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May 21, 2016
• New Clues in EgyptAir Investigation; Charles De Gaulle Airport Security Ramped Up; Latest from Presidential Campaign Trail. Aired 2- 2:30a ET
• Latest on EgyptAir Crash Investigation; Trump and Clinton Spar over Gun Rights. Aired Midnight-12:30a ET
• U.S. Official: Taliban Leader Likely Killed in Drone Strike; First Images Show Life Vest, Wreckage, Jet Seats; Egypt Mourns Lives Lost in Egyptair Plane Crash; Clinton to Target Trump, NRA in Speech; Taliban Leader Likely Killed in Strike. Aired 7-8p ET
• U.S. Official: Taliban Leader Likely Killed in Drone Strike; New Audio Released From Cockpit of EgyptAir Flight; Taliban Leader Killed by U.S. Drone Strike; EgyptAir, Terrorism, Keeping the World Safe; Clinton Speaks Out on Trump, Guns, NRA. Aired 5-6p ET
• New Audio Released from Egyptair Cockpit; U.S. Official: Taliban Leader Likely Killed in Drone Strike. Aired 4-5p ET
• U.S. Navy Scours the Mediterranean Sea in Search For The EgyptAir Flight 804; Donald Trump Quickly Fired Off On Twitter Blaming Terrorism and Lack Of Security; Donald Trump Has Endorsement by the NRA. Aired 3-4p ET
• France: Plane Sent Smoke Alerts Just Before Crash; Trump, Clinton Appeal to Hispanic Christians in New Videos. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• First Audio Transmissions From Egypt air flight 804 Was Released; Charlie Sykes Received Some Unexpected Mail Friday Morning; Oklahoma Vetoed A Bill Criminalizing Abortion Procedures. Aired 1-2p ET
• France: "No Theory Ruled Out" In EgyptAir Crash; First Images Of Debris From EgyptAir Flight; Clinton: EgyptAir Crash Appears To Be Terrorism; Clinton: Trump Not Qualified; Bernie Sanders Rips The Superdelegate System; Interview with Congressman Brendan Boyle. Aired 12-1p ET
• Egypt: Plane Debris Found; France: Plane Sent Smoke Alerts Just Before Crash; New Images Emerge Of EgyptAir Debris; France: "No Theory Ruled Out" In EgyptAir Crash; Trump On NRA Endorsement: "It's A Fantastic Honor"; Libertarian Gary Johnson Polling At 10 Percent; First Audio Of EgyptAir Pilot Released. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Debris of EgyptAir Plane Found; Speculation Continues on Cause of EgyptAir Plane Crash; Donald Trump Endorsed for President by NRA; Interview with Libertarian Party Presidential Candidate Gary Johnson. Aired 10-11a ET


May 20, 2016
• Search for EgyptAir 804 Continues; Egyptian Aviation Minister Says Possibly Terrorism; US Presidential Candidates Talk about Flight 804. Aired 3-4a ET
• EgyptAir Search Intensifies, Terror Suspected; Flight 804 Family Members Wait and Hope for Answers; Egypt Not Always Quick to Point Finger at Terrorism; Confusion, Contradictions on EgyptAir Flight 804; EgyptAir Search Intensifies, Terror Suspected; Competency of Flight 804 Defended; Presidential Candidates Argue over EgyptAir Flight 804 Disappearance; Flight 804 Family Members Wait and Hope for Answers. Aired 2-3a ET
• EgyptAir Search Intensifies, Terror Suspected; Presidential Candidates Argue over EgyptAir Flight 804 Disappearance; Flight 804 Family Members Wait and Hope for Answers. Aired 1-2a ET
• More Questions than Answers for EgyptAir Flight 804; Speculation that EgyptAir Flight Targeted by Terrorism; Conflict High Between Sanders and Clinton; Donald Trump on EgyptAir Crash. Aired 12- 1a ET
• Incident at White House Examined. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• EgyptAir Crash Investigation; Trump Gets NRA Endorsement. Aired 15-15:30p ET
