Jun 19 Watch 12:27 Maryland reckons with a violent, racist past By Sam Weber, Connie Kargbo and Brian Palmer, Retro Report More than 6,500 Black people were lynched in America between the end of the civil war in 1865 and 1950. These murders were carried out not only in the deep South, but in states like Maryland, which is now the… Continue watching
Jun 19 Official death toll in Brazil approaches 500,000 By Associated Press The South American country has now registered 17,801,462 cases since the pandemic began, while the official death toll has risen to 498,499, according to ministry data, in the world's third-worst outbreak outside the United States and India and its second-deadliest. Continue reading
Jun 19 Bidens’ older dog, Champ, has died; German shepherd was 13 By Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press The Bidens got Champ from a breeder after Biden was elected vice president in 2008. Champ was a fixture at both the vice president’s residence at the Naval Observatory and now the White House. Continue reading
Jun 19 AP FACT CHECK: Putin’s twisted tale on rival; Biden GOP jab By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Frank Bajak, Associated Press A look at the veracity of some statements from Biden’s week of diplomacy and his return to the domestic fray, as well as statements by Vladimir Putin at a Geneva news conference after his meeting with President Biden. Continue reading
Jun 19 Warsaw pride parade back after backlash and pandemic break By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski walked at the head of the Equality Parade on Saturday — a sign of support for LGBT rights by the liberal politician. Thousands of people joined the march and were cheered on by others waving rainbow… Continue reading
Jun 13 Watch 5:21 New Israeli government ousts longtime Prime Minister Netanyahu By PBS NewsHour Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12-year run as Israel’s prime minister ended Sunday as parliament voted in a new government by a nail-biting 60-59 margin. Former defense secretary and tech billionaire Naftali Bennett will replace Netanyahu. For more on what this means for… Continue watching
Jun 13 Nicaragua arrests 5 more opposition leaders in crackdown By Associated Press The moves over the weekend suggest Ortega has moved beyond arresting potential opposition candidates in the Nov. 7 elections, and has begun arresting any prominent member of the opposition. Sunday's arrests bring to 12 the number of opponents detained since… Continue reading
Jun 13 Biden says ‘very gracious’ queen ‘reminded me of my mother’ By Kelvin Chan, Jonathan Lemire, Darlene Superville, Associated Press Biden returned to the dais and he, the first lady and the white-gloved woman who has held the British throne for nearly 70 years watched the military march past before they went inside for tea. As they left the dais,… Continue reading
Jun 13 Djokovic claims 19th Slam with 5-set comeback at French Open By Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press Aided by flawless serving down the stretch, a determined Djokovic summoned his imperious best and came all the way back to beat Tsitsipas 6-7 (6), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 for his second championship at Roland Garros and 19th Grand Slam… Continue reading
Jun 13 Watch 5:49 ‘America is back’: Biden heads for NATO summit after a successful G-7 By PBS NewsHour President Biden flew to Brussels for the NATO summit after wrapping up the G-7 in the UK. At a news conference Sunday, he talked about the G-7’s plan to donate a billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines globally and an agreement… Continue watching