Aug 04 Watch 5:42 News Wrap: Biden administration declares monkeypox a public health emergency In our news wrap Thursday, the Biden administration declared a public health emergency over monkeypox as the number of U.S. cases passed 6,600, President Biden tests positive for COVID for a sixth consecutive day, China retaliates in a dispute over… Continue watching
Aug 04 Watch 10:01 USAID’s Samantha Power discusses global food security amid the Ukraine crisis By Nick Schifrin The war in Ukraine has exacerbated a global food crisis with hundreds of millions of people going to bed hungry every night. A recent UN-brokered deal with Russia and Ukraine to allow Ukrainian grain to leave the Black Sea is… Continue watching
Aug 04 Watch 4:15 Ukrainian soldiers on the front lines repel Russian forces using U.S. heavy weapons By Volodymyr Solohub, Bohdan Kinaschuk Russia bombed several key Ukrainian cities Thursday including Kharkiv. The country's second largest city has been under fire since the first day of the invasion, with its proximity to the border making it an easy target for Russia. But newly… Continue watching
Aug 04 Florida governor suspends Tampa prosecutor for pledging not to enforce abortion ban By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has suspended the elected state prosecutor of Tampa for pledging not to enforce the state's new 15-week abortion ban and for supporting gender transition treatments for minors. Continue reading
Aug 04 2 years after blast, part of Beirut’s giant silos collapses By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press A large section of Beirut's giant port grain silos, shredded by a massive explosion two years ago, has collapsed as hundreds marched in the Lebanese capital to mark the second anniversary of the blast that killed scores. Continue reading
Aug 04 More than 700 Amazon workers at UK warehouse stop work to protest pay By Associated Press It's the latest sign of workplace friction stoked by Britain's cost of living crisis and the growing discontent among Amazon's warehouse workers over wage and working conditions. Continue reading
Aug 04 U.S. ‘desperately needs’ electoral law update, Manchin testifies By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Republican Sen. Susan Collins and Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin are making the case for overhauling the 1800s-era Electoral Count Act. Continue reading
Aug 04 Bank of England predicts UK recession at the end of the year By Danica Kirka, Associated Press The central bank forecasts that the war in Ukraine will fuel further inflation and tip the U.K. economy into a prolonged recession. Continue reading
Aug 04 WATCH: White House says they’re ‘willing to take every step’ to bring Brittney Griner home By Associated Press White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will hold a briefing Thursday amid news that WNBA star Brittney Griner was sentenced to nine years in Russian prison. Continue reading
Aug 04 WATCH: Senate Democrats hold news conference on climate and tax bill By Associated Press Democrats say the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 will invest approximately $300 billion in deficit reduction and $369 billion in energy and climate change programs over the next ten years. Continue reading