• U.S. Navy Helps in Recovery of Downed Airliner; The Search for EgyptAir's Black Boxes; Trump Address NRA Convention on Guns. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Charles de Gaulle Airport Changes; EgyptAir Investigation; Egypt's Tourism Minister on Crash; U.S. Navy Aids in Search. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Egypt Air Flight 804 Debris Is Discovered; French Interior Ministry Doing Its Own Investigating and Security Tightening; Clinton says Trump is Not Qualified To Be President. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Plane Debris Found; Family of Victims Speaking Out; Interview with Representative Lynn Westmoreland; U.S. Navy Assisting in Search for Debris. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• EgyptAir Plane Debris Found; Trump Speaks at NRA; Clinton Gives her Bluntest Assessment Yet Trump. Aired 9:30-10:00a ET
• Passenger Belongings, Plane Debris Found; Family Members Mourn Loss of Relatives; Security Ramps Up at Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 19, 2016
• Greek and Egyptian Rescue Crews Searching for Missing EgyptAir Plane; Egyptian Aviation Official Believes Plane Possibly Crashed Into the Sea. Aired 3-4a ET
• Egyptian Air Flight 804 Disappears from Radar; Authorities and Analysts Unsure of Cause; 66 Aboard Now Missing. Aired 2-3a ET
• EgyptAir Flight From Paris To Cairo Goes Missing; Missing EgyptAir Jet Is An Airbus A320; Reuters: Officials Believe EgyptAir Plane Crashed Into. Aired 1-2a ET
• EgyptAir Airline Missing over Mediterranean Sea; Searching for Signs of Missing Plane. Aired Midnight-1a ET
• U.S. Officials: Early Theory Bomb Took Down Jet; Egypt: Terror More Likely Than Technical Issue; EgyptAir: We Have Found The Plane's Wreckage. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• More Analysis of Clinton Interview; EgyptAir Jet Crashes; Clinton Says Trump Unqualified to Be President. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• EgyptAir Flight 804 Wreckage Found; Terrorism Believed Responsible for EgyptAir Flight 804 Crash. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Conclusion of Hillary Clinton Interview; Discussion of Interview. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Egypt Air investigation leaning toward terrorism. Authorities seek black boxes; Trump meets with top lawmakers. Aired 10:30-11a
• EgyptAir Flight 804 Crashes into Mediterranean Sea. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Charles de Gaulle Airport Investigation; EgyptAir Communication; Rift Widens Between Democrats and Sanders. Aired 9:30- 10a ET
• EgyptAir Flight 804 Crashes into Mediterranean Sea; Aired 9- 9:30a ET


May 18, 2016
• Clinton Wins Tight Kentucky Contest; Trump Wins Oregon; Chaos in Nevada Convention; Queen Elizabeth to Open Parliament Today; Brexit Vote on June 23. Aired 3-4a ET
• Clinton Barely Wins Kentucky, Sanders Takes Oregon. Aired 2-3a ET
• Did Not Air 1-2a ET
• Did Not Air 12-1a ET
• Party Divides: Chaos Erupts In Democratic Contest; George Lopez On Trump And His Supporters; George Lopez Remembers His Friend, Prince. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Hillary, Bernie Split Primaries; Trump Unveils Potential Supreme Court Nominees. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trumps Says He'd Talk with N. Korean Leader; Trump Releases Names of Supreme Court Picks; White House Responds to Trump Supreme Court List. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Sanders Pushes On; Romney Ends Third Party Recruiting. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Girl Escapes Boko Haram, First Of The 276 taken From Their School Two Years Ago; Suicide Bombings in Baghdad Aimed At Civilians; Democratic Chairwoman Receives Death Threats Following Chaotic Convention; Mark Zuckerberg to Meet With top GOP Members; TSA Sending Additional Officers to Chicago Following Mass Complaints About Wait Times. Aired 10:30-11a
