Dec 30 Brazil's president-elect announces 1st Indigenous woman chief for key government post By Fabiano Maisonnave, Associated Press Brazil's President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced Thursday Sonia Guajajara as the nation's first Indigenous person to head up a ministry. Continue reading
Dec 30 Watch 6:16 News Wrap: Police charge man in killing of four University of Idaho students In our news wrap Friday, a man accused of killing four University of Idaho students was arrested in Pennsylvania on four counts of first-degree murder, Southwest Airlines is back to a relatively normal flight schedule after days of widespread cancellations… Continue watching
Dec 30 Officials say President Bolsonaro may have left Brazil for Florida By Carla Bridi, Diane Jeantet, Associated Press The office of Brazil's vice president says he has become acting president, an indication that President Jair Bolsonaro has left the country. Continue reading
Dec 30 From student debt to Bono, here are 6 updates on 2022 NewsHour stories By Hannah Grabenstein As the year comes to a close, the PBS NewsHour followed up on six stories we reported on in 2022. Continue reading
Dec 30 France, Spain to require negative COVID tests for China passengers By Associated Press France says it will require negative COVID-19 tests of all passengers arriving from China and is urging French citizens to avoid nonessential travel to China. Continue reading
Dec 30 Evidence of Russian war crimes mounts as invasion of Ukraine drags on By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press Ten months into Russia's latest invasion of Ukraine, overwhelming evidence shows the Kremlin's troops have waged total war, with disregard for international laws governing the treatment of civilians and conduct on the battlefield. Continue reading
Dec 30 Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is in stable condition, Vatican says By Associated Press On Wednesday, Pope Francis revealed that his 95-year-old predecessor was “very ill” and he went to see him in his home in the Vatican Gardens. Continue reading
Dec 30 Court convicts ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi on corruption in Myanmar By Grant Peck, Associated Press The court’s action leaves her with a total of 33 years to serve in prison after a series of politically tinged prosecutions since the army toppled her elected government in February 2021. Continue reading
Dec 30 Putin, Xi vow closer ties as Russia bombards Ukraine again By Felipe Dana, Associated Press Putin said the Kremlin aimed to “strengthen the cooperation between the armed forces of Russia and China.”… Continue reading
Dec 30 Afghan refugees in U.S. face uncertainty as legislation stalls By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Nearly 76,000 Afghans who worked with American soldiers since 2001 as translators, interpreters and partners arrived in the U.S. on military planes after the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021. Continue reading