Oct 06 WATCH: U.S. stands with people of Thailand after daycare shooting, State Department says By Associated Press The Biden administration offered its condolences to the people and government of Thailand after a former police officer facing a drug charge burst into a day care center Thursday, killing dozens of preschoolers and teachers. Continue reading
Oct 06 Russian missiles hit apartment block in Ukrainian city near nuclear plant, local leaders say By Adam Schreck, Associated Press A regional leader says Russia launched two missile attacks that hit apartment blocks in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on Thursday, killing three people and wounding at least 12 in the city close to Europe's biggest nuclear power plant. Continue reading
Oct 06 Brittney Griner afraid she will be ‘left and forgotten in Russia,’ wife says By Associated Press Cherelle Griner said the basketball player told her in a phone call that she felt “like my life just doesn’t matter.”… Continue reading
Oct 05 Watch 5:26 News Wrap: OPEC drastically cuts oil production to boost sagging prices In our news wrap Wednesday, OPEC is drastically cutting oil production by two million barrels a day to boost sagging prices, Russian President Putin signed documents today to annex four regions of Ukraine as the Russian military is losing its… Continue watching
Oct 05 EU agrees on price cap for Russian oil over Ukraine war By Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press European Union countries agreed Wednesday to impose a price cap on Russian oil and other new sanctions after Moscow illegally annexed four regions in Ukraine amid its monthslong war, EU officials said. Continue reading
Oct 05 Prolonged drought brings famine and fear to Somalia By Cara Anna, Associated Press Somalia is in the midst of the worst drought anyone there can remember. More than 1 million have fled. A rare famine declaration could be made within weeks. Climate change and fallout from the war in Ukraine are in part… Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch 5:07 News Wrap: Musk agrees to buy Twitter, charges dropped in Flint water case In our news wrap Tuesday, Elon Musk reversed course and agreed to buy Twitter after months of legal battles, President Biden and Japan's prime minister discussed the next steps following North Korea's longest-ever ballistic missile test over Japan and a… Continue watching
Oct 04 U.S. announces new $625 million military aid package for Ukraine By Associated Press The U.S. announced its providing an additional $625 million in military aid to Ukraine, a package that includes additional advanced rocket systems credited with helping the country's military gain momentum in its war with Russia. Continue reading
Oct 04 Russian troops pull back from annexed territory amid Ukrainian counteroffensive By Adam Schreck, Vasilisa Stepanenko, Associated Press Over the weekend, Russian troops pulled back from Lyman, a strategic eastern city that the Russians had used as a key logistics and transport hub, to avoid being encircled by Ukrainian forces. Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch 5:18 News Wrap: At least 125 killed in stampede in Indonesia, Ukrainian forces gain ground In our news wrap Monday, an Indonesian police chief and nine other elite officers were removed from their posts for their role in a stampede at a soccer match that killed at least 125 people, Wall Street kicked off the… Continue watching