• Clinton, Sanders Split Primary Wins; Fears Sanders Revolt Could Disrupt Dems Convention; Interview with Brian Fallon; Trump Open to Talks with North Korea; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• School Girl Rescued; Democratic Party Anger; Overtime Eligibility; Queen Opens Parliament; Russian Athletes Doping. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Clinton, Sanders Split Primary Wins; Fears Sanders Revolt Could Disrupt Dems Convention; Trump: I Would Speak With North Korean Leader. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 17, 2016
• Trump Fights with New York Times; Clinton and Trump Take Shots at Each Other; Sanders Tries to Remain in the Race; Record-Breaking Athlete's Painful Past; US and Other World Powers Willing to Arm Libyan Troops to Fight ISIS; South African Gay Rugby Club Breaking Stereotypes; O'Hare Airport Experiencing Major Delays. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump Accuses "NY Time" of Libel; Clinton Spars with Trump, Tries to Outrun Sanders; Iraqi Forces Fight to Retake Towns from ISIS; U.N. Pushing for Nationwide Reconciliation in Syria; NASA: April Warming Month on Record; LGBT Community Lives in Fear after Bangladesh Murders; Man Finds Silver Lining after Manchester United Game Postponed after Bomb Scare; First Gay Rugby Club in South Africa Is Challenging Stereotypes. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump: New York Times "Lied" In "Hit Piece"; New Political Ad Uses Trump's Words Against Him; Clinton Running Campaign Against Sanders And Trump; NY Times Defends Story on Trump, Women; First Successful Penis Transplant in U.S.; State Department Warning on Travel to North Korea; Article Intelligence Creates New Concerns about Privacy. Aired 1-2a ET
• World Leaders Consider Arming Libyan Military to Fight ISIS; Trump and Women; Trump VP Search; Human Trafficking Survivor Sets Records. Aired Midnight-1a ET
• Speculation Grows Over Clinton, Trump VP Picks; Secret Conservative Group Conflicted on Trump; Baghdad Terror Attacks, Signs of ISIS Desperation; Aides to Trump, Ryan to Meet On Policy Shaping; Secretive Conservatives "Slow Walk" Trump Support; Woman Would be Youngest Elected to Congress; 25-Year-OLd Aims To Take Millennial View To Congress; Is ISIS Shifting Tactics in Iraq? Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump's Women Problem; Hillary Clinton's Running Mate?; Oregon and Kentucky Vote. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Ex Obama Aide Calls Trump Hire "Bad News" for Dems; Clinton Mocks Trump in Hypothetical Debate; Mark Cuban: If Trump Elected President Stocks Will Tank; Long Security Lines Continue at Airports. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• New Pro-Clinton Ad; Sanders Revolt; Convention Chari Threats; Trump Hires Pollster. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Clinton Mocks Trump; One-Year Anniversary of Texas Biker Shootout Sees New Information; Rising Oil Prices Driving Up Airline Fuel Costs; TSA Works to Reduce Wait Times. Aired 10:30-11a
• Voters Head to the Polls in Oregon and Kentucky; John Kasich Not Yet Ready to Endorse Trump; Pro-Clinton General Election Ads Target Trump; Clinton Looks to Stop Sanders' Winning Streak. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Attacks Rock Baghdad; Libya Requests Weapons; Trump's Alma Mater; Amtrak Train Investigation. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Clinton, Sanders Fight for Oregon and Kentucky; Trump Seeks to Galvanize GOP Support; Pro-Clinton General Election Ads Target Trump; Clinton Looks to Stop Sanders' Winning Streak. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 16, 2016
• ISIS Suicide Bombers Attack Gas Plant Outside of Baghdad; Training Device Forces Evacuation of Manchester United's Stadium; Holy Christian Site May Soon Be More Accessible to Visitors; Ukrainian Cargo Plane Arrives in Australia. Aired 3-4a ET
