Apr 08 Watch 3:51 News Wrap: Mnuchin says Americans will start receiving coronavirus money next week In our news wrap Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told House Democrats Americans will start receiving direct deposits of COVID-19 aid next week. He also pressed Congress to add $250 billion to the Payroll Protection Program for small businesses. Also,… Continue watching
Feb 11 Couple weds in Northern Ireland’s first same-sex marriage By Associated Press Two women tied the knot Tuesday in Northern Ireland's first same-sex wedding, after the region became the last part of the United Kingdom to legalize gay marriage. Continue reading
Feb 10 UK looks at building a bridge between Scotland, Northern Ireland By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Engineers say spanning the deep and stormy Irish Sea would be difficult. The water is up to 1,000 feet deep and the sea bed holds thousands of unexploded bombs dumped by Britain's defense ministry after World War II. Continue reading
Jan 02 Hillary Clinton given role at Queen’s University in Belfast By Associated Press The university said Thursday that Clinton was appointed to a five-year term in the largely ceremonial post. Continue reading
Oct 17 Watch 7:27 The EU approved Boris Johnson’s Brexit plan — but will Parliament? European Union leaders unanimously backed a Brexit deal with the United Kingdom on Thursday. The next major hurdle is for British Parliament to approve the agreement -- no easy feat for Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Nick Schifrin reports and talks… Continue watching
Apr 23 Watch 5:28 Journalist’s murder sparks fears of renewed violence in Northern Ireland A young journalist was shot and killed during a riot in Northern Ireland last week, on the 21st anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement that ended decades of sectarian conflict there. After the riot, fears are mounting that dormant hostilities… Continue watching
Apr 23 Revulsion in Northern Ireland over riot, fatal shooting of journalist By Gregory Katz, Associated Press The dramatic riot in Londonderry last week was starkly reminiscent of the violence that plagued Northern Ireland for decades before the 1998 peace agreement. The result was both tragic and familiar: the death of a young journalist, apparently hit by… Continue reading
Apr 01 Watch 6:43 Book on conflict in Northern Ireland contains a plot twist that surprised the author The book, "Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland," starts with the 1972 killing of Jean McConville, a widowed Belfast mother and one of roughly 3,500 people who died in brutal decades-long sectarian conflict over… Continue watching
Mar 14 British ex-soldier to be charged in Bloody Sunday killings By Danica Kirka, Associated Press The ex-paratrooper will be charged in the killings of two civil rights protesters on one of the deadliest days of the decades-long conflict in Northern Ireland. Continue reading
Feb 05 UK’s Theresa May seeks support for Brexit deal in Northern Ireland By Jill Lawless, Gregory Katz, Associated Press May said during a visit to Belfast that the British government is committed to preventing the construction of a physical border between EU member Ireland and the U.K.'s Northern Ireland. Continue reading