Sep 25 Russia's Black Sea Fleet commander among 34 killed in a missile strike in Crimea, Ukraine says By Illia Novikov, Associated Press Ukraine's Special Operation Forces said on the Telegram messaging app that its strike on the main building of the Black Sea Fleet headquarters in the port city of Sevastopol had wounded 105 people. Continue reading
Sep 25 London police call for backup as officers lay down guns after colleague charged with murder By Danica Kirka, Associated Press The action deepened the sense of crisis in Britain's largest police force, which is struggling to restore public confidence after a series of scandals and an independent review that found it was riddled with institutional racism, sexism and homophobia. Continue reading
Sep 25 WATCH: New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez rejects calls to resign amid bribery accusations By Deepti Hajela, Mike Catalini, Associated Press Menendez defiantly pushed back against federal corruption charges on Monday, saying nearly half a million dollars in cash authorities found in his home was from his personal savings, not from bribes, and was on hand for emergencies. Continue reading
Sep 24 Watch 3:07 News Wrap: GOP hardliner blasts McCarthy's plan to avoid government shutdown In our news wrap Sunday, House negotiations to avoid a government shutdown enter their final week, France is ending its military presence in Niger, talks continued in the auto workers and Hollywood strikes, NASA retrieved its first asteroid samples from… Continue watching
Sep 24 House Republican colleagues implore hard-right holdouts not to shut down government By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Working furiously to take control of a House in disarray, allies of Speaker Kevin McCarthy implored their Republican colleagues Saturday to drop their hardline tactics and work together to approve a conservative spending plan to prevent a federal shutdown. Continue reading
Sep 24 U.S. will establish diplomatic ties with the Cook Islands and Niue as Biden prepares to host Pacific summit By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Joe Biden is set to establish diplomatic relations Monday with two South Pacific nations, the Cook Islands and Niue, as his administration aims to show to Pacific Island leaders that it is committed to increasing American presence in the region. Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch 2:55 News Wrap: Tropical Storm Ophelia drenches communities along Atlantic Coast In our news wrap Saturday, Tropical Storm Ophelia made landfall in North Carolina, the family of a Black high school student suspended for his hairstyle is suing Texas Gov. Abbott and Attorney General Paxton, car dealers may soon feel ripple… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch 7:04 College hopefuls face changing admissions landscape after Supreme Court ruling By John Yang, Kaisha Young This fall is the first college application season in which schools are prohibited from considering race and ethnicity when making admissions decisions, after June's landmark Supreme Court ruling. Sandy Baum, a senior fellow at the Urban Institute's Center on Education… Continue watching
Sep 23 Granting of temporary legal status for Venezuelan migrants draws mixed reactions By Regina Garcia Cano, Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The Biden administration's grant of temporary legal status to nearly 500,000 Venezuelans already in the U.S. may complicate its messaging abroad. Critics say it encourages others to come, but others say Venezuelans will come with or without prospects for temporary… Continue reading
Sep 23 Texas Gov. Abbott, AG Paxton sued by family of Black student suspended for his hairstyle By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press The family of a Black high school student in Texas who was suspended over his dreadlocks filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Saturday against the state's governor and attorney general, alleging they failed to enforce a new law outlawing discrimination… Continue reading