Oct 09 Inside the U.S. negotiations to free the Oct. 7 hostages By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Madison Staten, Satvi Sunkara, Veronica Vela, Zeba Warsi, Juliet Fuisz, Alexa Gold, Zoie Lambert
World Oct 09 Inside the U.S. negotiations to free the Oct. 7 hostages Before the Oct. 7 attacks, the U.S., Israel and Saudi Arabia were on the brink of a historic agreement. Compass Points moderator Nick Schifrin discusses how close they were to normalization, the rush to release hostages and the U.S. response… By Nick Schifrin
World Oct 09 Watch 5:58 News Wrap: Trump announces diesel deal with Russia In our news wrap Friday, Trump says he struck a deal with Russia for millions of tons of diesel in a bid to lower U.S. energy prices, Katie Zacharia will replace Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary, the Pentagon’s…
Nation Oct 09 Watch 8:13 Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize after long career of investigating war crimes International human rights lawyer Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. The Nobel Committee said it chose her as “institutions of international law are under political attack.” Hours later, the Trump administration sanctioned the International Criminal Court, where… By Nick Schifrin, Veronica Vela
World Oct 09 Trump strikes deal with Putin for Russian diesel in sharp reversal of U.S. policy ahead of midterms President Donald Trump said he has struck a deal to obtain diesel from Russia, a stunning reversal of years of U.S. pressure on Moscow over its war with Ukraine and an attempt to address high fuel prices ahead of the… By Michelle L. Price, Collin Binkley, Associated Press
Oct 09 Legal path seems narrow to challenge livestream of Fort Hood shooter's execution, experts say By Ed White, Claudia Lauer, Associated Press Broadcasting the event worldwide isn't mentioned in the Army rules governing how rare military executions are carried out. But that doesn't mean there is a viable legal path to oppose it by anyone besides Nidal Malik Hasan. Continue reading
Oct 09 The plague never went away. Cases are reported in parts of Africa and the U.S. nearly every year By Associated Press The plague, the rare bacterial infection infamously known for killing tens of millions in 14th-century Europe, never went away. It is now easily treated with antibiotics. Continue reading
Oct 08 Russian strike on Ukrainian public buses leaves dozens dead as blackouts worsen in Kyiv By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press The morning attack occurred next to a bus stop in the war-torn city of Kramatorsk in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, prompting public transport to be suspended in the area. Continue reading
Oct 08 How Moscow's secrecy about a suspected plague case follows a Soviet-era pattern By Associated Press The suspicious death last week of a worker at a research lab in Siberia that has fueled global concerns about suspected pneumonic plague is just the latest example of how leaders in Moscow manage the official narrative that often covers… Continue reading
Oct 08 Watch 3:48 Gulf Coast prepares for landfall as Hurricane Isaias gains power By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas, Katie Marlow Millions along the Gulf Coast are on high alert as Hurricane Isaias gains power and moves closer to land. Isaias is now a Category 2 storm, the first hurricane in the Atlantic basin this year. Forecasters are warning of heavy… Continue watching