Reward up to $10K offered for information on escaped Alabama inmate
An Alabama corrections deputy and murder suspect Casey White have been missing since Friday, after leaving the jail for a court appointment that did not exist, authorities said.
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PBS News Weekend full episode, May 1, 2022
Sunday on PBS News Weekend, as fighting in eastern Ukraine intensifies, evacuations of a steel plant in the war-torn city Mariupol are underway. Then, what this week’s sentencing of a vocal Turkish activist and philanthropist says about the state of…
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Russian shelling on Mariupol steel plant resumes
Some civilians were evacuated from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol during a brief cease fire on Sunday, Ukrainian officials said.
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2022 National Teacher of the Year Kurt Russell discusses the joys and challenges his job
The White House last week honored high school history teacher Kurt Russell from Oberlin, Ohio, who in April was named 2022 National Teacher of the Year. Geoff Bennett recently spoke with Russell about why he chose teaching, what inspires his…
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Why a vocal Turkish activist’s prison sentence is a ‘nail in the coffin’ for free speech
A Turkish court last week sentenced activist and businessman Osman Kavala to life in prison for attempting to overthrow the government during 2013 protests. Kavala’s sentencing is just another example of President Erdogan’s crackdown on free speech. Temel Keren, a…
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How one Michigan family is trying to stay afloat amid historic inflation
Prices in the U.S. are climbing at their fastest rates in 40 years, up more than 8 percent from 2021. But for many families across the country that number is more than a data point. We take a look at…
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Pelosi pledges U.S. support in Ukraine visit as evacuations begin in war-torn Mariupol
About 100 residents in Ukraine’s port city of Mariupol on Sunday were freed and promised safe passage after being trapped for months in the basement of a steel plan with little access to clean air, food or water. This comes…
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Pelosi leads congressional delegation to Kyiv
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi led a surprise congressional delegation to war-torn Kyiv to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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