Sep 30 French ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy convicted in campaign financing case By Sylvie Corbet, Nicolas Vaux-Montagny, Associated Press It is the first time in France's modern history that a former president has been convicted and sentenced to a prison term for actions during his term. Continue reading
Sep 29 Watch 4:28 News Wrap: Milley says years of bad decisions to blame for Afghanistan pullout failures In our news wrap Wednesday, Gen. Mark Milley blamed years of bad decisions behind the failures of the U.S. exit from Afghanistan during the second day of a House hearing with military leaders. The Biden administration says North Korea's latest… Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch 5:06 Here's what contributed to the extinction of ivory-billed woodpecker, 22 other species By John Yang, Ryan Connelly Holmes The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed moving 23 animals and plants off the endangered species list, declaring them extinct. Perhaps the most well-known of the species deemed gone forever is the ivory-billed woodpecker. These extinctions are part of an… Continue watching
Sep 29 Lava from La Palma eruption finally reaches the Atlantic By Daniel Roca, Joseph Wilson, Associated Press Lava from a volcano on Spain’s Canary Islands has finally reached the Atlantic Ocean after days of wiping out hundreds of homes and forcing the evacuation of thousands of residents. Continue reading
Sep 29 Former Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida to become prime minister By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press Kishida replaces outgoing party leader Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, who is stepping down after serving only one year. Continue reading
Sep 28 Watch 5:55 News Wrap: Italy sees largest migrant rush in 5 years as 700 arrive on boat in Sicily In our news wrap Tuesday, an overloaded boat docked in Sicily overnight with nearly 700 migrants on board — marking the biggest arrival in Italy in 5 years. A federal appeals panel upheld New York City's vaccine mandate for teachers,… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch 8:59 Many Ugandan children forced into hard labor, sex trafficking as COVID closes schools By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sarah Clune Hartman The effects of the pandemic on children vary dramatically depending on the country. With schools still shuttered in Uganda and other developing nations, many children have no choice but to work to survive. In Africa, more than one-fifth of children… Continue watching
Sep 28 Haiti prime minister says elections, referendum to be held next year By Dánica Coto, Joshua Goodman, Associated Press Haiti's prime minister says he plans to hold a referendum to modify the country's constitution by February, and he hopes to organize presidential and legislative elections early next year. Continue reading
Sep 28 Young activists bemoan climate inaction, demand more say By Colleen Barry, Associated Press Youth climate activists Vanessa Nakate and Greta Thunberg have chastised global leaders for failing to meet funding pledges to help poor nations adapt to a warming Earth and for delivering too much “blah blah blah’’ as climate change wreaks havoc. Continue reading
Sep 28 Prince Andrew acknowledges he faces U.S. sex assault lawsuit By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press The acknowledgement was confirmed in a joint agreement signed by a lawyer for Andrew and approved by a Manhattan federal judge. It was entered in the public record Tuesday. Continue reading