• Bomb Scare at Manchester United's Old Trafford Stadium; ISIS Claims Responsibility for Attack on Iraq Gas Plant; Boko Haram Focus of Security Summit in Nigeria; Clinton Hints at Husband's Role in Her Administration; Trump's Challenges with Women Could Get Worse; Arrest in Bangladesh Machete Death; Philippines President-Elect's Son Will Keep Low Profile; El Chapo's Return to Juarez Prison; Chinese Girl Band Faces Backlash over Cultural Revolution Songs. Aired 2-3a ET
• Manchester Police: Suspected Bomb A Training Device; ISIS Assaults Gas Plant Near Baghdad; McGurk: Coalition Is Countering ISIS On Social Media; Trump: Britain Won't Be "Back Of The Queue" In Trade; Trump Not Considering Rubio As Running Mate; Trump Calls Clinton "Enabler" Of Her Husband; Arrest in Bangladesh Machete Attack; Bangladesh Hit Hard by Storms, Lightening; Chinese Girl Band Faces Backlash over Cultural Revolution Songs; Woman Escapes Modern-Day Slavery in Japan; Ukraine's Eurovision Win Sparks Backlash. Aired 1-2a ET
• Manchester United Season Finale Evacuated for Suspected Explosive Device; Suicide Blast Kills 30 in Yemen; Gas Plant Attack in Iraq; NYT Runs Story on Donald Trump's Treatment of Women; Suspect Arrested in Bangladesh for Hacking Deaths; Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg Talks About Life After Husband's Death. Aired 12-1a ET
• Facebook Controversy Discussed; NTSB Completes Report on Amtrak Northeast Corridor Derailment Last Year in Philadelphia; Trump: Hillary Clinton Says Bill Clinton Would Work to Revitalize Economy; Refugees Will Plan Next 9/11 Attack; Obama: Court Vacancy Led To Contraception Punt. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Bill Clinton's Role in Hillary Administration?; John Kasich Speaks Out; Donald Trump's History With Women. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Chaos Erupts at Nevada Democratic Convention; Romney Seeks Candidate to Run 3rd Party Against Trump; "NY Times" Article on Women Doesn't Seem to Affect Trump; Waco Biker Shootout Survivors Share Stories; Prince's Bodyguard Says No Way Prince Addicted to Pain Killers. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• NY Times: Women Tell Of Trump's Unwelcome Advances; Trump's Ex: New York Times Owes Me An Apology; Cokie Roberts Talks New Book On Women In Washington. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Is America Seeking an Immoral President?; Supreme Court Sends Obamacare Mandate Back Without Decision; Warren Buffett's Investment Company Purchases $1 Billion of Apple Stock. Aired 10:30-11:00a
• Woman in New York Times Piece on Trump Disputes Story; Democrats Fight Shifts to Kentucky and Oregon Ahead of Primaries; Hillary Clinton Turns to Husband Bill. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• VP Guessing Game Begins for Clinton and Trump; Facebook CEO to Meet with Conservative Leaders; Juarez Residents Worry Over El Chapo's Return; Fake Bomb Causes Soccer Match Postponement. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Obama Attacks Trump in Commencement Speech; Trump Strikes Back at New York Times Article on How He Treats Women; ISIS Claims Responsibility For Gas Plant Attack; Christians Under Threat Across Country; Clinton Woos Kentucky Voters Ahead Of Primary. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 15, 2016
• Gas Plant Outside Iraq's Capital Attacked by ISIS; Delegate Math Shows Difficult Road for Sanders; Eurovision Results Ruffling Political Feathers; Cuba's LGBT Community Still Faces Challenges; Ferguson Police Chief on Healing Racial Divides; Trump's Chinese Supporters; A Look at Potential VP Picks. Aired 5-6a ET
• ISIS Claims Responsibility for Gas Plant Attack; Ukraine Celebrating Eurovision Win; Clinton Targets Trump on Tax Returns; Kenya to Close Refugee Camps; Cuba Hosts Gay Pride Parade; Healing the Racial Divide in America; Bruges Brewery Finds Beer Solution. Aired 4- 5a ET
