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Ukraine's probe into Russian war crimes will get help from the U.S. and others
Thursday, April 14, 2022
The U.S. and European allies have accused Russia of war crimes in Ukraine. The Biden administration says it's helping Ukraine investigate. The Justice Department and State Department are assisting.
News brief: Brooklyn subway shooting, Grand Rapids shooting, Russian war crimes
Thursday, April 14, 2022
People in Grand Rapids, Mich., protest the killing of a Black man by police. The suspect in the Brooklyn subway shooting is in custody. The U.S. is assisting Ukraine in its war crimes probe.
People Kharkiv suffer daily Russian attacks in a war Biden now calls a genocide
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
The eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv is the country's largest Russian-speaking city. It's been attacked by Russia for weeks. President Biden is accusing Russian President Putin of genocide.
News brief: NYC subway shooting, Kharkiv under attack, Russia's military strategy
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
A person of interest has been identified in the New York City subway shooting. Russian forces take aim at the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. And after repeated setbacks, Russia is regrouping.
News brief: Inflation data, U.S.-India summit, Elon Musk and Twitter
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Inflation, at a four-decade high, could go higher. U.S. officials met with their Indian counterparts about Russia. Elon Musk, Twitter's largest shareholder, could become an activist investor.
Meet the rescue team extracting people trapped in Kyiv suburbs under siege
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
U.S. combat veteran Bryan Stern runs a nonprofit called Project Dynamo that extracts people from hostile places. Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the organization has rescued more than 400 people.
Russia's war will be led by a general with a reputation for attacking civilians
Monday, April 11, 2022
Russia put a new commanding general in charge of operations in Ukraine. The move comes after several top Russian military leaders died during the invasion which has taken longer than Russia expected.
Biden will announce steps to curb gun violence in the U.S.
Monday, April 11, 2022
The action includes finalizing regulations that deal with ghost guns — weapons that do not have serial numbers that can be used to track them and are sometimes sold as kits to be assembled at home.
France's presidential runoff: Emmanuel Macron faces Marine Le Pen
Monday, April 11, 2022
President Emmanuel Macron will face a runoff against far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, following Sunday's first round of balloting.
News brief: Russia-Ukraine war, French presidential runoff, Biden takes on ghost guns
Monday, April 11, 2022
Russia has named an overall commander for its war with Ukraine. France's president is heading into a runoff with his far-right rival. Gun deaths in the U.S. have hit record numbers in recent years.
NATO chief warns of heavier fighting in 'new phase' of Ukraine war
Friday, April 08, 2022
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg about Ukraine's renewed request for weaponry, and the latest predictions on how Russian forces will fight the war in the future.
Russian missile hits a train station in Kramatorsk, Ukrainian government says
Friday, April 08, 2022
In the eastern region of Ukraine, authorities say dozens of civilians were killed when a missile hit a train station. Ukrainian officials say the station was full of people trying to evacuate.
Project Dynamo helped to extract Americans who were trapped near Kyiv
Friday, April 08, 2022
When Russian forces took over neighborhoods in Ukraine, it was difficult to evacuate people. Project Dynamo helps get people out.
Store by store, the union drive at Starbucks is gaining ground
Friday, April 08, 2022
Workers at a northern Virginia Starbucks explain why they're seeking a union, and what they hope membership will bring.
Medicare has decided to sharply limit coverage of Aduhelm, a new Alzheimer drug
Friday, April 08, 2022
Medicare officials announced on Thursday that the health insurance program for older Americans will sharply limit coverage of a costly and controversial new Alzheimer's drug.
News brief: mortgage rates, midterm election issues, union drive at Starbucks
Friday, April 08, 2022
Buying a home has become a lot more expensive. Democrats are trying to balance multiple global crises ahead of fall's midterm elections. The drive to unionize Starbucks stores is gaining ground.
The Russia-Ukraine war is the focus of NATO foreign ministers' meeting
Thursday, April 07, 2022
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is attending the meeting in Brussels. The U.S. and Europe are imposing new sanctions on Russia and promising to speed up deliveries of weapons to Ukraine.
The Senate is expected to confirm Judge Jackson to the Supreme Court
Thursday, April 07, 2022
Senators will vote Thursday on whether to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the high court. Her fate was never in doubt, but was cemented when three GOP senators said they would vote for her.
News brief: NATO meets on Ukraine, Judge Jackson vote, student loans
Thursday, April 07, 2022
Secretary of State Blinken meets with European foreign ministers. The Senate is to vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. Some student loan borrowers have gotten good news.
News brief: War crimes in Ukraine, Blinken in Brussels, Oklahoma abortion bill
Wednesday, April 06, 2022
The White House plans to announce new sanctions on Russia. U.S., European and other world leaders want Russia held accountable for atrocities. Oklahoma passes a bill to make most abortions illegal.