Apr 04 Dozens dead after suspected gas attack in rebel-held Syrian town By Larisa Epatko A humanitarian group said a suspected chemical attack in rebel-held Idlib province in northern Syria on Tuesday killed at least 58 people, including 11 children. Continue reading
Apr 04 U.S. cites abortion provision in cutting off UN agency funding By Josh Lederman, Associated Press The Trump administration is cutting off U.S. funding to the United Nations agency for reproductive health under an abortion-related provision in a law that Democratic and Republican administrations have used as a cudgel in the global culture wars. Continue reading
Apr 03 5 important stories that don't have anything to do with politics By Erica R. Hendry, Iman Smith, Joshua Barajas, Laura Santhanam before the latest chapter in the Russian investigation threatens to wrestle control of the 24-hour news cycle, here are five important stories that may not have shown up in your Facebook feed. Continue reading
Apr 03 Watch 7:53 Rebooting U.S.-Egypt relations, human rights concerns become a private matter By PBS News Hour President Trump did something on Monday that his predecessor never did: welcome Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to the White House. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner reports, while John Yang talks to Michele Dunne of the Carnegie Endowment for… Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch 3:11 From the ashes of Aleppo, a sound of hope By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, it was an image of Aleppo, Syria, that went viral: a man listening to a gramophone in his bombed-out home. The photographer explains how he captured the image. Continue watching
Apr 03 Ecuador's ruling leftist party celebrates win as opposition alleges fraud By Meredith Lee Ecuador's leftist ruling party candidate Lenin Moreno celebrated a narrow victory Monday following a contentious presidential run-off election, preserving the small, Andean nation's status as one of South America's remaining populist strongholds. Continue reading
Apr 03 Trump says U.S. will forge a 'great bond' with Egypt By Vivian Salama, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The president who loves generals met Monday with the general-turned-president. Continue reading
Apr 03 Blast on metro in St. Petersburg, Russia kills at least 14 By News Desk An explosion on a train at a St. Petersburg, Russia, subway station killed at least 14 people and injured dozens on Monday afternoon. Continue reading
Apr 03 Kushner arrives in Iraq with Joint Chiefs chairman for visit By Associated Press BAGHDAD — President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, flew to Iraq with the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford on Monday. Continue reading
Apr 02 Trump says U.S. is prepared to act alone on North Korea By Catherine Lucey, Associated Press President Donald Trump says that the United States is prepared to act alone if China does not take a tougher stand against North Korea's nuclear program. Continue reading