOTOS: How aid groups are tackling Yemen’s cholera outbreak By Larisa Epatko “At one hospital, we visited children who can barely gather the strength to breathe,” U.N. agency leaders said in a joint statement. Continue reading
Aug 03 Watch 9:22 Trump administration weighs best path forward on Afghanistan war By PBS News Hour Under President Trump, a new strategy for the almost 16-year war in Afghanistan has been the subject of divisive debate among him and his national security team for months, with the president apparently growing frustrated with the slow progress. P.J. Continue watching
Aug 03 Acid attacks lead London emergency doctors to call for public awareness By Catherine Caruso, STAT According to the Metropolitan Police in London, there were 261 acid attacks in 2015 and 454 in 2016, and the number is on pace to be even higher in 2017. Continue reading
Aug 03 President Trump grudgingly signs Russia sanctions bill By Vivian Salama and Richard Lardner, Associated Press Dealt a striking congressional rebuke, Donald Trump grudgingly signed what he called a "seriously flawed" package of sanctions against Russia, bowing for the moment to resistance from both parties to his push for warmer ties with Moscow. Continue reading