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US, China make threats going into high-stakes trade talks

U.S. and Chinese negotiators are to resume trade talks Thursday just hours before the United States is set to raise tariffs on Chinese imports in a dramatic escalation of tensions.

North Korea fires 2 missiles in possible new warning

North Korea on Thursday fired two suspected short-range missiles from the country’s western area, South Korea said, the North’s second weapons launch in the last five days.

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Pope Francis mandates reporting of sex abuse to church, not police

Pope Francis issued a groundbreaking new church law Thursday requiring all Catholic priests and nuns around the worldto report clergy sexual abuse and cover-ups by their superiors to church authorities, in a new effort to hold the Catholichierarchy accountable for failing to protect their flocks.

Donald Trump Jr. subpoenaed by Senate Intelligence Committee

The committee has renewed interest in talking to President Donald Trump’s eldest son after Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, testified earlier this year.

Americans wait untold years for loved ones trying to reach US

Eight-year-old Mutaz cries when he sees his classmates with their mothers at teacher conferences. His 9-year-old brother, Adel, gets into trouble at school.

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