Oct 22 Hurricane Roslyn makes landfall in Mexico, misses resorts as it moves inland By Associated Press Hurricane Roslyn slammed into a sparsely populated stretch of Mexico’s Pacific coast between the resorts of Puerto Vallarta and Mazatlan Sunday morning and quickly moved inland. Continue reading
Oct 22 Floods in West and Central Africa destroy crops, worsening hunger outlook By Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press Above-average rainfall and devastating flooding have affected 5 million people this year in 19 countries across West and Central Africa, according to a new U.N. World Food Program situation report. Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch 2:57 News Wrap: Student loan relief applications still open despite block In our news wrap Saturday, the White House is urging people to continue applying for student loan relief after a judge put Biden's plan on hold, residents of Kherson were ordered to evacuate ahead of an expected Ukrainian effort to… Continue watching
Oct 22 Watch 6:32 What is the significance of Russia attacking Ukraine with Iranian drones? By Geoff Bennett, Winston Wilde Investigators are linking Russia's barrage of deadly drone attacks across several Ukrainian cities to an evolving partnership between Russia and Iran. Iranian leaders deny supplying any weapons to Russia, a claim at odds with assessments by U.S. officials. Mason Clark,… Continue watching
Oct 22 China reaffirms President Xi Jinping's dominance, removes Premier Li Keqiang By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press China's ruling Communist Party reaffirmed President Xi Jinping's continued dominance in running the nation Saturday, one day ahead of giving him a widely expected third five-year term as leader. Continue reading
Oct 22 Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni sworn in as Italy's prime minister By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press Giorgia Meloni, whose political party with neo-fascist roots secured the most votes in Italy's national election last month, was sworn in Saturday as the country's first far-right premier since the end of World War II… Continue reading
Oct 22 East Iran city of Zahedan, scene of previous deadly crackdown, sees new protests By Associated Press A southeastern city in Iran that was the scene of a bloody crackdown last month awoke to new destruction on Saturday, state TV showed, after tensions erupted the day before. Continue reading
Oct 22 Russian-installed officials order evacuation of all Kherson residents By Andrew Meldrum, Joanna Kozlowska, Associated Press Russian-installed authorities ordered all residents of the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson to leave “immediately” Saturday ahead of an expected advance by Ukrainian troops waging a counteroffensive to recapture one of the first urban areas Russia took after invading the country. Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch 6:28 News Wrap: Trump subpoenaed by Jan. 6 committee, Bannon sentenced for contempt of Congress In our news wrap Friday, former President Trump is under subpoena to testify before the Congressional Jan. 6 Committee, longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon was sentenced to four months in prison for contempt of Congress, Ukraine forces are ramping up… Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch 6:50 Financial crisis leads some in Lebanon to rob banks to access their money By Nick Schifrin, Leila Molana-Allen Lebanon's deep financial crisis is affecting every aspect of life there. There is no consistent electricity, most poor go hungry and joblessness is at record levels. With its currency nearly worthless, most keep their savings in U.S. dollars which are… Continue watching