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
Aug 02 Watch 8:28 Political clashes over the migrant crisis turn the Mediterranean into a battleground By PBS News Hour So far this year, almost 2,400 migrants have drowned in the Mediterranean. Italy is working to crack down on smugglers who send migrants on a deadly journey to Europe, and put stricter rules around rescue ships. But a group of… Continue watching
Aug 02 Watch 3:42 Arctic journey shows the glaring effects of climate change By PBS News Hour A Finnish icebreaker has completed the Northwest Sea passage, which links the Atlantic and Pacific oceans across the Arctic. The trip, from Vancouver to Greenland’s capital city Nuuk, took 24 days -- a new record, in part because climate change… Continue watching
Aug 02 Read Trump's full statement on why the Russia sanctions bill is 'seriously flawed' By Corinne Segal President Donald Trump signed a bill Wednesday morning that will impose sanctions on Russia but said in a statement that it was "seriously flawed."… Continue reading
Aug 02 5 important stories that have nothing to do with the White House By Erica R. Hendry, Joshua Barajas, Omar Etman, Iman Smith A South African child born with HIV has remained virus-free for nearly nine years, Mississippi police shoot and kill the wrong man while serving a warrant and the Vatican shuts off its fountains. Here are five important stories that likely… Continue reading
Aug 02 Trump signs 'seriously flawed' Russia sanctions bill By Vivian Salma, Associated Press White House officials say President Donald Trump has signed a bill to impose new sanctions on Russia. Continue reading