Jun 25 Thousands defy social distancing rules to cram onto English beaches amid hot weather By Pan Pylas, Associated Press Police around the southern English coastal town of Bournemouth urged people to stay away as thousands defied social distancing guidelines and flocked to local beaches on what has been the U.K.’s hottest day of the year so far. Continue reading
Jun 25 NASA names D.C. headquarters for 'Hidden Figures' engineer, Mary Jackson By Associated Press NASA is naming its headquarters in Washington after the space agency's first African American female engineer. Continue reading
Jun 25 WATCH: Trump participates in wreath ceremony on 70th anniversary of Korean War's start By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press President Trump is expected to participate in a wreath ceremony at the Korean War Veterans Memorial alongside his wife, Melania. Continue reading
Jun 25 Russia opens polls for vote on extending Putin's rule By Associated Press Polls have opened in Russia on Thursday for a week-long vote on a constitutional reform that would allow President Vladimir Putin to stay in power until 2036. Continue reading
Jun 25 Congo announces end to 2nd deadliest Ebola outbreak ever By Al-Hadji Kudra Maliro, Krista Larson, Associated Press Eastern Congo marked an official end Thursday to the second deadliest Ebola outbreak in history, which killed 2,280 people over nearly two years. Continue reading
Jun 24 Honduras president shows improvement after testing positive for COVID-19 By Associated Press Doctors at Honduras' Military Hospital say President Juan Orlando Hernández is improving after being placed on oxygen a day earlier. Hernández tested positive for COVID-19 last week and a day later was hospitalized with pneumonia. Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch 5:48 News Wrap: Federal appeals court orders Flynn case dismissed In our news wrap Wednesday, a federal appeals court ordered criminal charges against former national security adviser Michael Flynn be dismissed. The judges ruled 2 to 1 in favor of the Justice Department’s motion to drop the case. Also, Wisconsin's… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch 6:22 Trump pushes plan to reduce forces in Germany despite bipartisan opposition By Nick Schifrin President Trump met with Polish President Andrzej Duda at the White House Wednesday -- the first time he has hosted a foreign leader since the pandemic began. Trump reiterated his administration’s plan to base 2,000 American troops in Poland after… Continue watching
Jun 24 Africa's first vaccination trials begin for COVID-19 By Cara Anna, Associated Press The large-scale trial of the vaccine developed at the University of Oxford is being conducted in South Africa, Britain and Brazil. Continue reading
Jun 24 WATCH: WHO working to increase supply of medical oxygen, Tedros says By Associated Press LONDON — The head of the World Health Organization says the agency has been working with partners to increase the access to medical oxygen for people sickened by the new coronavirus in developing countries. Watch the event in the player… Continue reading