Nov 27 Watch 4:14 News Wrap: Federal appeals court rejects Trump’s election challenge in Pennsylvania In our news wrap Friday, President Trump has lost yet another legal round in his bid to challenge the election results, "Black Friday" unofficially ushers in the holiday shopping season under the pall of the pandemic, and thousands of Indian… Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch 4:15 News Wrap: Americans adjust to a Thanksgiving impacted by surging COVID-19 infections By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Thursday, Americans adjust to a dramatically different Thanksgiving Day with surging COVID-19 cases across the country, and Ethiopia's prime minister says he's ordered the final assault against the rebellious region of Tigray as human rights groups… Continue watching
Nov 26 Ethiopian Prime Minister says troops ordered to move on Tigray capital By Cara Anna, Associated Press Ethiopia's prime minister said Thursday the army has been ordered to move on the embattled Tigray regional capital after his 72-hour ultimatum ended for Tigray leaders to surrender, and he warned the city's half-million residents to stay indoors and disarm. Continue reading
Nov 25 Watch 3:19 News Wrap: Hong Kong’s leader says law criminalizing dissent has brought stability In our news wrap Wednesday, Hong kong's chief executive says the territory has regained stability thanks to a national security law imposed by China, a deadline expires in Ethiopia for leaders in a rebellious northern region to surrender, and soccer… Continue watching
Nov 25 Ethiopian leader urges international community to pause ‘interference’ in their internal conflict By Cara Anna, Associated Press Ethiopia’s prime minister is rejecting growing international consensus for dialogue and a halt to deadly fighting in the country’s Tigray region as “unwelcome,” saying his country will handle the conflict on its own as a 72-hour surrender ultimatum runs out. Continue reading
Nov 24 Watch 2:59 News Wrap: Attacks imminent on Ethiopia’s rebel-held region In our news wrap Tuesday, more cities and states are reimposing COVID-19 curbs days before Thanksgiving, human rights groups are sounding alarms over Ethiopia’s imminent attack on a rebel region, twin explosions killed 14 people in Afghanistan, and David Dinkins,… Continue watching
Nov 24 ‘We just ran’: Ethiopians fleeing war find little relief By Fay Abuelgasim, Nariman El-Mofty, Associated Press More than 40,000 have fled the Ethiopian government's offensive in the defiant Tigray region into Sudan, often under gunfire, sometimes so quickly they have had to leave family behind. Continue reading
Nov 23 Watch 4:48 News Wrap: AstraZeneca reports promising results on a COVID-19 vaccine In our news wrap Monday, Astra-Zeneca became the third major company to report promising results on a COVID-19 vaccine, the world’s greenhouse gas emissions have fallen during the pandemic but not enough to reduce record levels and General Motors is… Continue watching
Nov 20 Watch 3:49 Pfizer seeks approval for COVID-19 vaccine In our news wrap Friday, drug maker Pfizer announced plans to seek an emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate. The UN refugee agency warned that fighting in Ethiopia could create 200,000 refugees in the coming months. Also, The… Continue watching
Nov 20 U.N. prepares for up to 200,000 Ethiopian refugees in Sudan By Jamey Keaten, Cara Anna, Associated Press The United Nations refugee agency says about 32,000 people have fled Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region into neighboring Sudan, and it is preparing to take in up to 200,000 in the next six months if necessary. Continue reading