Jan 21 Heads of TSA, Coast Guard fired on Trump's first full day in office By Josh Funk, Associated Press President Donald Trump moved quickly to remake the Department of Homeland Security Tuesday, firing the heads of the Transportation Security Administration and Coast Guard before their terms are up and eliminated all the members of a key aviation security advisory… Continue reading
Jan 21 Palestinians return to rubble in 'ghost towns' of Gaza By Tia Goldenberg, Abdel Kareem Hana, Associated Press Palestinians in Gaza are confronting an apocalyptic landscape of devastation after a ceasefire paused more than 15 months of fighting. Continue reading
Jan 21 Trump executive order suspends U.S. foreign assistance for 90 days By Matthew Lee, Associated Press It was not immediately clear how much assistance would initially be affected by the Monday order as funding for many programs has already been appropriated by Congress and is obligated to be spent, if not already spent. Continue reading
Jan 21 Rubio meets with Quad countries on Day 1 as secretary of state By David Rising, Associated Press Secretary of State Marco Rubio is meeting with his counterparts from a group of countries known as the Quad, which is made up of the United States plus India, Japan and Australia, representing nearly 2 billion people and more than… Continue reading
Jan 21 Billionaires' wealth soared in 2024, at least five trillionaires expected in next decade, anti-poverty group says By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press The anti-poverty group Oxfam International's latest report on global inequality is calling for caps on CEO pay, better salaries for workers, and echoes former President Joe Biden's call for higher taxes on the wealthiest to get them to pay their… Continue reading
Jan 21 Taliban says 2 Americans held in Afghanistan freed in prisoner exchange By Associated Press Afghanistan's Taliban government has announced the release of two Americans in a prisoner exchange. Continue reading
Jan 21 Hotel fire at ski resort in Turkey leaves at least 66 dead and 51 injured By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press Turkey's interior minister says a fire that broke out at a hotel at a popular ski resort has killed at least 66 people and injured at least 51 other people. Continue reading
Jan 21 Israel's top general resigns over Oct. 7 failures as military launches major operation in West Bank By Melanie Lidman, Aref Tufaha, Associated Press Israel's top general has resigned, citing the security and intelligence failures related to Hamas' surprise attack that triggered the war in the Gaza Strip. Continue reading
Jan 20 Watch 6:06 Former NATO chief Stoltenberg on how the world is responding to Trump's return By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi President Trump vowed that the State Department will have an "America first" foreign policy. Nick Schifrin discussed how the world is responding to Trump's inauguration with Jens Stoltenberg, the most recent secretary general of NATO who will become the chairman… Continue watching
Jan 20 Watch 4:18 News Wrap: 3 Israeli hostages released as ceasefire appears to be holding By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, Israeli hostages have been reuniting with loved ones as a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas appears to be holding, humanitarian aid trucks are flowing into Gaza as part of the agreement, a British teen pleaded… Continue watching