Sep 21 WATCH: 2022 United Nations General Assembly - Day 2 By Ted Anthony, Associated Press The head of the U.N. had just warned of a world gone badly wrong — a place where inequity was on the rise, war was back in Europe, fragmentation was everywhere, the pandemic was pushing onward and technology was tearing… Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch 5:04 Calls for reform in Puerto Rico as Hurricane Fiona leaves entire island without power By William Brangham, Lizz Bolaji Parts of the northern Caribbean washed away as heavy rains and winds from Hurricane Fiona bombarded islands. The storm hit the Turks and Caicos on Tuesday and may grow stronger as it heads to Bermuda. Puerto Rico saw some of… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch 4:29 News Wrap: New York City lifting vaccine mandate for private sector workers In our news wrap Tuesday, New York City is lifting its vaccine mandate for private sector workers as of November 1, federal authorities in Minnesota charged 47 people in a fraud scheme taking advantage of pandemic relief funds and the… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch 7:13 Ukraine's top prosecutor on mass graves and other Russian atrocities in recaptured areas By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda Attorney General Merrick Garland signed an agreement with his Ukrainian counterpart formalizing U.S. support for war crimes investigations against Russia. But finding justice in war is a long and difficult process. Nick Schifrin sits down with Ukraine's prosecutor general as… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch 5:57 Protests erupt in Iran after death of woman arrested for violating dress code By Amna Nawaz Anti-government protests swept across Iran after a 22-year-old woman died in the custody of the regime's morality police. She was arrested for not wearing an appropriate hijab, or head covering. Actor and human rights advocate Nazanin Boniadi joins Amna Nawaz… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch 6:06 12-foot puppet walks streets of New York to raise awareness of global refugee crisis By Jeffrey Brown, Alison Thoet, Anne Azzi Davenport To bring awareness to the global crisis of migration and refugees, a theater project is using a different kind of stage. They built a giant puppet of a young Syrian girl to stand in for millions and silently speak on… Continue watching
Sep 20 WATCH: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addresses the 2022 United Nations General Assembly By Aya Batrawy, Associated Press Turkey’s leader, overseeing a nation encircled by regional disputes, used his speech at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday to shine a spotlight on Turkish maneuvering in conflicts that span from Syria to Ukraine. Continue reading
Sep 20 After Brittney Griner conviction, WNBA players avoid Russia during offseason By Doug Feinberg, Associated Press Top WNBA players are finding other places to compete this winter, not wanting to go back to Russia after the arrest and conviction of Brittney Griner on drug possession charges and the country's invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading
Sep 20 Category 3 Fiona wallops Turks and Caicos, much of Puerto Rico still without electricity By Dánica Coto, Associated Press Hurricane Fiona is blasting the Turks and Caicos Islands as a Category 3 storm after devastating Puerto Rico, where most people remain without electricity or running water. Continue reading
Sep 20 Separatist-controlled areas in Ukraine to vote on joining Russia By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The separatist leaders of four Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine say they are planning to hold votes starting later this week for the territories to become part of Russia as Moscow loses ground in the war it launched. Continue reading