Mar 27 US waives FBI checks on caregivers at new migrant facilities By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press The Biden administration is not requiring FBI fingerprint background checks of caregivers at its rapidly expanding network of emergency sites to hold thousands of immigrant teenagers, alarming child welfare experts who say the waiver compromises safety. Continue reading
Mar 27 UK protesters scuffle with police during rally over new law By Associated Press Police in the English city of Bristol say they arrested 10 people during a third night of protest against a new policing law. Continue reading
Mar 27 Watch 3:35 How migrants are being ‘expelled’ from the U.S. border By PBS NewsHour The Biden administration has been struggling to deal with migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. The current influx is straining resources and sowing confusion for migrants on both sides of the border. Mallory Falk covers the U.S.-Mexico border for Texas KERA… Continue watching
Mar 27 Myanmar forces kill dozens in deadliest day since coup By Associated Press As Myanmar’s military celebrated the annual Armed Forces Day holiday with a parade Saturday in the country’s capital, soldiers and police elsewhere reportedly killed dozens of people as they suppressed protests in the deadliest bloodletting since last month’s coup. Continue reading
Mar 26 Biden invites Russia, China to global climate talks By Ellen Knickmeyer, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press President Joe Biden is including rivals Vladimir Putin of Russia and Xi Jinping of China among the invitees to the first big climate talks of his administration. Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch 6:29 News Wrap: More than 200 ships blocked as efforts to clear Suez Canal fail In our news wrap Friday, congestion outside the suez canal grew to over 200 ships as officials failed to move a giant container ship that has been wedged in the waterway since Tuesday. Then, fresh appeals for the U.S. to… Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch 7:47 Iranians hopeful diplomacy with Washington could stem soaring inflation, unrest By Reza Sayah Iran was the target of former President Donald Trump's so-called "maximum pressure campaign," which aimed at crippling Tehran's economy. Now, President Joe Biden is signaling a return to a nuclear deal, but demands an end to extended nuclear work. Special… Continue watching
Mar 26 Turkey detains students and supporters over LGBTQ flags By Associated Press The detentions came amid growing government intolerance toward the LGBT community in Turkey. The 12 students were detained Thursday after they displayed the flags of the LGBT rights movements during a protest at Istanbul's prestigious Bogazici University. Continue reading
Mar 26 Myanmar protest deaths reach 320 as U.S., U.K., impose sanctions By Associated Press The association said as of Thursday, 2,981 people had been arrested, charged or sentenced in the crackdown since the Feb. 1 coup that ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi. Most, including Suu Kyi and President Win Myint,… Continue reading
Mar 26 Ship in Suez Canal blocks entry for more than 200 vessels By Samy Magdy, Associated Press The Suez Canal Authority said it welcomed international offers of help, including one from the United States, although it did not say what was offered. Continue reading