• Russia Unhappy with Ukraine's Winning Eurovision Song; Transparency and Tax Returns; Healing America's Racial Divide; Cuba and the LGBT Community; Bruges and the Underground Beer Pipeline; Second Skin to Fight Wrinkles. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Political Controversy at Eurovision; Donald Trump Refuses to Release Tax Returns; Do Bernie Sanders' Numbers Add Up?; Potential for Cyclone Across Sri Lanka and Southern India. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• Political Controversy at Eurovision Song Contest; The Battle Against Boko Haram; Sanders Ambitious Heading into This Week's Primaries; Bruge's Beer Supply Business. Aired 12-12:30a ET
• Aide: Trump Will Release Taxes After Audit; Iraqi Government in Turmoil as ISIS Violence Spikes; Democrats Battle for Kentucky's Delegates; Inside the Texas Shootout; Cops Build Bridges with Community Policing. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump, Biden Attend Same Ceremony in Philly; Republicans Recruiting for Third-Party Candidate?; 10 Killed in ISIS Attack on Baghdad Gas Plant; Juarez, Mexico Residents Struggle to Fix Violent Image; Former Trump Protege Speaks Out; Donald Trump, the Flip- Flopper?; Pope Francis Calls for Study of Female Deacons; Aired 5-6p ET
• Longtime Friend Of Donald Trump Discusses The Man Behind The Campaign; Trump Trying To Walk Back His Muslim Ban; Trump Continues "Unity Tour". Aired 4-5p ET
• Reports of Third-Party Recruiting Amid GOP Unity Pact; Sanders Predicts Win in Kentucky; At Least 10 Killed on Baghdad Gas Plant Explosion; Interview with Louise Sunshine; Obama Delivers Rutgers Graduation Speech; Biden and Attend College Graduation Ceremony in Pennsylvania; Pope Francis Opens Door to Female Deacons. Aired 3-4p ET
• Reports Of Third-Party Recruiting Amid GOP Unity Pact; Clinton, Sanders Battle For Kentucky's 55 Delegates; ISIS Attacks Kill More Than 100 In Iraq In The Last Week; Trump Protege: He Looks For Trustworthy Talent; Juarez Confronts Violent Past After Drug Lord's Arrival. Aired 2-3p ET


May 14, 2016
• Trump Denies Posing As His Own Publicist; Europe Sees Rise in Nationalist Politics; Sanders Pins Hope on Contested Convention; Nigeria Hosts Regional Security Summit; Bin Laden's Son Calls for Jihad on U.S.; U.S. Directs Schools on Bathroom Choice. Aired 4-5a ET
• Trump Denies Posing As His Own Publicist; Clinton Holding Fire on Trump's Attacks; U.S. Tells Schools to Allow Bathroom Choice; bin Laden's Son Calls for Jihad on U.S.; Brazil's Interim President Calls for Unity; Veteran Graduates from USC at 96. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Trump Denies Posing As His Own Publicist; ISIS Declares State of Emergency in Raqqah; Bin Laden's Son Calls for Jihad on U.S.; Brazil's Interim President Calls for Unity; Invictus Swimmer Thanks Hospital; Stage Set for Eurovision Finale. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• Trump Denies Posing As His Own Publicist; Clintons Deny Allegations of Wrongdoing; South Africa Allows Class Action against Gold Industry; Philippines Elects Transgender Person; Aired 12-12:30a ET
• Eight Dead in Texas Charter Bus Crash; Trump Denies Posing As His Own Publicist; States Fire Back Against Transgender Guidelines; Remembering Lee McCollum; Working Class Americans Shaping the Race; Trump Admirers in China; Inside the Texas Biker Brawl. Aired 7-8p ET
• Trump Denies Posing as Publicist; Trump Camp Faces New Dilemmas Amid GOP Unity Pact; States Fire Back Against Transgender Guidelines; Dan Quayle on Possible Trump Running Mate; The Most Dangerous Biker Group after 1 Year Waco Biker Shootout; Women on TV May Face Online Harassment. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Camp Faces New Dilemmas; Trump on Tax Returns; Fighting for Campaign Cash; Trump Seeking to Unify GOP. Aired 4-5p ET
