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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during her weekly news conference, Wednesday, M...
The Associated Press

United House OKs $13.6B for Ukraine in huge spending bill

The House passed a massive spending bill Wednesday night that will rush $13.6 billion in aid to Ukraine and its U.S. allies.
4 years ago
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Kira Hoffelmeyer

Attacks hits Ukraine children’s hospital, officials say

A Russian attack severely damaged a children's hospital and maternity ward in the besieged port city of Mariupol, Ukraine.
4 years ago
Refugees, mostly women and children, wait in a crowd for transportation after fleeing from the Ukra...
The Associated Press

Crisis deepens, Ukraine accuses Moscow of ‘medieval’ tactics

The humanitarian crisis deepened Monday in Ukraine as Russian forces intensified attacks.
4 years ago
Gas prices are seen in front of a billboard advertising HBO's Last Week Tonight in Los Angeles, Mon...
The Associated Press

US gasoline prices rise again on talk of banning Russian oil

Gasoline prices are pushing even farther above $4 a gallon, the highest price that American motorists have faced since July 2008, as calls grow to ban imports of Russian oil.
4 years ago
Police investigate a shooting outside of East High School in in Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday, March ...
The Associated Press

1 dead, 2 wounded in shooting outside Iowa high school

One person was killed Monday and two others were wounded following a shooting outside an Iowa high school.
4 years ago
Former Louisville Police Officer Brett Hankison, center, awaits the jury's verdict in his wanton en...
The Associated Press

Ex-officer cleared in shooting during Breonna Taylor raid

A former Kentucky police officer was cleared Thursday of all charges that he endangered neighbors the night Breonna Taylor was shot.
4 years ago
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at a damaged city center after Russian air raid in Chernigiv...
The Associated Press

Europe’s largest nuclear power plant on fire after shelling

Russia attacked Europe's largest nuclear power plant early Friday.
4 years ago
Former President Donald J. Trump speaking and making hand gestures...
The Associated Press

Jan. 6 panel claims Trump engaged in ‘criminal conspiracy’

The House committee looking into the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol says there is evidence that former President Donald Trump engaged in “criminal conspiracy."
4 years ago
Local militiaman Valery, 37, carries a child as he helps a fleeing family across a bridge destroyed...
The Associated Press

Refugee count tops 1 million; Russians besiege Ukraine ports

The number of people sent fleeing Ukraine by Russia's invasion topped 1 million on Wednesday, the swiftest refugee exodus this century.
4 years ago
President Joe Biden arrives to deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congres...
The Associated Press

Biden speech takeaways: War in Ukraine transforms focus

The take aways from President Biden's State of the Union speech Tuesday night.
4 years ago
President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the C...
The Associated Press

Biden vows to check Russian aggression, fight inflation

During the State of the Union Tuesday evening, President Joe Biden vowed to stop Russian aggression and fight inflation.
4 years ago
Law enforcement vehicles from several agencies block a street near the scene of a shooting in Sacra...
The Associated Press

Man kills 3 children, 1 other, himself at California church

A man shot and killed his three children, their chaperone and himself at a church Monday in Sacramento, California.
4 years ago
Cars are stopped at a roadblock set by civil defensemen at a road leading to central Kyiv, Ukraine,...
The Associated Press

Russian forces shell Ukraine’s No. 2 city and menace Kyiv

Russian forces bombed Ukraine's second-largest city on Monday.
4 years ago
FILE - A sign requiring masks as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus is posted on a ...
The Associated Press

CDC to significantly ease pandemic mask guidelines Friday

On Friday, the CDC will ease pandemic mask guidelines to protect against the transmission of COVID-19.
4 years ago
Currency traders watch monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquart...
The Associated Press

Asian stocks plunge after Putin announces action in Ukraine

Stock markets in Asia have plunged following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
4 years ago
A Ukrainian serviceman stands at his position at the line of separation between Ukraine-held territ...
The Associated Press

Russia’s Putin announces military operation in Ukraine

On Tuesday night, Russia announced military operations in Ukraine.
4 years ago
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a media conference after a meeting of the NAT...
The Associated Press

West hits back with sanctions for Russia’s Ukraine actions

Responding swiftly to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s order sending troops to separatist regions of Ukraine, world leaders hit back with non-military actions Tuesday in hopes of averting a full-blown war in Europe.
4 years ago
This photo provided by Jordan Tourism Ministry shows two carved standing stones at a remote Neolith...
The Associated Press

Archaeologists find 9,000-year-old shrine in Jordan desert

Archaeologists from Jordan and France announced Tuesday they had discovered a roughly 9,000-year-old shrine at a remote Neolithic site.
4 years ago
Beekeeper Hello Medina displays a beehive frame outfitted with a GPS locater that will be installed...
The Associated Press

Beekeepers turn to anti-theft technology as hive thefts rise

Beekeepers are turning to GPS tracking devices to help prevent the theft of their bee colonies.
4 years ago
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a Security Council meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow,...
The Associated Press

War fears grow as Putin orders troops to eastern Ukraine

With President Vladimir Putin ordering forces into separatist regions of eastern Ukraine, an invasion of Ukraine by Russia appeared to be close to happening Monday.
4 years ago
President Joe Biden speaks about Ukraine in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, Feb. 18,...
The Associated Press

Biden is ‘convinced’ Putin has decided to invade Ukraine

On Friday, President Biden said he is convinced Russia has decided to invade Ukraine.
4 years ago
People gesture signs of support towards the driver of a semi-trailer truck as they leave Rideau Str...
The Associated Press

Truckers hold their ground despite threats of crackdown

Truckers in Canada continue to hold their ground despite police threatening to break up the protest.
4 years ago
Ukrainian troops take part in a military drill outside the city of Rivne, northern Ukraine, Wednesd...
The Associated Press

US official: Russia adds 7K more troops near Ukraine border

On Wednesday, the U.S. warned that Russia troops near the Ukraine have increased by 7,000.
4 years ago
President Joe Biden gives a thumbs up as he walks to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the Whit...
The Associated Press

US ramps up Ukraine warning, says Russia may invade any day

On Friday, the Biden administration warned a that possible Russia invasion of Ukraine could come any day.
5 years ago