Philonise Floyd and other family members of Black men slain by the police met with senators and White House officials Thursday – and left optimistic that police reform could be approved by the end of May. (April 29)
In an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour, Narendra Taneja, a spokesman for India's ruling Bharatiya Janata party, said that responsibility for the devastating second wave of Covid-19 now sweeping the country belongs "first and foremost" to the government.
Authorities say a married couple found dead along with the suspected gunman in a North Carolina home after a 13-hour standoff were all members of the same family. Two deputies also were among the dead. (Apr. 29)
Rudy Giuliani speaks out for the first time after federal investigators executed a search warrant at his New York City apartment and office. CNN's Jake Tapper and Eli Honig discuss.
U.S. health regulators pledged again Thursday to try to ban menthol cigarettes, this time under pressure from African American groups to remove the mint flavor popular among Black smokers. (April 29)
A U.S. Air Force C-5 cargo aircraft left northern California on Wednesday carrying COVID-19 relief supplies for India. The cargo included oxygen cylinders, medical masks and rapid test kits as India struggles with a coronavirus surge. (April 29)
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announces a plan to tie the lifting of coronavirus restrictions to Michigan's vaccination rate (April 29)
Students in New Jersey's two largest cities have begun making their return to classrooms in person after learning remotely because of the COVID-19 outbreak. (April 29)
Virginia Tech's Special Collections has one of the most extensive collections of documents, memorabilia and personal papers from the Apollo 11 mission, thanks in part to donations from Michael Collins. (April 29)
The decision by global media giants to comply with demands by the Turkish government to open offices in Turkey is prompting concerns about media freedoms. Press freedom advocates say because the companies will now be subject to Turkish laws, that could mean Turkey's people will no longer have a venue to freely express their views.
India pasa por una situación dramática con su segunda ola de covid-19. El segundo país más poblado del mundo supera los 350.000 nuevos casos diarios y genera preocupación a nivel global.
Se teme que India, el país con la mayor diáspora del planeta, pueda exportar su variante del coronavirus.
Además el país asiático es uno de los mayores productores de la vacuna, y la baja tasa de vacunación entre su población podría llevarlo a dejar de exportar las dosis que fabrica a otros países.
Athletes and their close contacts will have daily coronavirus tests at this summer's Games, Tokyo 2020 chief Seiko Hashimoto says. The statement came as Olympics officials held top-level talks, during which International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach stressed that everyone's health and safety was their "top priority".
