May 27 Watch 6:53 Remembering the victims of the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting By Courtney Norris, Claire Mufson, Dorothy Hastings As we've been reporting, 21 people died this week in Uvalde, Texas in a shooting at Robb Elementary School. We want to take a moment to remember those 19 children and two teachers, the lives they led and the legacies… Continue watching
May 27 WATCH: Pentagon press secretary John Kirby holds news briefing as fighting continues in Ukraine's Donbas region By Associated Press U.S. Pentagon officials say Russian President Vladimir Putin has "achieved exactly zero" of his strategic objectives as the Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk becomes the center of fierce fighting in the east. Continue reading
May 27 U.S. levels new sanctions after North Korea missile launches By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Friday's Treasury Department sanctions followed three new ballistic missile launches by North Korea on Tuesday, including one intercontinental missile. Continue reading
May 27 WATCH: Beto O'Rourke joins protestors outside NRA convention days after mass shooting By Juan A. Lozano, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump and other Republican leaders are lined up to speak later at the event. Hundreds of protesters angry about gun violence demonstrated outside, including some holding crosses with photos of the shooting victims. Continue reading
May 27 Russia squeezes Ukrainian strongholds in eastern Donbas region By Yuras Karmanau, Elena Becatoros, Associated Press Moscow's forces pushed to gain more ground on Friday by pounding another Ukrainian-held area where authorities say 1,500 people have died since the start of the war. Continue reading
May 27 WATCH: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he was 'misled' about police response to Uvalde school shooting By Associated Press Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he was 'misled' about the police response to the Uvalde school shooting and is 'livid about what happened.'… Continue reading
May 27 Biden-backed Kurt Schrader ousted in Oregon primary By Associated Press The vote count in the state's 5th Congressional District was significantly delayed due to ballots with blurry barcodes in Oregon's third-largest being rejected by vote-counting machines. Continue reading
May 27 G-7 nations aim to end greenhouse gas emissions from energy by 2035 By Frank Jordans, Associated Press Officials from the Group of Seven wealthy nations have announced they will aim to largely end greenhouse gas emissions from their power sectors by 2035. Continue reading
May 27 WATCH: Blinken says he's confident Finland and Sweden will join NATO By Associated Press US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he is confident that Finland and Sweden applications to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization will move forward despite objections from Turkey. Continue reading
May 27 WATCH: Biden says Russia's invasion 'NATO-ized' Europe during Naval Academy commencement address By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden told Naval Academy graduates Friday that they will be “representatives and defenders of our democracy,” as free societies are under threat from Russia's invasion of Ukraine to China's maritime expansion. Continue reading