Oct 12 Here are this year's 2022 MacArthur 'genius grant' recipients By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press A specialist in plastic waste management, artists, musicians, computer scientists, and a poet-ornithologist who advocates for Black people in nature are among the 25 winners of the MacArthur Foundation's prestigious fellowship this year. Continue reading
Oct 12 Europe looks to Africa in bid to replace Russian natural gas By Krista Larson, Associated Press European leaders are turning to Africa for more natural gas as they try to replace Russian energy amid the war in Ukraine. Continue reading
Oct 12 477 pilot whales die, beached on remote New Zealand beaches By Nick Perry, Associated Press Some 477 pilot whales have died after stranding themselves on two remote New Zealand beaches over recent days, officials say. Continue reading
Oct 12 Protests and marches worldwide bring together Iranians living abroad By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press As anti-government protests roil cities and towns in Iran for a fourth week, tens of thousands of Iranians living abroad have marched in support of what many believe to be a watershed moment for their home country. Continue reading
Oct 12 WATCH: U.S. military officials say Ukraine has asked Western partners for air defense aid By Associated Press The request comes in light of Moscow's barrage of long-range strikes launched on major Ukrainian cities on Monday which killed 19 people. Continue reading
Oct 12 Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant loses external power again By Adam Schreck, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Ukraine's state nuclear operator says Russian missile attacks caused a crippled nuclear plant to lose all external power for the second time in five days. Continue reading
Oct 11 Haiti's request for troops resurrects troubled history of foreign interventions By Dánica Coto, Associated Press Fuel, water and other basic supplies have dwindled nearly a month after one of Haiti's most powerful gangs blocked access to a fuel terminal holding millions of gallons of gasoline and diesel. Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch 7:02 News Wrap: Biden reevaluating relations with Saudi Arabia after oil production cut In our news wrap Tuesday, the White House confirmed President Biden is reevaluating relations with Saudi Arabia after OPEC cut oil production, the Supreme Court heard arguments on requirements that pork sold in California must meet animal cruelty standards regardless… Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch 12:39 Missile strikes across Ukraine heighten concerns of Russia's escalation of its war By Nick Schifrin Russian missiles and drones rained down on cities across Ukraine for the second day. The renewed Russian campaign largely targeted civilians and drew condemnation from the G7 nations led by the U.S. Andrea Kendall-Taylor of the Center for a New… Continue watching
Oct 11 South Korea says it has the ability to intercept missiles from the North By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press South Korea's military says it's capable of detecting and intercepting the variety of missiles that North Korea has launched in a barrage of recent simulated nuclear attacks on its rivals. Continue reading