Apr 29 Pope announces mandate to audit church's progress on fighting abuse By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press He told its members they must work with bishops conferences around the world to establish special welcome centers for victims and must audit the church’s progress on fighting abuse from its new perch within the Vatican. Continue reading
Apr 29 Ukraine slams Kyiv attack amid new Mariupol rescue effort By David Keyton, Inna Varenytsia, Associated Press Ukraine’s leader has accused Russia of trying to humiliate the United Nations by raining missiles on Kyiv during a visit by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Continue reading
Apr 28 Watch 3:50 Bracing for a prolonged war, Biden asks Congress to fund $33 billion in aid for Ukraine By Nick Schifrin, Lizz Bolaji, Tommy Walters, Teresa Cebrian Aranda President Biden on Thursday unveiled a $33 billion aid proposal for Ukraine, the latest effort to assist in the war against Russia. About two-thirds would go to military assistance, and the rest for economic and humanitarian help. Meanwhile, as the… Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch 5:21 New bill aims to use assets seized from wealthy Russians to arm and rebuild Ukraine By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn President Biden on Thursday said his administration was reviewing ways to convert assets seized from wealthy Russians with ties to Vladimir Putin and use them to help Ukraine with arms and reconstruction. New Jersey Rep. Tom Malinowski, a Democrat who… Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch 5:41 Ukrainians brave Russian shelling to restore power By Willem Marx, Ed Kiernan, Roman Motychak With so much of Ukraine's vital infrastructure targeted by Russia, widespread power outages are the norm. It falls to local crews to fix power lines, all the while under fire. Special correspondent Willem Marx and videographer Edward Kiernan report from… Continue watching
Apr 28 Canada lifts restrictions on gay men donating blood By Associated Press Health Canada has lifted restrictions on gay men donating blood, a move Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says is "good news for all Canadians" but took too long. Continue reading
Apr 28 Watch 4:20 News Wrap: Moderna seeks FDA approval for its Covid vaccine for children under 6 In our news wrap Thursday, Moderna filed for FDA authorization of its Covid-19 vaccine for children under the age of 6, Oklahoma lawmakers gave final approval to ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, new research warns thousands of new… Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch 7:27 Can the 'vaccine for the world' help end the global pandemic? By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin It’s a tiny vial with big ambitions to help bring an end to the pandemic everywhere on earth. The developers of the so-called “vaccine for the world” hope what’s inside can ease the equity issues surrounding global covid vaccine distribution. Continue watching
Apr 28 WATCH: U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin holds news conference with Canadian counterpart By Associated Press U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin welcomed his Canadian counterpart to Washington, D.C. for talks on a number of important bilateral issues, including the war in Ukraine, security in the Arctic region and relations with China and the Indo-Pacific. Continue reading
Apr 28 WATCH: House passes military lend-lease program to speed Ukraine aid By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The U.S. House gave final passage Thursday to legislation that would streamline a World War II-era military lend-lease program to more quickly provide Ukraine and other Eastern European countries with American equipment to fight the Russian invasion. Continue reading