May 24 Watch 4:33 News Wrap: Biden wraps up his trip to Asia with warnings on Russian aggression In our news wrap Tuesday, President Biden met with leaders of Japan, India and Australia and warned of a "dark hour" in history in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the WHO voiced confidence that a monkeypox outbreak is… Continue watching
May 24 Watch 9:40 Russia’s war in Ukraine passes the 3-month mark with no end in sight By Nick Schifrin It has been exactly three months since Russia invaded Ukraine. At its peak the largest war in Europe in 80 years displaced more than 13 million people. Tens of thousands of Russian and Ukrainian soldiers and civilians have been killed… Continue watching
May 22 Watch 3:07 News Wrap: Biden arrives in Japan after wrapping up visit to South Korea In our news wrap Sunday, President Biden is in Tokyo after wrapping up a three-day visit to Seoul, concerns grow over the spread of the monkeypox virus, Poland's president addressed Ukraine's parliament, Pennsylvania's Democratic nominee for Senate John Fetterman was… Continue watching
May 22 Watch 3:48 How one Ukrainian refugee is adjusting to life in the U.S. By Marisa Wojcik, Wisconsin Public Television More than 6 million Ukrainians have fled their country since Russia's invasion in February. While most of those refugees made their way to neighboring European countries, some are now living in the United States. PBS Wisconsin's Marisa Wojcik spoke with… Continue watching
May 20 Watch 4:39 News Wrap: CDC approves Pfizer COVID vaccine booster shots for children ages 5 to 11 In our news wrap Friday, children in the U.S. ages 5 to 11 began receiving their Pfizer COVID vaccine booster shots after the CDC gave its final approval, a federal judge rules COVID asylum restrictions must continue on the border,… Continue watching
May 19 Watch 4:58 News Wrap: Biden backs Finland and Sweden’s NATO bids as Senate votes to send Ukraine aid In our news wrap Thursday, President Biden backs Finland and Sweden's bids to join NATO, the U.S. Senate voted to send Ukraine an additional $40 billion in military and economic aid, a grand jury indicted the white man accused of… Continue watching
May 19 Watch 5:14 Russia’s war in Ukraine could lead to a global food crisis By Nick Schifrin The U.S. on Thursday accused Russia of using food as a weapon in its war on Ukraine, and in turn, creating a global food security crisis. Ukraine grows enough food to feed 400 million people, and Ukraine and Russia together… Continue watching
May 19 Watch 8:03 Political scientist Ian Bremmer on the world’s ability to address major global crises With Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the pandemic, climate crisis and extreme political polarization, the dangers currently facing the world are stark. A new book, "The Power of Crisis: How Three Threats – and Our Response – Will Change the World,"… Continue watching
May 17 Watch 5:24 News Wrap: FDA approves Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster for children age 5 to 11 In our news wrap Tuesday, the FDA authorized Pfizer's low-dose COVID booster for kids 5 to 11 years old, China restricted more Beijing residents to their homes to help control a small outbreak, U.S highway deaths shot up last year… Continue watching
May 17 Watch 4:40 Ukrainian fighters leave Mariupol steel plant By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Tommy Walters The battle for Mariupol appears to be over, after hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers on Tuesday surrendered from their final holdout. The city has suffered one of Europe’s bloodiest battles since World War II. And now, Russia appears to hold the… Continue watching