Apr 27 South Africa's historic election anniversary is coming up. Here's why it's so poignant this year By Gerald Imray, Associated Press South Africa's “Freedom Day” marks the country’s first democratic election that officially ended apartheid in 1994. The 30th anniversary falls on an important election. Continue reading
Apr 26 Watch 4:54 News Wrap: King Charles returning to public duties after 3-months of cancer treatment In our news wrap Friday, Britain's King Charles will return to public duties after a three-month break for cancer treatment, Egypt sent a high-level delegation to Israel hoping to revive talks for a hostage deal and cease-fire with Hamas and… Continue watching
Apr 26 Watch 11:31 Brooks and Capehart on Supreme Court arguments over immunity for Trump By Kyle Midura, Ali Schmitz New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including legal cases involving former Donald Trump and associates playing out in state courts, the Supreme Court and… Continue watching
Apr 26 Columbia protesters say they're at an impasse with administrators and will continue anti-war camp By Noreen Nasir and James Pollard, Nick Perry, Associated Press Columbia officials had earlier said that negotiations were showing progress, although a heavy police and security presence remained around the campus. Continue reading
Apr 26 Biden administration indefinitely delays potential ban on menthol cigarettes By Matthew Perrone, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The announcement is another setback for Food and Drug Administration officials, who drafted the ban and predicted it would prevent hundreds of thousands of smoking-related deaths over 40 years. Continue reading
Apr 26 WATCH: Austin and Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Brown speak after Ukraine meeting By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, Associated Press Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says the group since April 2022 has sourced millions of rounds of ammunition, rocket systems, armored vehicles and jets to help Ukraine rebuff Russia's invasion. Continue reading
Apr 26 Rooting for Trump to fail has made his stock shorters millions By Bernard Condon, Associated Press There have been plenty of scary moments, including last week when DJT, the ex-president’s initials and stock ticker, jumped nearly 40% in two days. Continue reading
Apr 26 Trump's lawyers grill ex-tabloid publisher Pecker as 1st week of hush money testimony nears close By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Jake Offenhartz, Alanna Durkin, Associated Press David Pecker returned to the witness stand for the fourth day as defense attorneys try to poke holes in the testimony of the former National Enquirer publisher. Continue reading
Apr 26 These countries have already banned TikTok By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press TikTok is already banned in a handful of countries and from government-issued devices in a number of others, due to official worries that the app poses privacy and cybersecurity concerns. Continue reading
Apr 26 In Beijing, Blinken and Xi meet to improve the relationship between U.S. and China By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Talks between the two sides have increased in recent months, even as differences have grown. Continue reading