Sep 24 Watch 5:37 News Wrap: At Senate hearing, Mnuchin touts ‘fastest economic recovery’ In our news wrap Thursday, Democrats at a Senate hearing pressed the Trump administration to negotiate a new pandemic relief package. But Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the country is already “in the midst of the fastest economic recovery from… Continue watching
Sep 24 Watch 7:36 CEO of Voice of America’s parent agency defies subpoena despite bipartisan concerns Michael Pack, CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, ignored a congressional subpoena over concerns he has politicized and mismanaged media outlets that helped the U.S. win the Cold War. One of those outlets is Voice of America. Nick… Continue watching
Sep 24 88 whales rescued from Australia’s worst mass beaching By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press Authorities have rescued 88 pilot whales and are attempting to free 20 others that survived Australia's worst mass stranding, as crews prepare to remove 380 decomposing carcasses from the shallows of Tasmania state. Continue reading
Sep 24 Powerful Vatican Cardinal Becciu resigns amid scandal By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press The powerful head of the Vatican's saint-making office, Cardinal Angelo Becciu, has resigned suddenly from the post and renounced his rights as a cardinal amid a financial scandal that has reportedly implicated him indirectly. Continue reading
Sep 24 WATCH LIVE: U.N. General Assembly – Day 3 By Associated Press China, the United States and Russia butted heads at the United Nations on Thursday over responsibility for the pandemic that has interrupted the world. Continue reading
Sep 23 WATCH: Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani’s full speech at U.N. General Assembly By Associated Press Afghanistan's President, Ashraf Ghani, Monday called on all United Nations' members to help him make peace with the Taliban, in a prerecorded video message played on Monday at the UN in New York. Continue reading
Sep 23 Finland deploys coronavirus-sniffing dogs at main airport By Jari Tanner, Associated Press Four dogs of different breeds trained by Finland’s Smell Detection Association started working at Helsinki Airport on Wednesday. Continue reading
Sep 23 WATCH: Lebanon pleads for assistance after port blast at U.N. General Assembly By Associated Press Lebanon's President Michel Aoun spoke at the 75th session of the U.N. General Assembly as the world continues to fight the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Sep 23 WATCH: Iraq’s President Salih calls for equitable distribution of vaccine at U.N. General Assembly By Associated Press Iraq's President Barham Salih spoke at the 75th session of the U.N. General Assembly as the world continues to fight the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Sep 23 Russia’s Navalny released from German hospital after 32 days By David Rising, Daria Litvinova, Associated Press German chemical weapons experts have determined that he was poisoned with the Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok — findings corroborated by labs in France and Sweden. Continue reading