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After racist remarks, Nury Martinez resigns as president of the LA City Council
Tuesday, October 11, 2022
Some Los Angeles City Council members are facing increasing pressure to resign after a leaked recording revealed racist and derogatory comments made during a conversation with a local labor leader.
News brief: Russia under pressure, North Korea missile tests, LA City Council turmoil
Tuesday, October 11, 2022
Russia carries out rounds of airstrikes across Ukraine. North Korea confirms a simulated use of nukes to destroy its enemies. After racist comments, LA City Council president resigns leadership post.
North Korea confirms it simulated use of nukes to destroy enemies
Tuesday, October 11, 2022
State media in North Korea is reporting that its recent missile launches were a "simulation" of a nuclear attack on South Korea.
News brief: explosions in Ukraine, midterm preview, protests continue in Iran
Monday, October 10, 2022
Russian missile hit cities across Ukraine — including Kyiv and Lviv. Big names drop in to key midterm states. And Iran tries to shut down protests, now in their fourth week.
Nobel Peace Prize: Human rights activists in Ukraine, Russia and Belarus are honored
Friday, October 07, 2022
The winners are human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, as well as the Russian human rights organization Memorial and the Ukrainian human rights organization Center for Civil Liberties.
News brief: September jobs data, Biden's marijuana pardons, student loan fraud
Friday, October 07, 2022
The gap between jobseekers and job openings is closing. People busted by the Feds for simple marijuana possession will get a pardon. And the White House cracks down on student debt relief scams.
Ukrainian troops keep up their counteroffensives in the country's south and east
Thursday, October 06, 2022
As Russia completed its controversial annexation of four occupied regions of Ukraine, the Ukrainian army is taking back some of that territory village by village.
News brief: OPEC and the WTO, Ukraine's Gains in the East, NPR/Marist Poll
Thursday, October 06, 2022
The WTO predicts a sharp slowdown in global trade. Ukrainian forces are taking back territory that had been captured by Russia. A new NPR poll shows President Biden's approval rating is up.
A look inside the legal battle to stop Biden's student loan relief
Friday, September 30, 2022
The legal cases all face the same challenge: finding a plaintiff who will be clearly harmed by debt cancellation.
News brief: Hurricane Ian, Russia claims Ukrainian regions, Brazil's election
Friday, September 30, 2022
Now that Hurricane Ian has moved on, Floridians are assessing damage. Moscow is officially annexing four Russian-occupied regions in Ukraine. Two ideological opposites aim to be Brazil's president.
The British economy is in freefall with a rare intervention by the Bank of England
Thursday, September 29, 2022
Britain's currency weakened to a record low against the U.S. dollar, while government borrowing costs shot up. This happened after the new conservative government announced new economic proposals.
Even though Ian is no longer a hurricane, flooding is still a major problem
Thursday, September 29, 2022
After roaring ashore as a powerful category 4 hurricane, Ian has been losing steam. People on Florida's Gulf coast are beginning to assess the damage from the storm.
EU officials and others are concerned about explosions at Nord Stream pipelines
Thursday, September 29, 2022
Some European leaders say the Nord Stream pipeline leaks are deliberate. There's growing concern about what it could mean for security at oil and gas installations around Europe.
News brief: Hurricane Ian is downgraded, Baltic pipeline leaks, U.K. economic turmoil
Thursday, September 29, 2022
Ian roared ashore in Florida as a Category 4 hurricane. EU officials are concerned about explosions at Nord Stream pipelines. Britain's pound weakens to a record low against the U.S. dollar.
Russia claims its occupied territories in Ukraine voted to become part of Russia
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Final results from so-called referendums in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine indicate overwhelming support for joining the Russian Federation. The voting is widely condemned as a sham.
White House conference will address the nation's food insecurity
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
President Biden is going to lay out his proposals to tackle hunger at a big conference, the first of its kind since 1969. But the solutions won't be easy to implement.
News brief: Hurricane Ian, Nord Stream pipeline leaks, Biden's plan to end hunger
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Hurricane Ian targets Florida after hitting Cuba. Seismologists suspect explosions damaged undersea pipelines that carry Russian gas. President Biden will announce plans to try to tackle hunger.
Steep sell-offs in U.S. stocks have started to spread worldwide
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
The volatility in U.S. markets is rocking stock, bond and currency trading in other countries. Many blame the Federal Reserve for the wild swings.
News brief: Italian election, young men flee Russia, asteroid deflection
Monday, September 26, 2022
Italy is set to usher in its first far-right government since World War II. Military-age men flee Russia after a partial mobilization is enacted. Later today NASA is going to try to move an asteroid.
Biden says the U.S. would intervene to defend Taiwan if China staged an attack
Monday, September 19, 2022
President Biden reiterated that the U.S. will defend Taiwan if China stages an "unprecedented attack." The White House has said the remarks do not represent a change in U.S. policy.