May 13 Thousands expected to attend funeral of Al Jazeera journalist slain by Israeli forces By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press Recent days have seen an outpouring of grief from across the Palestinian territories and the wider Arab world over the death of Shireen Abu Akleh, a veteran on-air correspondent who spent a quarter century covering the harsh realities of life… Continue reading
May 13 Elon Musk says Twitter deal ‘temporarily on hold’ By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press In a tweet, the Tesla billionaire linked to a Reuters story from May 2 citing a financial filing from Twitter that estimated false or spam accounts made up fewer than 5% of the company’s “monetizable daily active users” in the… Continue reading
May 13 As U.S. poised to restrict abortion, other nations ease access By Astrid Suárez, Christopher Sherman, Associated Press For women's activists who for years have led grinding campaigns demanding open access to abortion, often looking to the United States as a model, it's a discouraging sign and a reminder that hard-won gains can be impermanent. Continue reading
May 12 At least 11 people dead, 31 rescued after boat capsizes near Puerto Rico By Dánica Coto, Associated Press Authorities in Puerto Rico say 11 people have died and 31 others have been rescued after their boat capsized near an uninhabited island close to the U.S. territory. Continue reading
May 12 Watch 4:55 News Wrap: Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Kevin McCarthy and four other Republicans In our news wrap Thursday, the Jan. 6 committee in Congress subpoenaed House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and four other Republicans, North Korea acknowledged its first COVID outbreak, Palestinians mourn journalist Shireen Abu Akleh who was shot dead during an… Continue watching
May 12 Watch 5:55 Finland pursues NATO membership as Russia vows retaliation By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn, Tommy Walters Finland announced Thursday it would end its decades-long neutral status and seek to join NATO. A formal declaration will be made Sunday, while Sweden is expected to follow suit next week. Both nations have resisted joining NATO but were spurred… Continue watching
May 12 Watch 6:02 Ukraine’s religious community perseveres through the horrors of war By Nick Schifrin, Madeline Powell, Volodymyr Solohub, Shoshana Dubnow We are just weeks past Easter, the holiest day of the Christian calendar. For the 70 percent of Ukrainians who are orthodox, the day was freighted with extra meaning this year. The Ukrainian Orthodox Church split from its Russian parent… Continue watching
May 12 North Korea says it’s seeing its first COVID outbreak, imposing nationwide lockdown By Kim Tong-Hyung, Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press North Korea has imposed a nationwide lockdown to control its first acknowledged COVID-19 outbreak of the pandemic. Continue reading
May 12 A young Ukrainian boy watched his own father get killed by a Russian soldier. Now his family is searching for justice. By Cara Anna, Associated Press 14-year-old Yura Nechyporenko recounts the tragic killing of his father on a lonely street in Bucha, the community on the outskirts of Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, where bodies of civilians are still being discovered weeks after Russian soldiers withdrew. Continue reading
May 12 Finland moves to join NATO in major shift in European alignment By Oleksandr Stashevskyi, Associated Press Finland's leaders have come out in favor of applying to join NATO, and Sweden could do the same within days. Continue reading