May 04 How to help India during its COVID surge — 12 places you can donate By Tommy Walters, Isabella Isaacs-Thomas People around the world are rallying to get India oxygen and other supplies amid its COVID crisis. Continue reading
May 04 WATCH: Jen Psaki speaks on Iran talks, India aid, travel By Associated Press Press secretary Jen Psaki said the number of migrant children at Customs and Border Protection stations has decreased to approximately 600 after a high of more than 5,000 at the end of March. Continue reading
May 04 Biden quadruples Trump refugee cap after delay backlash By Matthew Lee, Zeke Miller, Julie Watson, Associated Press President Joe Biden formally raised the nation's cap on refugee admissions to 62,500 this year, weeks after facing bipartisan blowback for his delay in replacing the record-low ceiling set by former President Donald Trump. Continue reading
May 04 Overpass collapse on Mexico City metro kills at least 24 By Fabiola Sanchez, Associated Press The death toll from the collapse of an overpass on the Mexico City metro rose to 24 Tuesday as crews untangled train carriages from the steel and concrete wreckage that fell onto a roadway. Continue reading
May 03 Watch 4:53 News Wrap: Mississippi begins clean up after tornadoes leave major damage In our news wrap Monday, people across Mississippi spent the day cleaning up after multiple tornadoes struck on Sunday. The daily average of new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. is below 50,000 for the first time since October. President Biden… Continue watching
May 03 Watch 10:38 India's COVID-19 crisis is far from over, and vaccines alone won't help. Here's why By William Brangham, Amber Partida, Layla Quran, Rebecca Newman The COVID-19 crisis in India shows little sign of slowing down. As death tolls and infections skyrocket, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership is under increasing political pressure and scrutiny. The country is short on vaccines, and other life-saving supplies like… Continue watching
May 03 Watch 9:10 How the US plans to reunite more than 1,000 families that remain separated at the border The White House announced Monday it would reunite four families that U.S. officials separated at the southern border during Donald Trump's presidency. Over 5,500 children were taken from their parents to deter illegal immigration since July, 2017. Department of Homeland… Continue watching
May 03 Watch 10:08 On the ground with Yemeni soldiers battling Iran-allied rebels By Jane Ferguson Three months ago, President Biden ended American military involvement in the war in Yemen and reversed President Trump's decision to designate the Houthis a terrorist organization. But soon after, as special correspondent Jane Ferguson reports, the Houthis launched an offensive… Continue watching
May 03 Albania's Socialists seek to impeach nation's president By Llazar Semini, Associated Press Lawmakers from Albania’s governing left-wing Socialist Party have started an impeachment process against the country’s president, who they accuse of violating the constitution during the last election, one of their leaders said Monday. Continue reading
May 03 U.N. program inks deal to provide 500 million Moderna doses, starting in Q4 By Associated Press Moderna will provide up to 500 million doses for the U.N.-backed program to ship coronavirus vaccines to needy people in low- and middle-income countries. Continue reading