Jan 25 WATCH: State Department spokesperson Ned Price holds news briefing By News Desk State Department spokesman Ned Price will hold a news briefing on Tuesday, following an announcement from the Pentagon that 8,500 troops would be put on heightened alert due to continued tensions with Russia over Ukraine. Continue reading
Jan 24 Watch 5:18 News Wrap: Supreme Court rejects GOP challenge to proxy voting in the House In our news wrap Monday, the United States Supreme Court rejected a Republican lawsuit against proxy voting in the House of Representatives, but agreed to hear challenges to affirmative action in college admissions for the first time since 2016. Federal… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch 3:17 News Wrap: New COVID-19 cases top 9.5 million globally with a majority caused by omicron In our news wrap Thursday, COVID-19 caused a record 9.5 million new infections worldwide over the past week — nearly all involving the omicron variant. The United States Postal Service asked for a 120-day delay of the federal vaccine mandate… Continue watching
Dec 30 Amid nuclear talks, Iran says it launched a rocket into space By Nasser Karimi, Isabel Debre, Associated Press Iranian state television says Tehran has launched a rocket with a satellite carrier bearing three devices into space, though it's unclear if any object entered orbit. Continue reading
Dec 07 After Taliban takeover, desperation drives thousands of Afghans a day across borders By Lee Keath, Mstyslav Chernov, Associated Press Since the Taliban takeover in mid-August, Afghanistan’s economic collapse has accelerated, robbing millions of work and leaving them too poor to feed their families. Continue reading
Nov 30 Iran strikes hard line as talks over nuclear deal resume By Nasser Karimi, Associated Press Iran is striking a hard line after just one day of restarted talks in Vienna over its tattered nuclear deal. Continue reading
Nov 08 Tension rises in Iraq after failed bid to assassinate prime minister By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press Troops and patrols have deployed around Baghdad following the failed assassination attempt with armed drones that targeted Iraq’s prime minister in his residence. Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch 4:15 News wrap: Judge in Rittenhouse murder trial dismisses juror over joke about Jacob Blake In our news wrap Thursday, a judge in Kenosha, Wisconsin, dismissed a white juror in the Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial because he had joked about the police killing of Jacob Blake, a Black man. A Russian analyst was charged by… Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch 5:25 News Wrap: Immigration arrests inside the U.S. hit decade low under Biden In our news wrap Wednesday, immigration arrests in the U.S. interior hit their lowest level in more than a decade. The White House says states are moving quickly to order Pfizer's low-dose COVID shot for young kids. The top U.S. Continue watching
Oct 22 Warhol in Tehran: Iranians flock to American pop art exhibit By Nasser Karimi, Associated Press Iranians are flocking to Tehran's contemporary art museum to marvel at American pop artist Andy Warhol's iconic work. Continue reading