Now to the Northern Caribbean, where island dwellers have spent a week amid smashed ruins, with no power and reports of fighting over food. The president of France visited St. Barts today, after spending the night on a cot on St. Martin. British fore

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In another major story today: An earthquake shook Central Mexico, knocking down buildings and killing at least 61 people. The quake measured 7.1 and was centered about 75 miles southeast of Mexico City. Richard Ensor is the Mexico City bureau chief f

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Yesterday's earthquake in Mexico was the second in less than two weeks and brought back memories of the terrible tremor that hit 30 years to the day yesterday. So many are asking about why the country and region seem more prone to these earthquakes.

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It's early Saturday morning in Ocuilan, Mexico and Faustino Jimenez hopes he won't be delivering more bad news. He's an volunteer engineer, trained by the Mexican civil defense force. Hundreds of homes have been damaged or destroyed in this area. Jim

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Puerto Rico is not alone in coping with the aftermath of two hurricanes. The U.S. Virgin Islands were also left in ruin. I spoke a short time ago with Governor Kenneth Mapp, and began by asking about where things stand there. We're moving out of resc

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But now let's return to the resignation of Tom Price, and similar questions being raised about other members of the Trump Cabinet. Price stepped down after it was revealed he spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on private airplane flights for hims

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There is new information today about Russia obtaining highly classified information about how the U.S. military protects its computer networks and how it conducts electronic spying. Hari Sreenivasan has that story. The Wall Street Journal reports on

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We remember now some of the victims of the tragedy in Las Vegas. They were mothers and fathers, siblings and teachers, veterans and colleagues. Here are 12 of the 59 people who died in Sunday's shooting, and what co-workers, friends, and loved ones h

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Hurricane Maria destroyed Puerto Rico's power grid, but it turns out Puerto Rico's power company was in deep trouble before the storm struck two weeks ago. Reuters reporter Jessica Resnick-Ault has reported on that side of the story. She joins me now

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Thirteen killed, scores more hurt, two arrests, grim results of today's attack in Barcelona, where a speeding vehicle vaulted a sidewalk and drove down its victims. It follows similar attacks across Europe, and, last weekend, in Charlottesville, Virg

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Defense Secretary James Mattis said today that a reduction in U.S. troops participating in joint military exercises with South Korea this week is not related to increased tensions with North Korea. More than 17,000 U.S. troops are expected to be a pa

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But first, war games in Korea. For decades, the U.S. and South Koreans have practiced military exercises, often involving tens of thousands of troops and massive firepower. The U.S. says they're designed to enhance readiness and maintain stability. T

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During the Cold War, the U.S. military built an elaborate system to control the thousands of nuclear weapons in this country. There are many checks and balances, no officers who work with intercontinental ballistic missiles, nuclear armed aircraft, o

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Nine years ago, when Hurricane Ike caused $30 billion of property damage in the Houston and Galveston area, it was a wakeup call. But according to the report Hell or High Water, published last year by ProPublica and the Texas Tribune, Houston did not

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For another view on the soggy ground in Texas, I spoke a short time ago to Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a Democrat. She has represented downtown Houston for more than two decades. The congresswoman has not been able to access her own home due to

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The U.S. and its Asian allies are trading barbs in the wake of North Korea's latest missile test early today. Nick Schifrin has our report. It was an alarming way to wake up, 6:00 a.m. on Japan's Hokkaido Island, and the air raid sirens go off as a N

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And the Associated Press now confirms that the death toll from Harvey has risen to 12. But as we focus on Texas and Louisiana, nature is also taking a devastating toll elsewhere. Heavy monsoons are paralyzing Mumbai, India, right now. More than 1,200

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The outpouring of people helping those in need has been enormous in Houston over the past few days. One example is a group of restauranteurs and chefs who got together to supply food to both victims and first-responders. Houston Public Media's Tomeka

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But first: Two days after North Korea's sixth nuclear test, the war of words and the war games continued today. But President Trump's recent statements targeting South Korea have led to growing concerns there. William Brangham reports. South Korean w

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Weeks of fiery rhetoric and escalating threats over North Korea are showing signs of cooling, at least for the day. In Washington, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the U.S. is interested in dialogue. And, in Pyongyang, the tone of Kim Jong-un's

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