Jul 29 Watch 5:46 News Wrap: Stifling heat persists across Pacific Northwest In our new wrap Friday, extreme heat in the Pacific Northwest kept temperatures at or above 100 degrees again with extreme condition expected through the weekend, another major inflation gauge is pointing to price hikes for some time to come,… Continue watching
Jul 29 Watch 7:50 Sister of American detained in Russia discusses his exclusion from proposed prisoner swap As Russia weighs a prisoner swap to free detained Americans Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan, a third American has been held in a Russian prison for more than a year. Marc Fogel, 61, a teacher who’s lived and worked in… Continue watching
Jul 29 Russia, Ukraine blame each other for deadly attack on POW prison in Donetsk region By Susie Blann, Associated Press Video shot by The Associated Press showed charred, twisted bed frames in the wrecked barracks, as well as burned bodies and metal sheets hanging from the destroyed roof. Continue reading
Jul 29 Crews in Ukraine prepare to ship grain trapped by months of war By Inna Varenytsia, Associated Press Ukraine is a key global exporter of wheat, barley, corn and sunflower oil, and the loss of those supplies has raised global food prices, threatened political insecurity and helped push more people into poverty and hunger in already vulnerable countries. Continue reading
Jul 28 Watch 4:16 News Wrap: House Democrats back bill to boost U.S. semiconductor industry In our news wrap Thursday, House Democrats back $280 billion bill to bolster the U.S. semiconductor industry, parts of Appalachia faced flash flooding after days of rain, the Pacific Northwest heat wave persists, Russian said there no agreement yet on… Continue watching
Jul 28 Russia strikes Kyiv area months after withdrawal By Susie Blann, Associated Press Russian forces launched missile strikes Thursday on the Kyiv area and the northern Chernihiv region for the first time in weeks, in what a Ukrainian official said was revenge for the fierce resistance the Kremlin has faced after it invaded… Continue reading
Jul 27 Watch 6:46 News Wrap: Manchin, Schumer reach deal to address health care, climate change, the deficit In our news wrap Wednesday, West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin announced an agreement with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on legislation for health care costs, climate change, deficit reduction and more. Also, President Biden left isolation after testing negative for… Continue watching
Jul 27 Watch 9:12 White House offers Russia deal to release WNBA star Brittney Griner, former Marine The U.S. is now offering to trade prisoners with Russia to bring home basketball star Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan, a former U.S. Marine from Michigan. Michael McFaul, former U.S. ambassador to Russia during the Obama administration, and Jonathan Franks,… Continue watching
Jul 27 Ukrainian grain sits waiting in ports, as shipping companies fear drifting sea mines By Aya Batrawy, Associated Press Shipping companies aren't rushing to export millions of tons of trapped grain out of Ukraine, despite a breakthrough deal to provide safe corridors through the Black Sea. Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch 5:04 News Wrap: Oak Fire near Yosemite begins to slow as heat wave hits Pacific Northwest In our news wrap Tuesday, rising humidity slowed the spread of the Oak Fire burning near Yosemite National Park as a new heat wave scorches the Pacific Northwest, heavy rains inundated the St. Louis area, the Senate is set to… Continue watching