And we ll hear about what that may mean for public health and we ll get the view from the military who are working without pay also dozens of women abused by former USA Gymnastics Dr Larry Nasser have been testifying at his sentencing hearing. Testimony made headlines and she joins us with her story plus what you get when you connect Ricky Martin and a superfan reporter stay tuned to find out it s Sunday January 21st 2800 news. From n.p.r. News in Washington and Barbara vice president Pence is in the Middle East he met with Jordan s King Abdullah today who called the u.s. Decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel s capital a potential major source of instability later pence delivered a message to troops at a military installation near the Syrian border as N.P.R. s Tamara Keith reports the vice president used the occasion to slam congressional Democrats over the government shutdown Pence s remarks largely focused on the fight against ISIS but near the end he turned to the government sh
With the B.B.C. News President Trump has threatened to cut financial aid to the Palestinians accusing them of being unwilling to talk peace with Israel Peter Bowes has more details President Trump has long said that he wanted to broker peace in the Middle East calling it the ultimate deal but in his latest tweets he acknowledges that the process is deadlocked and he threatens to cut off United States aid money to the Palestinian Authority he says with the Palestinians no longer willing to talk peace why should we make any of these massive future payments to them late last year the president announced that the U.S. Considered Jerusalem the capital of Israel and would move its embassy there Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said the announcement destroyed Mr Trump s credibility as a Middle East peace broker President Trump has also tweeted a warning to Kim Jong un saying his red nuclear button is bigger and more powerful than that of the North Korean leader and it works it follows Mr Kim
Why they re asking Congress to make their testimony public a Morning Edition from n.p.r. . News. President Trump used Twitter to lash out in 2 different directions yesterday I m Rachel Martin and I m also Chang we ll hear reaction to those tweets Also the latest from Iran as anti-government protests continue there and after passing tax legislation at the end of last year President Trump is looking to fill another campaign promise tackling the trade deficit with China it s Wednesday January 3rd happy birthday to Brian Clay the American decathlete and a limpid gold medalist turns 38 years old today. The news is next. Live from n.p.r. News in Washington encore of a coalmine the Senate returns to work today and the Chamber will get 2 new members N.P.R. s Jessica Taylor reports there are 2 Democrats Minnesota s Tina Smith And Alabama s Doug Jones Jones comes to Washington following his upset victory last month of a controversial Republican right more now Jones narrows the g.o.p. Senate maj
In the southeast parts of Florida and Georgia may get significant ice making roadways extremely dangerous after the storm passes even colder air will sweep into the East Coast there s been a verbal escalation between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong un Trump is warning in a tweet the u.s. Has nuclear arsenal is quote bigger and more powerful than North Korea s N.P.R. s Scott Neuman has more in a tweet late Tuesday Trump appeared to taunt Kim saying that quote Someone should tell the North Korean leader that quote I too have a nuclear button but it is a much bigger and more powerful one than his Despite the harsh words coming from Washington Pyongyang said Tuesday it would reestablish a long dormant hotline with the South and Seoul reciprocated with an offer to hold high level talks with the North Scott Newman n.p.r. News Washington the leader of the militant group Boko Haram has released a new video he claims responsibility for a series of attacks in northeastern Niger
Hello and welcome to News Day from the b.b.c. World Service with Lawrence Paul Hollywood stars are among 300 actors writers and directors have launched a campaign to fight structural harassment in the film industry and other workplaces time s up it s been a police stations in Iran have been attacked by anti-government protesters a policeman reported to have been shot dead so is this a turning point in this wave of unrest or to pivot to. Brutal suppression of the way there for example. Also what will the world do now that China will no longer import its rubbish Matthew Kenyon with the. Premier League fixture list is a disaster area for Christmas and New Year according to Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola. Blast from the recent past. All of that after the latest world news. As with the b.b.c. News career has proposed high level talks with Pyongyang a day after the North Korean leader Kim Jong un said he was open to dialogue between the 2 states the south unification minister suggested