Oct 27 U.S. defense chief: Killing of writer is threat to stability By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi “undermines regional stability” and the U.S. State Department plans to take further action in response to the killing, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Saturday. Continue reading
Oct 26 Watch 3:41 News Wrap: U.S. economy posts highest back-to-back gains since 2014 In our news wrap Friday, the U.S. economy has posted its highest back-to-back quarterly growth since 2014. Between July and September, growth ran at an annual rate of 3.5 percent, following a second quarter when it exceeded 4 percent. The… Continue watching
Oct 26 Iran-linked Facebook accounts removed for politically charged misinformation By Associated Press The accounts were targeting U.S. and U.K. citizens and typically represented themselves to be American and in some cases British citizens, posting about topics such as race relations and opposition to President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Oct 26 U.S. official says Putin invited to visit Washington next year By Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin is invited to visit Washington next year, but no date has been set. Continue reading
Oct 26 Migrants set out on arduous 60-mile journey to next stop By Christopher Sherman, Julie Watson, Associated Press Two weeks of walking have taken a toll on the caravan as they slowly march through Chiapas, Mexico's southernmost state. Continue reading
Oct 26 Turkey to Saudi Arabia: Where is Khashoggi's body? By Suzan Fraser, Christopher Torchia, Associated Press Saudi Arabia's chief prosecutor will arrive in Turkey on Sunday as part of the investigation and will meet with Turkish counterparts. Continue reading
Oct 26 China-Japan drawing closer amid trade pressure from U.S. By Christopher Bodeen, Emily Wang, Associated Press Asia's two largest economies appear to have shelved differences in favor of business ties. Continue reading
Oct 26 Mattis approves request for military help at southern border By Robert Burns, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is expected to sign an order sending the troops to the border, bolstering National Guard forces already there, a U.S. official said Thursday. Continue reading
Oct 25 Watch 4:30 News Wrap: Dow rebounds from losses; Trump orders more troops to the border In our News Wrap Thursday, stocks rebounded from their big Wednesday losses. Strong earnings reports contributed to a 400-point climb. Also, calling the caravan of 7,000 Central American migrants heading to the U.S. a “national emergency,” President Trump requested 800… Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch 5:48 How the Khashoggi murder could affect the intertwined US-Saudi economies Journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder has thrust U.S.-Saudi relations into the spotlight. President Trump asserts that Saudi business is too significant for the U.S. to jeopardize. But is it? And how did the economies of the two countries become so intertwined?… Continue watching