Jun 23 Watch 3:56 News Wrap: Mourners gather in Atlanta for funeral of Rayshard Brooks In our news wrap Tuesday, mourners gathered in Atlanta for the funeral of Rayshard Brooks, a black man who was shot and killed by police when he tried to escape arrest. The service was held at the historic Ebenezer Baptist… Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch 7:23 War-ravaged Yemen facing deadly new threat in COVID-19 By Jane Ferguson Violence in Yemen is surging after a six-week cease-fire prompted by the coronavirus pandemic ended in May. The war-ravaged nation has been facing disease and hunger for six years already, and COVID-19 is now pushing a devastated health infrastructure to… Continue watching
Jun 23 Powerful earthquake shakes southern, central Mexico By Associated Press Oaxaca state Gov. Alejandro Murat told the Televisa network that he had a preliminary report of one person killed and one injured in a building collapse near the epicenter. Continue reading
Jun 23 Novak Djokovic tests positive for coronavirus By Dusan Stojanovic, Associated Press The player tested positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday after taking part in a tennis exhibition series he organized in Serbia and Croatia. Continue reading
Jun 23 German region in new lockdown after slaughterhouse outbreak By Frank Jordans, Geir Moulson, Associated Press German authorities on Tuesday slapped new lockdown measures on a western region that has had a surge of coronavirus infections linked to a slaughterhouse. Continue reading
Jun 23 Putin uses World War II parade to boost support before vote By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press A massive Russian military parade postponed by the coronavirus pandemic will roll through Red Square this week to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. Continue reading
Jun 22 Watch 10:07 Where the coronavirus is spreading worldwide — and why The World Health Organization says Sunday marked the largest global daily surge in new coronavirus cases since the pandemic began: 183,000. In the U.S., daily fatalities from the disease have dropped since the initial peak this spring, but more than… Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch 3:44 News Wrap: NASCAR drivers support Bubba Wallace after noose found in his garage spot In our news wrap Monday, a noose found in the Talladega Superspeedway garage space of NASCAR’s sole Black driver prompted a show of solidarity. Bubba Wallace had successfully pushed to ban Confederate flags from NASCAR events. Also, the White House… Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch 6:08 Journalist Maria Ressa on an ‘ominous’ global pattern of threats against news media On June 15th, a court in the Philippines convicted one of the country’s most prominent journalists, Maria Ressa, of cyberlibel. Advocates for press freedom quickly called the trial unfair, arguing it is part of a larger crackdown by Filipino President… Continue watching
Jun 22 Saudi Arabia to hold ‘very limited’ hajj due to virus By Aya Batrawy, Associated Press Saudi Arabia has never canceled the hajj in the nearly 90 years since the country was founded. Continue reading