Apr 22 Watch 8:45 Foreign policy experts offer views on Trump administration’s student activist crackdown By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi According to attorneys, over 1,000 student visas have been revoked in the Trump administration’s crackdown. Part of that effort has been a State Department argument that some students’ actions threaten U.S. foreign policy interests. Nick Schifrin discussed more with former… Continue watching
Apr 22 70% of Holocaust survivors will pass away in the next 10 years, report shows By Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press Eighty years after the Holocaust, more than 200,000 Jewish survivors are still alive, but according to a study 70% of them will be gone within the next 10 years. Continue reading
Apr 22 Trump suspended the refugee program. Why is he inviting white South Africans to find a new home in the U.S.? By Kenichi Serino Trump signed an executive order in February encouraging their resettlement in the United States. As justification, he cited a South African law on land expropriation and affirmative action that he claimed discriminated against Afrikaners, as well as that country bringing… Continue reading
Apr 22 Indian police say gunmen kill at least 20 tourists, wound dozens of others at a Kashmir resort By Aijaz Hussain, Associated Press Police officers also say at least three dozen others were injured, with many in serious condition. Continue reading
Apr 22 Pope Francis’ funeral to be held Saturday, after 3 days lying in state with public viewing By Nicole Winfield, Colleen Barry, Associated Press Francis' appearance from the same loggia where he was introduced to the world as the first pope from the Americas on March 13, 2013, was a fitting bookend to a 12-year papacy that sought to shake up the church and… Continue reading
Apr 22 IMF drops global economic growth forecast amid uncertainty around Trump’s tariffs By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The forecasts are largely in line with many private-sector economists' expectations, though some do fear a recession is increasingly likely. Continue reading
Apr 21 Watch 2:55 Catholics around the globe mourn the death of Pope Francis By Amna Nawaz, Murrey Jacobson, Leila Jackson, Katie Marlow The world is mourning the death of Pope Francis after he passed away at the age of 88. Throughout his papacy, he was often hailed – and sometimes criticized – for his efforts to reshape the church. His death comes… Continue watching
Apr 21 Watch 7:22 A look at Pope Francis’ legacy and focus on social justice By Stephanie Sy, Ryan Connelly Holmes Francis' 12-year papacy was a remarkable one, working in service to the church until the very day before he died. He sought to focus more explicitly on social justice, on climate change and addressing the most marginalized in society. But… Continue watching
Apr 21 Watch 2:51 What’s next for the Catholic Church as it prepares to select its new leader By Geoff Bennett, Malcolm Brabant The death of a pope, and the election of a new pontiff, is adorned with high ritual and elaborate ceremony. For more about how the Catholic Church will celebrate and mourn Pope Francis, and what comes next, Geoff Bennett spoke… Continue watching
Apr 21 Watch 6:44 How Pope Francis made history and reshaped the church in his 12-year papacy By Amna Nawaz For more perspective on the life and legacy of Pope Francis, Amna Nawaz spoke with Rev. Thomas Reese, a senior analyst for Religion News Service and author of “Inside the Vatican: The Politics and Organization of the Catholic Church.”… Continue watching