Apr 27 Top UK diplomat says allies must ‘double down’ and send Ukraine tanks, jets By Jill Lawless, Associated Press NATO nations have supplied Ukraine with military supplies including missiles and armored vehicles. But so far they have been reluctant to send fighter planes for fear of escalating the conflict. Continue reading
Apr 27 Federal judge halts Biden administration phase out of pandemic asylum limits By Kevin McGill, Associated Press A judge has ordered a two-week halt on phasing out pandemic-related restrictions on seeking asylum as the Biden administration prepares for the restrictions to be fully lifted on May 23. Continue reading
Apr 27 Elon Musk ordered to abide by SEC settlement over 2018 tweets By Tom Krisher, Associated Press Elon Musk's request to scrap a settlement with securities regulators over 2018 tweets claiming he had the funding to take Tesla private is being denied by a federal judge in New York. Continue reading
Apr 27 Watch 5:57 As war in Ukraine rages on, U.S. and Russia exchange prisoners By Amna Nawaz The U.S. and Russia on Wednesday agreed to a prisoner exchange. U.S. Marine Trevor Reed boarded a plane back home after a 2019 arrest in Moscow for allegedly assaulting police officers. He was traded for Konstantin Yaroshenko, a Russian pilot… Continue watching
Apr 27 Over 20 percent of reptiles worldwide face risk of extinction By Christina Larson, Associated Press A comprehensive new assessment of thousands of reptiles species has found that 21 percent are considered endangered, critically endangered or vulnerable to extinction. Continue reading
Apr 27 Watch 8:39 Biden administration defends border policies as the battle over Title 42 heats up By Lisa Desjardins, Matt Loffman, Tyriana Evans As the pandemic eases, the influx of migrants on the U.S. southern border is reaching record levels. And the Biden administration is facing new questions from both sides of the aisle about plans to roll back Title 42, the policy… Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch 3:39 Hundreds gather to celebrate the life of Madeleine Albright, a quintessential American By Amna Nawaz, Alexis Cox, Lizz Bolaji At Washington's National Cathedral Wednesday nearly 1,500 people gathered to remember former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, who died late last month at age 84. The first woman to hold that post was memorialized by two presidents, one of her… Continue watching
Apr 27 LISTEN: Chief Justice Roberts’ emotional tribute to retiring Justice Breyer By Mark Sherman, Jessica Gresko, Associated Press At the end of a case over tribal authority in criminal cases on Native American lands, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts paid tribute to his benchmate of many years. Continue reading
Apr 27 European nations accuse Russia of ‘blackmail’ after shutting off natural gas for Poland and Bulgaria By Vanessa Gera, Veselin Toshkov, Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin has demanded that "unfriendly" foreign customers start paying for gas in Russian rubles. European Union officials were holding emergency talks on Wednesday on the gas cutoff, which they also called blackmail. Continue reading
Apr 27 New York court rejects congressional maps drawn by Democrats By Marina Villeneuve, Associated Press The state's Court of Appeals agreed Wednesday with a group of Republican voters who say that the district boundaries had been unconstitutionally gerrymandered and that the Legislature didn't follow proper procedure in passing the maps. Continue reading