May 05 Watch 4:50 Iran remains defiant after U.S. launches new effort to reopen Strait of Hormuz By Nick Schifrin, Eliot Barnhart Top U.S. officials said Tuesday that the ceasefire with Iran has not ended, despite exchanges of fire in the Strait of Hormuz. Both Rubio and Hegseth said the U.S. was in a new phase of operations designed to ensure safe… Continue watching
May 05 Watch 8:44 Families in Lebanon still search rubble for loved ones killed in a day of Israeli strikes By Simona Foltyn, Adrian Hartrick, Morgan Till, Dan Sagalyn Tomorrow marks four weeks since the day known as “Black Wednesday” in Lebanon. The Israeli military, claiming to be targeting Hezbollah militants, unleashed an unprecedented aerial campaign on April 8 that killed more than 350 people in a matter of… Continue watching
May 05 Brazil gold mining rush brings deforestation and mercury risks to the Amazon By Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — The surge in gold prices in recent years has fueled a renewed mining rush in Brazil's Amazon rainforest, accelerating deforestation in protected areas and driving mercury contamination to hazardous levels, officials and experts say. A study… Continue reading
May 05 Documenting recent vehicle-ramming incidents worldwide By Associated Press Two people were killed and three others were seriously injured when a driver plowed into people in a busy shopping area in the German city of Leipzig Monday in what officials believe was a deliberate attack. An unspecified number of… Continue reading
May 05 Medical teams visit cruise ship passengers dealing with hantavirus outbreak By Chinedu Asadu, Annie Risemberg, Associated Press Three passengers have died and at least four people are sick in what health officials say is an outbreak of hantavirus, which usually spreads by inhaling contaminated rodent droppings. Continue reading
May 05 Russian strikes kill 22 in Ukraine before looming ceasefire By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press On Tuesday afternoon, powerful Russian glide bombs smashed into the eastern city of Kramatorsk, the southern city of Zaporizhzhia and the northern city of Chernihiv, killing at least 17 civilians and wounding 45 others, officials said. Continue reading
May 05 In Douglas Stuart's new novel, an unbridgeable gap between father and son By Geoff Bennett Douglas Stuart won the coveted Booker Prize in 2020 for his debut novel, “Shuggie Bain,” about a boy in 1980s working-class Glasgow caring for his mother as she struggled with alcoholism. Geoff Bennett spoke to Stuart about his latest book,… Continue reading
May 05 U.S. kills 2 during latest strike on alleged drug boats traveling in the Caribbean By Associated Press The Trump administration’s campaign of blowing up alleged drug-trafficking vessels in Latin American waters has persisted since early September and killed at least 188 people in total. Continue reading
May 05 WATCH: Rubio addresses Strait of Hormuz efforts, Vatican trip in White House briefing By Associated Press Filling in for the White House press secretary, Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared behind the podium Tuesday to reiterate that U.S. efforts to reopen the strait is not an offensive operation despite clashes with Iran in the last several… Continue reading
May 05 Iran war's fragile ceasefire tested in U.S. attempt to open the Strait of Hormuz By Adam Schreck, Ben Finley, Elena Becatoros, Associated Press U.S. military leaders said a ceasefire remains in effect a day after Iran was blamed for new attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and against the United Arab Emirates. The key American ally later said it came under Iranian drone… Continue reading