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
May 12 China continues 'zero-COVID' tactics despite economic slump By Joe McDonald, Associated Press China’s leaders are struggling to reverse a deepening economic slump without giving up a “zero-COVID” strategy that shut down Shanghai and other cities. Continue reading
May 12 Ukraine prepares for first Russian war crimes trial with captured soldier By Elena Becatoros, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Ukraine's top prosecutor says the country plans to hold its first war crimes trial of a captured Russian soldier. Continue reading
May 11 Majority of Great Barrier Reef coral studied in 2022 was bleached, Australian scientists say By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press Bleaching is caused by global warming, but this is the reef's first bleaching event during a La Niña weather pattern, which is associated with cooler Pacific Ocean temperatures, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Authority said in its annual report released… Continue reading