Jul 25 28 abducted Baptist school students freed in Nigeria By Associated Press So far 34 children kidnapped from the school on July 5 have either been released or have escaped from the custody of the gunmen. It is unclear when the other children will be released. The gunmen have reportedly demanded 500,000… Continue reading
Mar 12 Watch 5:22 News Wrap: Minneapolis to pay $27 million to settle lawsuit with George Floyd’s family In our news wrap Friday, Minneapolis agreed to pay $27 million to settle a civil lawsuit with the family of George Floyd, who died in police custody in May. Also, the White House is defending President Biden's decision to hold… Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch 5:26 News Wrap: Texas lifts COVID mask mandate, ends limits on indoor dining In our news wrap Tuesday, Texas lifted its COVID mask mandate and Gov. Greg Abbott ended limits on indoor dining at restaurants, President Biden pitched his $1.9 trillion relief bill to Senate Democrats, the U.S. is imposing economic sanctions over… Continue watching
Mar 02 Nigerian governor says 279 kidnapped schoolgirls are freed By Lekan Oyekanmi, Associated Press Hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls abducted last week from a boarding school in the northwestern Zamfara state have been released, the state's governor said Tuesday. Continue reading
Feb 28 Nigerian families await news of 300 kidnapped schoolgirls By Associated Press Families in Nigeria waited anxiously for news of their abducted daughters after more than 300 schoolgirls were kidnapped by gunmen from a government school in the country’s north last week, the latest in a series of mass school kidnappings in… Continue reading
Feb 27 Students abducted from Nigerian school 2 weeks ago freed By Sam Olukoya, Associated Press This number released differed from the 42 people that the governor had originally said were kidnapped by the attackers, indicating some may still be missing. The discrepancy was not explained. Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch 3:41 News Wrap: FDA close to approving a third COVID vaccine for emergency use In our news wrap Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is nearing approval of a third COVID vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson for emergency use as COVID cases begin rising. Also, more than 300 girls are missing in… Continue watching
Feb 26 Hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls taken in mass abduction By Sam Olukoya, Associated Press Gunmen abducted 317 girls from a boarding school in northern Nigeria on Friday, police said, the latest in a series of mass kidnappings of students in the West African nation. Continue reading
Feb 15 Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala becomes first woman and African to lead World Trade Organization By David McHugh, Associated Press The appointment came after U.S. President Joe Biden endorsed her candidacy, which had been blocked by former President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Dec 24 Africa CDC: New virus variant appears to emerge in Nigeria By Cara Anna, Associated Press Another new variant of the coronavirus appears to have emerged in Nigeria, Africa's top public health official said Thursday, but he added that further investigation was needed. Continue reading