May 01 Watch 8:14 News Wrap: Intense manhunt continues for Texas man accused of killing 5 neighbors In our news wrap Monday, a manhunt is widening for a Texas gunman accused of killing five of his neighbors in a rural town north of Houston, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is warning the U.S. could default on its debt… Continue watching
May 01 Watch 5:02 Hundreds of Americans rescued from war-torn Sudan as crisis reaches breaking point By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda Sudan’s military agreed to send a representative to potential peace negotiations 16 days after an eruption of violence that has killed more than 500 people. The street-to-street fighting and humanitarian crisis have forced millions to flee their homes. Nick Schifrin… Continue watching
May 01 U.S. House Speaker McCarthy says Russia must pull out of Ukraine By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Speaker Kevin McCarthy says Russia should "pull out" of Ukraine. The Republican leader was speaking Monday on his first trip abroad as U.S. House speaker at a press conference in Jerusalem. Continue reading
May 01 WATCH: State Department holds news briefing as Sudan's warring sides agree to negotiate By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Sudan's warring generals have agreed to send representatives for negotiations, potentially in Saudi Arabia, the top U.N. official in the country said Monday, even as the two sides clashed in the capital of Khartoum despite another three-day extension of a… Continue reading
May 01 Sudan's warring generals agree to send representatives to negotiate, UN official says By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Both the military and the RSF announced late Sunday that they would extend humanitarian cease-fire a further 72 hours. Still, fighting raged early Monday in parts of the capital, Khartoum. Continue reading
May 01 Russian missile attack on Ukrainian city wounds dozens, damages buildings By David Rising, Associated Press The attack follows Friday’s launch of more than 20 cruise missiles and two explosive drones. It was the first to target Kyiv in nearly two months. Continue reading
May 01 Workers call for labor rights, economic justice at May Day rallies across the globe By Angela Charlton, Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press They are calling for higher salaries, reduced working hours and other better working conditions. May Day is observed in many countries as a day to celebrate workers’ rights. Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch 3:15 News Wrap: U.S. evacuates more private citizens from Sudan clashes In our news wrap Sunday, the U.S. continued evacuating private American citizens from Khartoum to Port Sudan, police are still searching for a Texas man who allegedly shot and killed five of his neighbors, General Mills is recalling some flour… Continue watching
Apr 30 Watch 5:56 Chicago warns of humanitarian crisis as city struggles to house migrants By John Yang, Claire Mufson More than 8,000 migrants have arrived in Chicago since August, when Texas Gov. Greg Abbott began busing asylum-seekers to so-called sanctuary cities as a protest against immigration policies. City officials say daily arrivals have increased tenfold over the last two… Continue watching
Apr 30 Chinese citizen who reported on COVID outbreak to be released after 3 years in prison By Kanis Leung, Huizhong Wu, Associated Press Fang Bin and other members of the public who were dubbed citizen journalists posted details of the pandemic in early 2020 on the internet and social media, embarrassing Chinese officials who faced criticism for failing to control the outbreak. Continue reading