Dec 07 Watch 4:42 News Wrap: Peru’s president ousted, leaving the country in political turmoil In our news wrap Wednesday, Peru's Congress ousted President Pedro Castillo and replaced him with the country's vice president, more classified documents from the Trump White House have turned up in Florida near the former president's estate, China formally rolled… Continue watching
Nov 29 Ukrainian allies in West pledge more winter aid By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press To ease the hardships and ensure Ukraine’s 43 million people can maintain their resolve in the 10th month of fighting against Russia’s invasion, NATO allies planned to boost provisions of blankets, generators and other basic necessities. Continue reading
Nov 18 Russian strikes force Ukraine to face extended power outages By John Leicester, Associated Press Ukraine's electricity grid chief warned of hours-long power outages Friday as Russia zeroed in on Ukraine's energy infrastructure. Continue reading
Sep 24 Nearly a week after Hurricane Fiona, half of Puerto Rico still without power By Dánica Coto, Associated Press Half of Puerto Rico is without power more than five days after Hurricane Fiona struck — including an entire town where not a single work crew has arrived. Continue reading
Sep 21 Watch 4:18 Puerto Rico begins hurricane recovery with most of island still without power and water By William Brangham, Cai Pigliucci, Sam Lane, Karina Cuevas, Marcos Perez, Eduardo Mariota Hurricane Fiona is expected to hit Bermuda hard as a Category 4 storm. But when it saturated Puerto Rico earlier this week, it did plenty of damage as a Category 1 storm and set back the modest progress made in… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch 5:04 Calls for reform in Puerto Rico as Hurricane Fiona leaves entire island without power By William Brangham, Lizz Bolaji Parts of the northern Caribbean washed away as heavy rains and winds from Hurricane Fiona bombarded islands. The storm hit the Turks and Caicos on Tuesday and may grow stronger as it heads to Bermuda. Puerto Rico saw some of… Continue watching
Sep 19 Watch 8:04 Puerto Rico hit with flooding, widespread power outages from Hurricane Fiona By William Brangham, Cai Pigliucci, Karina Cuevas Hurricane Fiona knocked out power and water to up to one million people in Puerto Rico. President Biden issued an emergency declaration for the island making federal aid available for rescue efforts during and after the storm. Dr. Michelle Carlo… Continue watching
Jan 20 Communication restored in Tonga 5 days after volcanic eruption By David Rising, Associated Press As the massive undersea Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted on Saturday, Tongans from around the world gazed on as their relatives livestreamed images of the billowing clouds of ash, gas and steam emerged from beneath the depths. Then darkness. Continue reading
Jul 02 Power outages hit Iraq amid scorching temperatures By Samya Kullab, Associated Press A widespread power outage is hitting Iraq as temperatures reach scorching levels, affecting even affluent areas in the capital of Baghdad and stirring concerns of widespread unrest. Continue reading
Feb 18 WATCH: Texas crisis has governor facing energy industry By Paul J. Weber, Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wants mandates that would require power plants to withstand extreme winter weather. The number of Texas residents still without electricity Thursday was fewer than 500,000 after historic snowfall and single-digit temperatures. Continue reading