Jun 29 Watch 5:39 News Wrap: Death toll rises to 53 in Texas after migrants were found in abandoned truck In our news wrap Wednesday, the death toll rose to 53 in San Antonio, Texas, after migrants were found in an abandoned truck, the Supreme Court allows an Army veteran to sue Texas over claim that burn pits in Iraq… Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch 7:06 NATO moves to expand the alliance and boost defenses to counter Russia By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Zeba Warsi The North Atlantic Treaty Organization's 30 leaders on Wednesday officially invited Finland and Sweden to become members, and released a new strategic vision that called Russia the alliance’s most significant threat. Meanwhile, the U.S. announced it would deploy thousands of… Continue watching
Jun 29 Russians battling to encircle Ukraine’s last eastern stronghold By Francesca Ebel, Associated Press Moscow’s battle to wrest the entire Donbas region from Ukraine saw Russian forces pushing toward two villages south of Lysychansk while Ukrainian troops fought to prevent their encirclement. Continue reading
Jun 29 NATO says Russia is ‘most significant and direct threat’ to members, security By Jill Lawless, Joseph Wilson, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press But Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy chided NATO for not embracing his embattled country more fully and asked for more weapons to defeat Moscow's forces. Continue reading
Jun 28 U.S., NATO to increase military presence in Europe amid Russian aggression By Zeke Miller, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The president after meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is also denouncing Russia's Vladimir Putin for trying to "wipe out" Ukrainian culture in the ongoing war in eastern Europe. Continue reading
Jun 28 Watch 5:44 News Wrap: Primary elections are held in six states In our news wrap Tuesday, primary elections are being held in six states with several marquee races including in Colorado and New York, rescuers in Ukraine searched for survivors in the ruins of a burned-out shopping mall hit by Russian… Continue watching
Jun 28 Watch 3:38 Turkey removes opposition to Finland and Sweden joining NATO By Nick Schifrin Historic news from the NATO meeting in Spain took place on Tuesday when Turkey removed its opposition to Sweden and Finland joining the alliance. The Scandinavian nations sought membership after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and a deal has now been… Continue watching
Jun 28 G-7 summit ends with leaders promising to support Ukraine and damage Russia economically By Zeke Miller, Geir Moulson, Associated Press Leaders of the world's wealthiest democracies have struck a united stance to support Ukraine for "as long as necessary" as Russia's invasion grinds on, and said Tuesday they would explore far-reaching steps to cap Kremlin income from oil sales that… Continue reading
Jun 27 Watch 4:10 News Wrap: Jan. 6 committee to hold surprise hearing with new evidence In our news wrap Monday, the Jan. 6 committee is calling a surprise hearing featuring newly collected evidence, the Supreme Court sided with a high school football coach in Washington state who lead prayers on the field, an Amtrak train… Continue watching
Jun 27 Watch 8:37 How new sanctions from G-7 nations could impact Russia By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda Leaders of the G-7 announced new measures Monday to try and punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. The steps are designed to target Russia’s economy and military long term. But in the meantime, Russia’s total war in Ukraine marches… Continue watching