Americas

USA

Woman's call to 911 for pizza delivery leads to arrest

"This is the wrong number to order a pizza," the dispatcher said, then added shortly after, "I'm getting you now, OK. ... The guy still there?"

22/11/2019

USA

Trump-Zuckerberg 2020? Might as well, says an activist upset by false ads

A series of digital billboard ads were purchased by a professional marketer who also filed papers to run for governor of California so he could run false ads on Facebook.

22/11/2019

USA

Trump-Zuckerberg 2020? Might as well, says a Democrat upset by false ads

A series of digital billboard ads were purchased by a professional marketer who also filed papers to run for governor of California so he could run false ads on Facebook.

22/11/2019

USA

Former CIA Director: We worried arming Ukraine would hand technology to Russian spies

Under Obama the military opposed giving Javelin missiles to Ukraine because of fear Russia would get access to sensitive tech, said ex-CIA chief Brennan."

22/11/2019

USA

Trump hosts heated White House vaping debate

The Friday session, part of which was opened to the press, featured industry representatives openly sparring with public health advocates.

22/11/2019

USA

Former CIA officer sentenced to 19 years for conspiring with Chinese spies

Jerry Chun Shing Lee is the third former U.S. intelligence officer to be convicted in less than a year of conspiring with the Chinese to give them national defense information.

22/11/2019

USA

Fact check: Trump's false claims about Ukraine, DNC server

A day earlier, a key impeachment witness — Trump's former Russia expert — called this conspiracy a "fictional narrative" that serves Moscow's interests.

22/11/2019

Colombia

Latin America protest wave crashes into Colombia

Bolivia, Chile and Ecuador are among Latin American countries to see protests in recent months. Now it's Colombia's turn.

22/11/2019

USA

'Frightening' online transphobia has real-life consequences, advocates say

Social media is "both the best thing" and "also the worst" to happen to the trans community, one transgender advocate said.

22/11/2019

USA

Sacha Baron Cohen slams Facebook as 'greatest propaganda machine in history'

"It only seems fair to say to Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, 'Your product is defective, you are obliged to fix it,'" the actor said in a speech to the Anti-Defamation League.

22/11/2019

USA

Euroviews. Hearings reveal extent of damage Trump's inflicted on our national security ǀ View

These hearings have laid bare just how crippled the staff, systems and structures designed to protect our country really are.

22/11/2019

No Comment

Protests continue in Santiago despite reforms proposals

Protesters clashed violently with vehicles of the security force in Santiago on Thursday when the demonstrations that shook Chile moved to its second month.

22/11/2019

USA

Hearings put the finishing touches on Dems' impeachment story

First Read is your briefing from "Meet the Press" and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.

22/11/2019

USA

Trump trashes impeachment hearings, defends Giuliani's Ukraine dealings

Trump gave his first extensive interview since the House Intelligence Committee wrapped up two weeks of public hearings in its impeachment inquiry.

22/11/2019

Living

Victoria’s Secret cancels annual fashion show as sales sink

Why has the lingerie giant announced this year's spectacle will not go ahead?

22/11/2019

USA

Israel vs. Netanyahu: Corruption charges leave Israel's political survivor facing fight of his life

"I think it's more likely than at any time in the last ten years that Netanyahu is coming to an end of his premiership and leadership," said one analyst.

22/11/2019

USA

Officials handed the House a pile of evidence for impeachment

Analysis: Yet as Democrats move toward a pre-Christmas vote, they still find a wall of Republican loyalists at President Donald Trump's side.

22/11/2019

USA

Trump recasts way U.S. deals with the world. And this is a big deal.

The impeachment process means countries around the world are having to re-think how they deal with the U.S.

22/11/2019

USA

Parents of late U.S. hostage Otto Warmbier chasing North Korean assets

The Warmbiers have claimed that their college student son, Otto, was tortured by North Korea after being convicted in 2016 of trying to steal a propaganda poster and imprisoned for months.

22/11/2019

USA

Musk unveils 'bulletproof' electric Tesla truck, but window cracks

A sledgehammer swung at the door had no effect, but when a metal sphere was hurled against the window, it shattered. "Room for improvement," Musk joked.

22/11/2019

USA

Email shows Trump admin plans to expand 'Remain in Mexico' policy to Arizona border

An internal email obtained by NBC News reveals plans to expand the "Remain in Mexico" policy for asylum seekers to the Tucson, Arizona, sector on Friday.

22/11/2019

Bolivia

Was Bolivia's ousting of Morales a coup by the US for lithium?

Euronews worked with experts to debunk a conspiracy theory claiming the ousting of Morales was orchestrated by the United States to control the exploitation of lithium in the country.

21/11/2019

USA

House Democrats ask Supreme Court to let them get hold of Trump financial documents

The House Oversight Committee issued a subpoena in April for the records.

21/11/2019

USA

'Climate emergency' is Oxford Dictionaries' 2019 word of the year

Usage of the term is up 10,789 percent over the previous year, according to the dictionary's data.

21/11/2019

USA

Michael Bloomberg files paperwork to enter 2020 Democratic primary

But the former New York City mayor's team said that he still had not officially decided to join the race.

21/11/2019

USA

Iranians grapple with internet outages amid protests

At its lowest point, Iran's connectivity to the outside world fell to 4 percent of ordinary levels, according to the non-profit group Netblocks.

21/11/2019