Sep 15 What's behind the surge in migrants arriving to Italy? By Renata Brito, Associated Press Thousand of migrants reached the Italian island of Lampedusa on more than 100 boats this week. Experts say bad weather created a bottleneck resulting in the spike of arrivals from Tunisia. Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch 5:28 News Wrap: Higher gasoline prices pushed inflation up in August In our news wrap Wednesday, inflation rose again in August fueled by higher gasoline prices, a federal judge ordered former President Trump's lawyers to use a secure facility to review evidence in his classified documents case, Sen. Mitt Romney will… Continue watching
Sep 03 Netanyahu orders plan to remove African migrants after Eritrean groups clash in Israel By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he wants Eritrean migrants involved in a violent clash in Tel Aviv to be deported immediately and has ordered a plan to remove all of the country's African migrants. Continue reading
Aug 22 Watch 6:05 Federal judge hears arguments over Texas' floating barrier on Rio Grande By Laura Barrón-López, Saher Khan, Kyle Midura, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako The battle over floating barriers on the Rio Grande reached a courtroom Tuesday. A federal judge in Austin heard arguments from the state of Texas and the Justice Department over Gov. Greg Abbott’s use of giant buoys to deter migrants… Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch 4:41 News Wrap: Tens of thousands flee as wildfire spreads in Canada's Northwest Territories In our news wrap Thursday, a mass evacuation is underway in Yellowknife, Canada, as a wildfire burns about 10 miles away, survivors on Maui spent another day picking up the pieces a week after fires devastated parts of the island… Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch 3:45 News Wrap: Federal teams arrive to help search efforts after deadly Maui fires In our news wrap Saturday, the death toll in the Maui wildfires rose to 80 and is expected to grow as damaged buildings are searched, heavy rains forced over 80,000 people to evacuate in southwestern China, 6 people died when… Continue watching
Aug 09 41 dead in migrant shipwreck off coast of Tunisia, according to 4 survivors By Nicole Winfield, Renata Brito, Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press RAI and ANSA news agency said the four were first rescued by the Maltese-flagged bulk carrier Rimona in the Straits of Sicily. They were then transferred to the Italian coast guard which brought them to the Sicilian island of Lampedusa. Continue reading
Aug 08 Massachusetts governor declares state of emergency amid influx of migrants seeking shelter By Steve LeBlanc, Associated Press Healey said there are nearly 5,600 families or more than 20,000 people – many of whom are migrants -- currently living in state shelters. That's up from around 3,100 families a year ago, about an 80 percent increase. Continue reading
Aug 06 Watch 6:06 Why New York City's migrant housing crisis is reaching a breaking point By John Yang, Claire Mufson New York City has long been a city of immigrants, living up to the words on the Statue of Liberty in the city's harbor. Alone among major U.S. cities, New York has a legal obligation to offer shelter to everyone… Continue watching
Jul 24 Texas uses disaster declarations to install buoys and razor wire to stop migration on border By Valerie Gonzalez, Acacia Coronado, Associated Press Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has escalated measures to keep migrants from entering the U.S. The Republican is pushing legal boundaries along the border with Mexico to install razor wire, deploy massive buoys on the Rio Grande and bulldoze border islands… Continue reading