Jul 22 Watch 9:01 U.S. surgeon general on the ‘most powerful tools’ to combat the delta variant Amna Nawaz and U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy dive deeper into the Biden administration's efforts to combat the delta variant of the novel coronavirus and surrounding misinformation, public masking requirements and vaccination efforts amid the rise of COVID-19 cases. Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch 5:30 News Wrap: DOJ announces strike force to tackle suspect gun networks In our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. Justice Department announced the formation of strike forces to target gun crimes. Attorney General Merrick Garland traveled to Chicago — just hours after mass shootings in the city that killed 3 people and… Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch 9:22 Migrants left adrift at sea after boat pushback from Greek coast guard By Malcolm Brabant, Daphne Tolis Pro-refugee groups allege the Greek coast guard is endangering migrants in the Aegean Sea and breaching international law with a new aggressive migration policy that involves pushing them back towards Turkish waters. Critics also accuse the European Union of ignoring… Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch 8:50 Is Facebook putting company over country? New book explores its role in misinformation A new book, “An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook's Battle for Domination,” details how Facebook struggles and sometimes fails to curtail hate speech, disinformation and violent rhetoric on its platform. It also examines how Facebook has become an enormously lucrative data… Continue watching
Jul 22 Death rates soar in Southeast Asia as virus wave spreads By David Rising, Eileen Ng, Associated Press The deaths have followed record numbers of new cases being reported in countries across the region which have left health care systems struggling to cope and governments scrambling to implement new restrictions. Continue reading
Jul 22 Norway mourns 77 dead a decade after terrorist attack By David Keyton, Mark Lewis, Associated Press On July 22, 2011, a right-wing extremist set off a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people, before heading to Utoya island where he stalked and shot dead 69 mostly teen members of the Labor Party's youth wing. Continue reading
Jul 22 China won’t accept WHO’s second phase plan to study COVID-19 origins By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press China's vice minister of the country's National Health Commission said he was "rather taken aback" that the plan includes further investigation of the theory that the virus might have leaked from a Chinese lab. Continue reading
Jul 22 China’s Zhengzhou begins cleanup after floods ravage city By Associated Press Rains continued to pound parts of Henan province of which Zhengzhou is the capital city. Continue reading
Jul 22 Tokyo new virus cases near 2,000 a day before Olympics open By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press Thursday's 1,979 new cases are the highest since 2,044 were recorded on Jan. 15. Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch 6:08 News Wrap: GOP blocks debate on bipartisan infrastructure deal In our news wrap Wednesday, Republicans in the U.S. Senate blocked debate on a bipartisan infrastructure plan, leaving the bill — worth $1.2 trillion — unfinished. The Bootleg Fire in Southern Oregon grew to half the size of Rhode Island. Continue watching