Sep 06 Volcanic island in Indonesia erupts, forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights By Tatan Syuflana, Niniek Karmini, Associated Press No casualties were reported and no evacuation order was issued. The nearest settlement is more than 10 miles away, but authorities warned residents and visitors to stay at least 2 miles from the active crater. Continue reading
Sep 05 Why Mexican cartels are increasingly using car bombs and other explosives By María Verza, Associated Press So far this year, Zacatecas has recorded 23 attacks involving explosives, including six involving cars or motorcycles packed with explosives, state Attorney General Cristian Paul Camacho said. Continue reading
Sep 05 Months after ceasefire, Israel and Hezbollah battle over a strategic hill in Lebanon By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press In recent weeks, Ali Taher hill has been the scene of daily shelling and airstrikes by Israel’s military. Hezbollah has repeatedly attacked Israeli forces in the area with drones. Continue reading
Sep 05 U.S.-Venezuela oil deal won't reduce domestic gasoline prices anytime soon, experts say By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact Oil experts told PolitiFact gains for consumers will not materialize any time soon, and would likely take years — long after November’s midterm elections. Continue reading
Sep 05 U.S. strikes 3 Iranian oil tankers after saying warships were targeted with ballistic missiles By Amir Vahdat, Toqa Ezzidin, Cara Anna, Associated Press The strikes — a day after U.S. President Donald Trump sought to minimize the conflict as “small potatoes” — keep up a new tilt back toward fighting after six months of on-again, off-again war. Continue reading
Sep 05 Rescuers in Nepal pull 2 people alive from the debris 10 days after devastating floods By Shristi Kafle, Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press A man was rescued from a hydropower tunnel, according to a social media post by the country’s prime minister’s office, bringing the total to three workers pulled alive from the Trishuli hydropower project. Continue reading
Sep 05 Putin meets with U.S. envoys at the Kremlin for renewed talks on ending the war in Ukraine By Associated Press The envoys' trip comes as both sides escalate aerial attacks, some 4 1/2 years after the Kremlin's invasion of its neighbor. Continue reading
Sep 04 Watch How the U.S. and Canada fell into a feud – and how it could end By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Madison Staten, Satvi Sunkara, Veronica Vela, Zeba Warsi, Juliet Fuisz, Alexa Gold, Sonia Kopelev, Zoie Lambert It’s supposed to be the world’s longest peaceful border, but you wouldn’t know it listening to the country’s leaders. What’s next now that America and Canada, whose economies are intertwined, are on the verge of unwinding? Compass Points moderator Nick… Continue reading
Sep 04 How the U.S. and Canada fell into a feud – and how it could end By Nick Schifrin It’s supposed to be the world’s longest peaceful border, but you wouldn’t know it listening to the country’s leaders. What’s next now that America and Canada, whose economies are intertwined, are on the verge of unwinding? Compass Points moderator Nick… Continue reading
Sep 04 Watch 6:57 News Wrap: 2 men rescued from Nepal tunnel 9 days after catastrophic flood In our news wrap Friday, two men were pulled from a tunnel more than a week after the catastrophic deluge that barreled through Himalayan river valleys, Ukraine's president says a Russian drone struck the headquarters of the country's security service… Continue watching