Dec 30 Officials say President Bolsonaro may have left Brazil for Florida By Carla Bridi, Diane Jeantet, Associated Press The office of Brazil's vice president says he has become acting president, an indication that President Jair Bolsonaro has left the country. Continue reading
Dec 30 France, Spain to require negative COVID tests for China passengers By Associated Press France says it will require negative COVID-19 tests of all passengers arriving from China and is urging French citizens to avoid nonessential travel to China. Continue reading
Dec 30 Google to pay Indiana $20 million to resolve tracking privacy lawsuit By Associated Press Google has agreed to pay Indiana $20 million to resolve the state's lawsuit against the technology giant over allegedly deceptive location tracking practices. Continue reading
Dec 30 Biden signs $1.7 trillion bill funding government operations By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Joe Biden has signed a $1.7 trillion bill funding government operations through September 2023, the end of the federal budget year. Continue reading
Dec 30 Evidence of Russian war crimes mounts as invasion of Ukraine drags on By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press Ten months into Russia's latest invasion of Ukraine, overwhelming evidence shows the Kremlin's troops have waged total war, with disregard for international laws governing the treatment of civilians and conduct on the battlefield. Continue reading
Dec 30 Read 6 years of Donald Trump's tax filings released by House committee Read six years of former President Donald Trump's redacted tax returns released by Democrats in Congress. Continue reading
Dec 30 Afghan refugees in U.S. face uncertainty as legislation stalls By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Nearly 76,000 Afghans who worked with American soldiers since 2001 as translators, interpreters and partners arrived in the U.S. on military planes after the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021. Continue reading
Dec 30 Trump's tax returns released Friday after long fight By Michael R. Sisak, Jill Colvin, Associated Press The documents provide the most detailed picture to date of his finances over a six-year period, including his time in the White House, when he fought to keep the information private in a break with decades of precedent. Continue reading
Dec 29 Watch 2:55 News Wrap: Ukraine hit with the biggest wave of Russian missiles in weeks In our news wrap Thursday, Ukraine was hit with the biggest wave of Russian missiles in weeks, South Korea staged large-scale military drills after North Korean drones violated airspace this week, the Jan. 6 committee withdrew its subpoena of former… Continue watching
Dec 29 Watch 9:49 Netanyahu once again prime minister with most far-right government in Israel's history By John Yang, Dan Sagalyn Benjamin Netanyahu was sworn in Thursday as prime minister of Israel, but his cabinet and his government's platform are controversial. David Makovsky is a long-time Israel watcher and director of the Project on Arab-Israel Relations at the Washington Institute for… Continue watching