May 07 Sinn Fein hails ‘new era’ with historic victory in Northern Ireland election By Associated Press Saturday's results bring Sinn Fein's ultimate goal of a united Ireland a step closer, although Sinn Fein kept unification out of the spotlight this year during a campaign dominated by the skyrocketing cost of living. Continue reading
May 06 Watch 3:24 News Wrap: April jobs report shows hiring still strong despite inflation In our news wrap Friday, April's jobs report shows the U.S. gained 428,000 net jobs despite inflation, supply shortages and rising interest rates. Also, Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene will be allowed to seek reelection, the Irish nationalist party Sinn… Continue watching
Jan 30 Watch 2:19 Bloody Sunday: Northern Ireland marks anniversary, calls for justice By PBS NewsHour The city of Londonderry in Northern Ireland is marking the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, when British troops fired on unarmed civil rights marchers, killing 13. Friends and family of those killed gathered on Sunday in remembrance. The massacre, one… Continue watching
Jun 26 Watch 8:33 Northern Ireland Troubles truth commission is opening old wounds By Malcolm Brabant The British government promised a new law to deal with the so-called legacy cases from the sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland or the Troubles, in which 3,500 people were killed between 1968 and 1998. Part of the proposal is to… Continue watching
Apr 28 Northern Ireland leader quits after party revolt over Brexit impact By Jill Lawless, Associated Press The leader of Northern Ireland has announced her resignation after members of her British unionist party mounted a push to oust her over the fallout from Brexit and other issues. Continue reading
Apr 10 EXPLAINER: What is behind the latest unrest in N Ireland? By Jill Lawless, Associated Press The chaotic scenes have stirred memories of decades of Catholic-Protestant conflict, known as “The Troubles.” A 1998 peace deal ended large-scale violence but did not resolve Northern Ireland’s deep-rooted tensions. A look at the background to the new violence:… Continue reading
Apr 09 Watch 6:27 News Wrap: U.S. to see sharp drop in Johnson & Johnson vaccines over quality control issue In our news wrap Friday, the U.S. will see a sharp drop in deliveries of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine next week amid quality control concerns at a Baltimore production plant. President Biden released an outline of his… Continue watching
Apr 09 Rioters ignore pleas for calm as violence flares in Belfast By Peter Morrison, Danica Kirka, Associated Press Police in Northern Ireland deployed water cannons for the first time in six years as they tried to disperse protesters who hurled stones, fireworks and gasoline-filled bottles at officers during another night of violence in Belfast. Continue reading
Apr 08 Watch 7:03 News Wrap: Number of minors at southern border hits all-time high amid claims of abuse In our news wrap Thursday, the number of children arriving at the southern border hit an all-time high last month as authorities apprehended nearly 19,000 minors in March. In another mass shooting, a man in South Carolina killed five people… Continue watching
Apr 08 Northern Ireland leaders call for calm after night of violence By Jill Lawless, Peter Morrison, Associated Press Crowds from Protestant and Catholic communities hurled bricks, fireworks and gasoline bombs at police and each other overnight in Belfast, as a week of street violence escalated. Continue reading