May 04 Watch 4:39 News Wrap: Secretary of State Antony Blinken tests positive for COVID In our news wrap Wednesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken tested positive for COVID-19, Beijing shut down dozens of subway stations and bus routes as it tries to stem a COVID outbreak, Wall Street shot higher after Fed chair Jerome… Continue watching
May 04 Watch 7:03 Russia targets supply routes as the U.S. and NATO allies pump weapons into Ukraine By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Harry Zahn The wide plains of eastern Ukraine are now the site of a pitched battle between Ukrainian and Russian forces. American and allied weapons keep flowing in to assist Ukraine as it fends off fearsome Russian artillery and bombing. Meanwhile, a… Continue watching
May 04 Watch 8:24 Combat medics deliver lifesaving care on the frontlines of Russia's war against Ukraine By Willem Marx, Ed Kiernan Just beyond Ukraine's frontlines, there is another fight to keep those injured on the battlefield alive. Resources are low, but the volunteers who run a vast network of emergency medical services remain committed to their lifesaving work. Elsewhere, care for… Continue watching
May 04 WATCH: Pentagon press secretary John Kirby says weapons are getting through to Ukraine By Associated Press Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby says despite Russia ramping up its attacks across Ukraine the weapons allies are filtering into the country "are getting into Ukrainian hands."… Continue reading
May 04 'They thought they were safe.' AP investigation reveals 600 likely died in Mariupol theater airstrike By Lori Hinnant, Mstyslav Chernov, Vasilisa Stepanenko, Associated Press An Associated Press investigation has found evidence that the March 16 Russian airstrike on the Mariupol theater being used as a bomb shelter was far deadlier than estimated, killing closer to 600 people. Continue reading
May 04 E.U. calls on member nations to ban all Russian oil By Lorne Cook, Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press The European Union's chief executive has called on the 27-nation bloc to ban oil imports from Russia in a sixth package of sanctions over the war in Ukraine. Continue reading
May 04 Russia hits Ukraine, targeting supply of foreign arms in west and attacking the east By Jon Gambrell, Cara Anna, Associated Press Russian forces pounded targets across Ukraine, taking aim at supply lines for foreign weapons in the west and intensifying an offensive in the east. Continue reading
May 03 Watch 5:52 Russia launches assault on Mariupol as Ukraine unveils evidence of war crimes outside Kyiv By Nick Schifrin, Volodymyr Solohub, Alexis Cox, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Lizz Bolaji, Lynsey Jeffery Russian forces on Tuesday are besieging the Azovstal steel plant, the final holdout of Ukrainian soldiers and civilians in Mariupol. This as Ukraine’s top prosecutor unveiled the preliminary results of her investigation into war crimes in the Kyiv suburb of… Continue watching
May 03 WATCH: Biden visits Lockheed Martin plant as weapons stockpile grows strained by Ukraine conflict By Aamer Madhani, Ben Fox, Associated Press President Joe Biden is crediting the assembly line workers at a Javelin missile plant for doing lifesaving work in building the antitank weapons that are being sent to Ukraine. Continue reading
May 03 WATCH: Defense Secretary Austin, General Milley Defense leaders say Russia is learning from mistakes in Ukraine By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Top Pentagon leaders say the U.S. has learned a great deal about Russian military shortfalls and capabilities in the first two months of the war in Ukraine. But they are warning Congress that Moscow is learning from its mistakes. Continue reading