• Leaked Audio From 1990s May Pose New Problem For Trump Campaign; Trump Still Has Not Released Tax Returns; Federal Transgender Bathroom Guidelines Extended To School Locker Rooms, Have Many State Officials Outraged; ISIS Declares State Of Emergency Of Sorts In Raqqa; Does Bernie Sanders Have A Mathematical And Realistic Chance? Aired 3-4p ET
• Donald Trump on the Defense on 1991 Videotape, Taxes; ISIS Declaring State of Emergency?; Delegate Math Not in Sanders' Favor; Trump Popularity in China; Inside the Texas Biker Brawl. Aired 1-2p ET
• Trump On His Tax Rate: "None Of Your Business"; GOP Thaws But Trump Faces New Dilemmas; Trump Denies Posing As His Own Publicist; Target Doubles Down On Transgender Rights Stance; States Fire Back At New Transgender Guidance; Former Chicago Gang Member Turned Aspiring College Student Shot. Aired 12-1p ET
• Trump's Butler Under Investigation for Threats Against Obama; Trump Says He'll Release Taxes Once Audit Is Done; White House Directive on Transgender Bathrooms; ISIS Declares State of Emergency; Bin Laden's Son Calls For Attacks On U.S., Israel; Former Senator: Time To Reopen 9/11 Inquiry; Agency Hiring 768 More Officers To Handle Long Lines. Aired 11a-12p ET
• TSA Grappling With Long Airport Lines; Clinton Slams Trump Over Taxes In New Ad; Trump Denies Posing As His Own Publicist; Trump's Ex- Butler Calls For Obama To Be Killed; GOP Thaws On Trump As He Faces New Dilemmas; Young People Talk About New Transgender Bathroom Rights; Trump Sparks Voting "Urgency" Among Latinos; Growing Number Of Latino Voters Could Swing Election; Project Mercy Builds 1,250 Homes For Those In Need. Aired 10-11a ET


May 13, 2016
• Rousseff Condemns Impeachment Efforts as Coup; Trump and Ryan Meet; Sweden Gears Up fior Eurovision Song Contest; Latest on Brussels Terror Attack Investigation; Nepal Tourism Gets a Break; Canadian Professor Says Rio Not Safe for Olympics. Aired 3-4a ET
• Protests Erupt after Rousseff Impeachment Vote in Brazile; Zika Virus Prompts Calls to Postpone or Move Olympics; Republicans Closer to Party Unity; Confronting a Convicted Jihadi Recruiter in Belgium; Inside Look at North Korean Regime; Information on Potential Involvement of Saudi Citizens in 9/11 Attacks; Nigerian President Says U.K.'s Cameron Right on Corruption in Nigeria; Russia Flexing Its Military Muscle; Columnist Dana Milbank Eats His Words on Trump. Aired 2-3a ET
• : Protests Erupt After Rousseff Impeachment Vote; Zika Virus Prompts Call To Postpone Olympics; 9/11 Role Of Saudis Living In U.S. Questioned; Republican Leaders: Working To Unite With Trump; Interview with Ben Harper; Inside Look at North Korean Regime; Song Contest, Clash of Politics, Entertainment Have British Thinking of Another Type of Brexit. Aired 1-2a ET
• Brazil's Interim President Announces Cabinet; Questions of Saudi Complicity in 9/11 Events; Latest on the Brussles Terror Attack Investigation; Race Relations in America. Aired Midnight-1a ET
• GOP Disunity Behind Donald Trump; "Parts Unknown" to Visit Montana; Transgender Student on White House Directive to Schools; Community Policing in Camden; Two Officers Rescued Man from Burning Car. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Two Former CIA Chiefs Come Out Against Trump; Trump Posing as Own Press Spokesman?; Questions About Clinton Foundation. Aired 3- 3:30p ET
• Jay Carson Warns Fellow Democrats Trump Could Win Easily; Woman: I'm Responsible Trump Rise, No Longer Support Him; TSA under Fire for Long Security Lines; Young Man Featured on CNN's "Chicagoland" Killed in Chicago. Aired 2:30-3p ET


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