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Polish ambassador warns of a prolonged war in Ukraine, calls for more support
Saturday, February 04, 2023
With the anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine approaching, Poland's ambassador to the U.S. Marek Magierowski warns of a prolonged conflict and urges the West to provide Kyiv with more support.
Morning news brief
Friday, February 03, 2023
Chinese surveillance balloon, spotted over the U.S., complicates Antony Blinken's trip to China, a Guantánamo prisoner is released to Belize, report says Great Salt Lake is at risk of drying up.
FBI searched Biden's vacation home as part of the classified document probe
Thursday, February 02, 2023
The FBI searched another home owned by President Biden, and took away some handwritten notes. We take a closer look at what this means for the ongoing classified documents investigation.
Morning news brief
Wednesday, February 01, 2023
President Biden meets with House Speaker McCarthy to discuss the debt ceiling, thousands are expected to attend Tyre Nichols' funeral in Memphis, the Fed is expected to raise interest rates again.
Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield says Somalia needs urgent care to avoid another famine
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield about the new aid package she announced to help address the food crisis in Somalia.
Rescuers search the rubble of a mosque in Pakistan hit by a suicide bomber
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Pakistan reels from a suicide bombing that killed more than 90 worshippers in a mosque as a delegation from the International Monetary Fund comes to town as the country seeks to avert default.
Manhattan DA presents evidence in Trump-Stormy Daniels investigation to grand jury
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
A grand jury will decide whether former President Donald Trump broke the law regarding hush-money paid to adult film star Stormy Daniels in 2016. Trump's company recorded the payments as legal fees.
Morning news brief
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Secretary of State Blinken meets with Palestinian President Abbas, deadline to cut water use along the Colorado River, evidence is presented on Trump's role in paying hush-money to Stormy Daniels.
7 states that rely on the Colorado River are up against a deadline for water cutbacks
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
The seven states that share the Colorado River face a Tuesday deadline to agree to voluntary water cutbacks, or have federal cuts imposed. Six states have agreed to a plan, but California did not.
Secretary of State Blinken is in the Middle East to address latest round of violence
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Amid rising tensions, Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Tuesday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. He met with Israel's prime minister on Monday.
Morning news brief
Monday, January 30, 2023
Memphis leaders say police reform is part of the solution to police violence, U.S. Secretary of State Blinken is in Jerusalem amid mounting violence, House Republicans begin probes into Democrats.
Hakeem Jeffries says Democrats won't pay a 'ransom note' to GOP over debt ceiling
Friday, January 27, 2023
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries insists the looming debt ceiling crisis will be resolved without his party submitting to demands by Republicans who want to tie government spending cuts to a debt limit hike.
Former President Trump will be allowed to return to Facebook and Instagram
Thursday, January 26, 2023
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, says it will restore former President Donald Trump's accounts following a two-year suspension imposed after the Jan. 6 insurrection.
The U.S. economy did well in 2022, however, recession fears are growing
Thursday, January 26, 2023
The U.S. economy grew at a healthy clip in the final months of last year, but forecasters expect that to slow in 2023.
Morning news brief
Thursday, January 26, 2023
The U.S. economy did well in 2022, but recession fears grow. Donald Trump will be allowed back on Facebook and Instagram. Social media companies face pressure to crack down on online fentanyl sales.
There's been another shooting massacre in California. This one in Half Moon Bay
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Authorities say a gunman killed seven people and wounded another in the coastal city of Half Moon Bay just south of San Francisco. It was the second mass shooting in the state in three days.
The death toll in the Monterey Park shooting rises to 11
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Another person died from injuries in the weekend shooting at a dance studio in Monterey Park, Calif. The community gathered Monday night to honor those killed as well as bring comfort to each other.
What movies are in the mix to receive an Oscar nomination?
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
This year's Academy Award nominations will be announced Tuesday. Top Gun: Maverick, Avatar: The Way of Water and The Fabelmans are likely to be among the top contenders for best picture.
Morning news brief
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Seven people are dead after California's second mass shooting in three days. U.S. senators hold a hearing on whether Ticketmaster and Live Nation have too much power. Oscar nominations are announced.
Russia and Ukraine are receiving new weaponry that could shape the war
Monday, January 23, 2023
There's a growing expectation that Ukraine and Russia are headed for an escalation on the battlefield in the near future. This comes as both sides are receiving new supplies of weaponry.