Jul 08 Watch 5:16 News Wrap: Funerals begin for Highland Park shooting victims In our news wrap Friday, funerals and memorial services began for three of the seven victims killed in the July Fourth shooting rampage in Highland Park, Illinois, a wildfire in California's Yosemite National Park is raging out of control near… Continue watching
Jul 08 U.S. sending $400 million more in military aid to Ukraine By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press A senior defense official says the U.S. will send another $400 million in military equipment to Ukraine, including four more advanced rocket systems. Continue reading
Jul 08 Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini acquitted on charges of defrauding FIFA By Daniella Matar, Associated Press Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have been acquitted on charges of defrauding FIFA by a Swiss criminal court. The pair were among soccer's most powerful figures before being embroiled in corruption investigations. Continue reading
Jul 08 Sri Lankan police impose curfew ahead of planned protest By Bharatha Mallawarachi, Associated Press Police have imposed a curfew in Sri Lanka's capital and surrounding areas a day before a planned protest demanding the country's president and prime minister resign over an economic crisis that has caused severe shortages of essential supplies. Continue reading
Jul 08 China demands U.S. end military 'collusion' with Taiwan By Associated Press China has demanded the U.S. cease military "collusion" with Taiwan during a virtual meeting between the joint chiefs of staff from the two sides. Continue reading
Jul 08 WATCH: Biden visits CIA headquarters to mark agency's 75th anniversary By Nomaan Merchant, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Joe Biden will visit the CIA Friday at a time when his administration’s support for Ukraine has pushed the work of the normally secretive intelligence agencies into the limelight. Continue reading
Jul 08 Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe assassinated during a speech By Mari Yamaguchi, Foster Klug, Chisato Tanaka, Associated Press Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated on a street in western Japan by a gunman who opened fire on him from behind as he delivered a campaign speech. Continue reading
Jul 07 Shinzo Abe, former Prime Minister of Japan, reportedly shot during campaign speech By Associated Press NHK public television says Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was in heart failure after apparently being shot during a campaign speech in western Japan. NHK says Abe was rushed to a hospital Friday. A male suspect was captured at… Continue reading
Jul 07 Haiti's struggles worsened in the year since the president was assassinated By Evens Sanon, Dánica Coto, Associated Press Not only have authorities failed to identify all those who masterminded and financed the killing, but Haiti has gone into a freefall as violence soars and the economy tumbles. Continue reading
Jul 07 Tuna supply dries up for Kenya's local fishing community By Wanjohi Kabukuru, Associated Press Artisanal fisheries on Kenya's coast say climate change, overfishing by large foreign vessels and a lack of other job opportunities for coastal communities is draining the Indian Ocean of its yellowfin tuna stocks. Continue reading