Jan 07 In Kyiv, Ukrainians celebrate Orthodox Christmas in reclaimed cathedral By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Packing a cathedral for Orthodox Christmas, hundreds of worshippers heard the service in that church in the Ukrainian language for the first time in decades, a demonstration of independence from the Russian Orthodox Church. Continue reading
Jan 07 Watch 2:23 News Wrap: Russia shells Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine during cease-fire In our news wrap Saturday, fighting continued in eastern Ukraine despite a Russia-ordered cease fire for Orthodox Christmas, a Virginia teacher’s condition is improving after a 6-year-old student shot her at school, a federal appeals court struck down a ban… Continue watching
Jan 07 Ukraine hails U.S. military aid as cease-fire with Russia reportedly falters By Hanna Arhirova, Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press Ukraine's president praised the United States for including tank-killing armored vehicles in its latest multibillion-dollar package of military aid, saying they are “exactly what is needed” for Ukrainian troops locked in combat against Russian forces, even as both sides celebrated Orthodox Christmas on Saturday. Continue reading
Jan 06 Watch 4:43 News Wrap: New border restrictions in place for asylum seekers In our news wrap Friday, asylum seekers from Cuba, Nicaragua and Haiti ran into new restrictions along the southern border that sends them back to Mexico if they cross illegally, Mexican authorities are working to restore order in Culiacan after… Continue watching
Jan 05 Watch 6:19 News Wrap: At least two dead as storm blasts California In our news wrap Thursday, the latest in a series of extreme storms blasted California and claimed at least two lives, court documents say police found Bryan Kohberger's DNA on a knife sheath where four college students in Idaho were… Continue watching
Jan 04 Watch 4:40 News Wrap: Damar Hamlin remains in ICU showing ‘signs of improvement,’ NFL’s Bills say In our news wrap Wednesday, the Buffalo Bills shared positive news about Damar Hamlin's recovery saying he remains in intensive care with signs of improvement, prominent Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti has been released after nearly three weeks in jail for… Continue watching
Jan 04 Russian military under scrutiny after 89 soldiers were killed in single Ukraine artillery attack By Felipe Dana, Joanna Kozlowska, Associated Press The Russian military's top brass is under increasing scrutiny as more details emerge of how at least 89 Russian soldiers, and possibly many more, were killed in a Ukrainian artillery attack on a single building. Continue reading
Jan 03 Watch 5:02 News Wrap: Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty to fraud charges related to FTX collapse In our news wrap Tuesday, FTX crypto exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty to cheating investors and looting deposits, political fallout in Russia continued following a Ukrainian missile strike on Saturday that killed scores of Russian troops and Beijing… Continue watching
Jan 02 Watch 3:49 News Wrap: Thousands pay tribute to Pope Emeritus Benedict at St. Peter’s Basilica In our news wrap Monday, about 65,000 people filed through St. Peter's Basilica as Pope Emeritus Benedict lies in state for the first of three days, downpours in San Francisco filled roadways and stranded cars as some resorted to makeshift… Continue watching
Jan 02 Watch 8:59 Ukraine carries out one of the deadliest attacks against Russian forces since war began By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Eliot Barnhart In Ukraine, the new year has brought no respite from Russia's war and little hope of peace. Air raid sirens blared and explosions boomed under a barrage of exploding drones. In turn, Ukraine confirmed it carried out a weekend attack… Continue watching