Leila Fadel appears in the following:
A rescue team evacuates premature American twins from Kyiv in a daring mission
Tuesday, March 08, 2022
The twin boys, Lenny and Moishe, were born just as Russia invaded Ukraine. A specialist team of U.S. Army veterans hatched a desperate plan to bring them into Poland and, hopefully, to safety.
Ukrainians are on alert for Russian saboteurs trying to infiltrate their towns
Tuesday, March 08, 2022
Ukraine's government is releasing video confessions from Russians who have been detained so far. Civilian-run checkpoints have been set up to keep an eye out for suspicious people.
If you watched TV recently, you might be wondering what decade it is
Monday, March 07, 2022
The 90s are all over our screens. Most recently there is Hulu's s Pam & Tommy. It is one example of the shows and movies that are revisiting people — and scandals — of the decade.
Russian forces have captured the southern Ukrainian port city of Kherson
Thursday, March 03, 2022
It's the first city that's fallen since Russian forces invaded a little over a week ago. But they seem to be stalled north of the capital Kyiv, where Ukrainian forces and volunteers are resisting.
A closer look at the volunteers who are signing up to fight the Russians
Thursday, March 03, 2022
Ukraine's western city of Lviv has, so far, been spared the worst of Russia's invasion. But a diverse resistance is taking shape there and is reinforcing some of the cities now under attack.
Russia is making territorial advances in its invasion of Ukraine
Thursday, March 03, 2022
The advances are happening most notably in the south of the country, where Russian troops have entered the Black Sea port of Kherson.
News brief: Russian military strategy, Jan. 6 panel, post pandemic plan
Thursday, March 03, 2022
A review of Russia's strategy in Ukraine. The Jan. 6 panel says it has evidence Trump broke laws trying to overturn the election. As COVID eases, Biden has a plan to get things back to normal.
The western Ukrainian city of Lviv, a base for war preparations, is on edge
Wednesday, March 02, 2022
Russia's military accelerated its advance on Ukraine with troops positioned to try to surround Kyiv, Kharkiv and other major cities. Russian troops and bombardments have not yet arrived in Lviv.
Diplomatic talks continue over Ukraine. Will there be a Biden-Putin Summit?
Monday, February 21, 2022
Russian military exercises are extended even as diplomatic efforts continue. The White House says President Biden is willing to meet with Putin "in principle" as long as Russia doesn't invade Ukraine.
Doctors urge the resumption of preventive care that was stopped during COVID
Monday, February 21, 2022
As pandmic cases and hospitalizations drop, the CDC is expected to change masking guidelines soon. Doctors are urging people to resume regular health screenings that they stopped during the pandemic.
News brief: Possible Biden-Putin summit, hate crimes trial, regular health screenings
Monday, February 21, 2022
Biden agrees to a tentative meeting with Putin to discuss Ukraine. Closing arguments to begin in the hate crimes trial against Ahmaud Arbery's killers. Doctors urge people to resume preventive care.
News brief: Russia-Ukraine crisis, Trump ruling, IOC president's news conference
Friday, February 18, 2022
VP Harris is in Germany for meetings on Ukraine. N.Y. Supreme Court judge orders Donald Trump to testify under oath. The president of the International Olympic Committee holds a news conference.
News brief: Russia-Ukraine crisis, Florida abortion bill, DOJ sues Missouri
Thursday, February 17, 2022
Russia says it's de-escalating its forces near Ukraine. Florida's House passes a bill banning abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The DOJ is suing Missouri over its controversial firearm law.
Kamila Valieva's positive doping test casts a pall over her Olympic performance
Thursday, February 17, 2022
A star Russian figure skater is back on the ice Thursday for the women's free skate event. The competition is controversial because she tested positive for a banned drug before the Games.
News brief: Russia-Ukraine crisis, Sandy Hook settlement, kids' mental health
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
President Biden urges continued diplomacy over the Russia-Ukraine crisis. Families of Sandy Hook shooting victims reach a settlement with Remington Arms. The pandemic's emotional toll on young people.
After talks with Ukraine's president, Germany's chancellor meets with Putin
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday to try to persuade the Russian leader to pull back troops massed around Ukraine.
Trump accountant says a decade of financial statements are unreliable
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Donald Trump's longtime accounting firm cut off its relationship with him, saying it could no longer stand behind the annual financial documents it had prepared for him.
News brief: Scholz-Putin talks, Trump accountant quits, hate crimes trial
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Germany's chancellor will meet with Russia's president about Ukraine. Trump's accountant says a decade of financial statements are unreliable. The federal trial of Ahmaud Arbery's killers has started.
U.S.-Canada bridge reopens but protests persist in Ottawa
Monday, February 14, 2022
The key U.S.-Canada border crossing is open after protests against COVID-19 restrictions closed it for almost a week. But, protesters in trucks remain in the center of the Canadian capital of Ottawa.
News brief: Ambassador Bridge, Russia-Ukraine crisis, Kamila Valieva
Monday, February 14, 2022
The bridge linking the U.S. and Canada reopens after police remove the last protesters. The Russia-Ukraine standoff continues. A Russian figure skater is cleared to compete at the Beijing Olympics.