Oct 05 Watch 6:42 Biden asks Congress for more Ukraine funding as U.S. military aid is running out By Nick Schifrin, Laura Barrón-López, Tess Conciatori, Ian Couzens Thursday, President Biden convened his military and national security leaders for a briefing on the war in Ukraine. The conflict took a devastating turn overnight when Russian airstrikes killed more than 50 civilians, according to Ukrainian officials. It's the deadliest… Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch 5:17 News Wrap: Biden administration clears way for new border wall construction in Texas In our news wrap Thursday, the Biden administration cleared the way to allow 20 miles of border wall construction in Texas, the U.S. will resume deporting people to Venezuela if they enter the country illegally and a panel of federal… Continue watching
Oct 05 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing after U.S. shoots down armed Turkish drone in Syria By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor, Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Pentagon said Thursday the U.S. military shot down an armed Turkish drone that came within 500 meters of American troops in northeastern Syria, in a rare use of force by one NATO member against another. Continue reading
Oct 05 Tropical Storm Philippe heads for Bermuda en route to Atlantic Canada, New England By Associated Press Philippe’s center is expected to pass near or just west of Bermuda on Friday and then reach the coast of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick or eastern Maine on Saturday night as a post-tropical cyclone, according to the National Hurricane Center… Continue reading
Oct 05 Syrian official says 80 dead, 240 wounded in drone strike at military graduation By Kareem Chehayeb, Albert Aji, Associated Press Syria's health minister says a drone attack that hit a packed military graduation ceremony in the central city of Homs has wounded 240 and killed 80, including six children. Continue reading
Oct 05 Putin says grenade fragments found in bodies of victims in Wagner chief Prigozhin's plane crash By Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin says that fragments of a hand grenade have been found in the bodies of people who died in an August crash of a plane carrying Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin. Continue reading
Oct 05 Putin says Russia tested nuclear-powered missile, warns of revoking ban on atomic tests By Associated Press Little is known about the Burevestnik, which was code-named Skyfall by NATO, and many Western experts have been skeptical about it, noting that a nuclear engine could be highly unreliable. Continue reading
Oct 05 At least 14 dead, 100 missing in north India flash floods By Ashok Sharma, Associated Press Rescue workers are searching for more than 100 people after flash floods triggered by a sudden heavy rainfall swamped several towns in northeastern India, killing at least 14 people. Continue reading
Oct 05 Russian rocket strike kills 51 in village, Ukrainian officials say By Susie Blann, Associated Press At least 51 civilians have been killed in a Russian rocket strike on a village store in eastern Ukraine, one of the deadliest attacks in recent months. Continue reading
Oct 05 Bedbugs are making France itchy, and the 2024 Summer Olympics crowds are coming By Elaine Ganley, Associated Press Bedbugs go where you go, and they have been haunting France for weeks. Continue reading