May 04 Beijing shuts some subway stations to curb COVID-19 spread By Associated Press The subway authority in a brief message says only that the mostly downtown stations were being shut as part of epidemic control measures. Continue reading
May 04 'They thought they were safe.' AP investigation reveals 600 likely died in Mariupol theater airstrike By Lori Hinnant, Mstyslav Chernov, Vasilisa Stepanenko, Associated Press An Associated Press investigation has found evidence that the March 16 Russian airstrike on the Mariupol theater being used as a bomb shelter was far deadlier than estimated, killing closer to 600 people. Continue reading
May 04 North Korea fires another ballistic missile as tensions rise By Kim Tong-Hyung, Hyung-Jin Kim, Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press The launch comes days after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to bolster his nuclear arsenal and threatened to use them against rivals. Continue reading
May 04 U.S. poised to restrict abortion access as other nations expand availability By Astrid Suárez, Christopher Sherman, Associated Press As women in the United States find themselves on the verge of possibly losing the constitutional right to access abortion services, courts in other parts of the world, including in many historically conservative societies, have moved in the opposite direction. Continue reading
May 04 E.U. calls on member nations to ban all Russian oil By Lorne Cook, Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press The European Union's chief executive has called on the 27-nation bloc to ban oil imports from Russia in a sixth package of sanctions over the war in Ukraine. Continue reading
May 04 Russia hits Ukraine, targeting supply of foreign arms in west and attacking the east By Jon Gambrell, Cara Anna, Associated Press Russian forces pounded targets across Ukraine, taking aim at supply lines for foreign weapons in the west and intensifying an offensive in the east. Continue reading
May 03 Watch 5:52 Russia launches assault on Mariupol as Ukraine unveils evidence of war crimes outside Kyiv By Nick Schifrin, Volodymyr Solohub, Alexis Cox, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Lizz Bolaji, Lynsey Jeffery Russian forces on Tuesday are besieging the Azovstal steel plant, the final holdout of Ukrainian soldiers and civilians in Mariupol. This as Ukraine’s top prosecutor unveiled the preliminary results of her investigation into war crimes in the Kyiv suburb of… Continue watching
May 03 Watch 2:26 News Wrap: White House deems Russia is wrongfully detaining American basketball star In our news wrap Tuesday, the Biden administration has determined that Russia is wrongfully detaining pro basketball star Brittney Griner, voters in Ohio and Indiana took to the polls, former President Trump's inaugural committee and business will pay $750,000 to… Continue watching
May 03 India's Muslims mark 'painful' Eid al-Fitr amid a rise in attacks against the religious minority By Aijaz Hussain, Associated Press Muslims across India have marked Eid al-Fitr by offering prayers outside mosques, but celebrations this year follow a series of attacks against the religious minority during the month of Ramadan. Continue reading
May 03 Brutal temperatures scorch parts of India, where shortages of coal are causing daily power outages By Krutika Pathi, Aniruddha Ghosal, Associated Press An unusually early and brutal heat wave is scorching parts of India, where acute power shortages are affecting millions as demand for electricity surges to record levels. Continue reading