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Here’s the latest for Wednesday June 29th: Authorities in Texas try to identify dead migrants; NATO leaders meet in Spain; Former Trump Aide testifies before Jan. 6th committee; Conspiracy theory…
Biden announces US will expand military support in eastern Europe: Live Ukraine updates
President Biden announced Wednesday that the U.S. would increase its military presence in eastern Europe, including establishing the U.S. military’s first permanent presence in Poland. As he arrived at the NATO summit…
‘All about the money’: 51 dead in San Antonio reveals harsh world of human smuggling
Experts said the San Antonio disaster points to the recklessness with which smugglers act to transport migrants. The tragedy has claimed at least 51 lives and left a dozen more…
Devastating drought risk to Italian rice paddies
The worst drought Italy has faced in 70 years is drying out the rice paddies of the River Po valley, jeopardizing the precious harvest of the Italian premium rice used…
A look at Duterte’s legacy as presidency ends
Thousands of killings under Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign against illegal drugs are leaving families of the dead in agony. His six-year presidency ends Thursday, with a legacy of the…
FBI opens probe into New Orleans clergy sex abuse
The FBI opened a widening investigation into sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church in New Orleans going back decades, a rare federal foray into such cases looking specifically at…
Wisconsin’s AG sues to block state’s abortion ban
Wisconsin’s Democratic attorney general has filed a lawsuit seeking to block the state’s 173-year-old ban on abortions. Wisconsin adopted statutes in 1849 banning doctors from performing abortions unless the mother’s…
Survivors recall Russian missile strike on shopping mall
The strike, which officials say killed at least 18 people, was one of the “most defiant acts of terrorism in European history,” Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
Farmer says Amtrak crash could have been averted
Farmer says an Amtrak crash in Missouri could have possibly beeen avoided if the approach to the rail crossing was less steep. (June 28) (AP video/Summer Ballentine)