News Brief: Cuba Without Castro, Trump And Kim, Missouri Gov. Greitens
Cuba is preparing for a new leader. Raul Castro is expected to hand over the presidency to a younger successor. Also, President Trump spoke on Wednesday about a possible meeting with Kim Jong Un.
Trump And North Korea Update
We have the latest on President Trump’s meetings with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and plans for a summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un.
Conservative View On Mike Pompeo At State
CIA Director Mike Pompeo is President Trump’s pick for secretary of state. NPR’s David Greene talks with Noah Rothman, writer for Commentary, about Pompeo’s qualifications.
Cuba’s New President
Cuba is poised for a new leader to take over. For the first time in almost 60 years, it won’t be a member of the Castro family.
Facebook To Offer Users Opt-Outs That Comply With New European Privacy Rules
The social media giant will ask users worldwide if they want to continue sharing data for ads as well as personal information such as political and religious leanings and relationship information.
France’s Macron Likely To Meet Resistance From Merkel On European Reform Proposals
French President Emmanuel Macron visits Berlin Thursday, amid differences between him and German Chancellor Angela Merkel over eurozone reforms.
Even at Starbucks? A conversation grows about hidden racial bias
Videos of two black men leaving a Starbucks in handcuffs last week has confronted many Americans with one of the nation’s most troubling and divisive questions: How deep does racism still run? Half a century after lunch counter sit-ins that cemented t…
Trump, Abe Hold Joint Press Conference, Wrapping Up 2 Days Of Meetings
President Trump and Prime Minister Abe are set to address reporters Wednesday evening as they wind up two days of meetings at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort.
Cuba Will Soon Be Led By Someone Who Is Not A Castro
For the first time since 1959, the communist island of Cuba will not be run by a Castro. On Thursday, Raúl Castro will hand the presidency over to a successor, widely believed to be First Vice President Miguel Díaz-Canel.
Why Bob Corker is bucking GOP tribalism, in a Tennessee tradition
Here’s the rub: Mr. Bredesen is a Democrat. Corker, in fact, was so concerned that the very conservative Congresswoman Blackburn would lose his seat that a few months ago, he floated the idea of running for reelection after all.
Moon shot for peace between the Koreas
In coming weeks, the world’s most heavily armed border, or the line between North and South Korea, could soon be the scene of the greatest peacemaking in 2018. On April 27, Kim Jong-un is expected to cross the 2.5-mile-wide demilitarized zone and beco…
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