Apr 21 Watch 3:03 News Wrap: 6th person facing charges in deadly birthday party shooting in Alabama In our news wrap Friday, police in Alabama have now charged a sixth person in last weekend's deadly birthday party shooting in Dadeville, the Sudan military and a rival paramilitary group announced a three-day ceasefire for the end of the… Continue watching
Apr 21 WATCH: State Department holds briefing as Sudan conflict continues By Lolita C. Baldor, Matthew Lee, Tara Copp, Associated Press An estimated 16,000 private U.S. citizens are registered with the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum as being in Sudan. The State Department has cautioned that that figure probably is inaccurate because there is no requirement for Americans to register nor is… Continue reading
Apr 20 WATCH: State Department holds briefing as U.S. prepares for embassy evacuation from Sudan By Matthew Lee, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press In a statement Thursday, the Pentagon said it will deploy “additional capabilities” to the region to potentially help facilitate an evacuation of embassy personnel from Sudan if required, but provided no details, and did not state the location. Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch 7:07 News Wrap: 3 charged with murder in Ala. birthday party shooting that killed 4 In our news wrap Wednesday, three people were charged with murder after the birthday party shooting that killed four young people in Alabama, a Kansas City man pleaded not guilty in the shooting of Ralph Yarl, the army and paramilitary… Continue watching
Apr 19 Sudanese army, its rivals announce another cease-fire By Jack Jeffery, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Sudan's military and its paramilitary rival each have announced that they will abide by a 24-hour cease-fire, after a previous attempt at a truce failed a day earlier. Continue reading
Apr 18 Watch 4:45 News Wrap: Fighting continues in Sudan despite temporary ceasefire agreement In our news wrap Tuesday, heavy gunfire echoed in Sudan's capital shortly after a 24-hour cease-fire was supposed to begin, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on whether the Postal Service violated a mail carrier's religious rights by forcing him… Continue watching
Apr 18 Fighting continues in Sudan, despite temporary cease-fire agreement By Jack Jeffery, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Fighting is still raging in Sudan hours after an internationally brokered truce was supposed to have come into effect. Forces loyal to dueling generals battled for key locations in the capital late Tuesday and accused each other of violating the… Continue reading
Apr 17 What sparked the violent conflict to control the future of Sudan? By Samy Magdy, Associated Press The prospects for an immediate cease-fire appear to be slim in Sudan, where a battle is raging for a third day for control of the country by its two ruling generals. Continue reading
Apr 17 Sudan battles intensifying, civilian deaths soar to 185 on third day By Jack Jeffrey, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Sudanese are huddling in their homes for a third straight day as the army and a powerful rival force fight in the streets of the capital and other cities for control of the country. Continue reading
Apr 16 Watch 3:46 News Wrap: World leaders urge end to violent clash between forces in Sudan In our news wrap Sunday, fighting continued between the Sudanese army and paramilitary forces for a second day, four people died in a mass shooting at a teen’s birthday party in Alabama, Trump spoke at a gathering of top Republican… Continue watching