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New Zealand protesters set fires as police break up camp
Wednesday, March 02, 2022
The police action was the most significant use of force to date by authorities against the protesters, who oppose coronavirus vaccine mandates.
Russia eyes sanctions workarounds in energy, gold, crypto
Tuesday, March 01, 2022
Observers say Russia will likely turn closer to China to make up for supplies of goods and services lost due to sanctions.
Thousands evacuate worst Australian floods in decades
Tuesday, March 01, 2022
Local authorities have placed up to 300,000 people under evacuation warnings in one of the country's worst flooding incidents.
Man kills 3 children, 1 other and himself at California church
Monday, February 28, 2022
The shootings took place at a Sacramento-area church, according to local law enforcement officials.
Europe welcomes Ukrainian refugees but others, less so
Monday, February 28, 2022
The hospitality greeting Ukrainians fleeing the violence in their native country has highlighted the stark differences in treatment given to migrants and refugees from the Middle East and Africa.
New York could lift its vaccine mandate for indoor spaces as soon as March 7
Sunday, February 27, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams made the announcement as the city saw a dramatic drop in coronavirus infections.
A Russian conductor has been dropped by a management company over his ties to Putin
Sunday, February 27, 2022
Valery Gergiev had been represented since December 2020 by Munich-based Marcus Felsner, who started his own management company that year after leaving Opus3.
SNL offers a 'Prayer for Ukraine' in its cold open
Sunday, February 27, 2022
"Saturday Night Live" normally kicks off each show with some humor, but the comedy sketch series opened with a tribute performance to Ukraine, which is dealing with an invasion from Russia.
Jennifer Hudson wins top honor at 53rd NAACP Image Awards
Sunday, February 27, 2022
Hudson wins entertainer of the year at the 53rd annual NAACP Image Awards honoring work by entertainers of color, beating out Regina King, Lil Nas X, Megan Thee Stallion and Tiffany Haddish.
After a night of heavy fighting, Ukrainian officials say they still control Kharkiv
Sunday, February 27, 2022
Street fighting broke out early Sunday in Kharkiv as Russian troops pushed into Ukraine's second-largest city, according to a regional official as the capital, Kiev, continued to hold out.
North Korea fires ballistic missile in resumption of testing
Sunday, February 27, 2022
North Korea launched a ballistic missile into the sea on Sunday, its neighbors said. It was the eighth of its kind this year and comes as U.S. attention is focused on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Russia hits Ukraine fuel supplies and airfields in fresh attacks
Sunday, February 27, 2022
The latest wave of attacks targeted Ukrainian airfields and fuel supplies as the Russian invasion appears to have been blunted by fierce resistance even as the U.S. and EU send Ukraine more weapons.
The U.S. sanctions on Russian oligarchs miss the richest of the rich
Saturday, February 26, 2022
The sanctions may do little to dim the jet-setting lifestyles of Russia's ultra-rich and infamous – much less force a withdrawal of tanks and troops.
Searchers dig into the rubble after an earthquake hit Indonesia
Saturday, February 26, 2022
A strong earthquake shook Sumatra island, killing eight people, injuring 86 and leaving thousands displaced.
Select Russian banks are being booted off the SWIFT bank messaging system
Saturday, February 26, 2022
The U.S. and European allies are ramping up sanctions against Russia that include moving to cut off certain Russian banks from the key bank messaging system.
A Russian warship tells Ukrainian soldiers to surrender. They profanely refuse
Friday, February 25, 2022
The Ukrainian ambassador to the U.S. says all 13 defenders on the island were killed during the fighting. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hails them as heroes.
The man who grabbed Pelosi's podium during the Jan. 6 riot is sentenced to prison
Friday, February 25, 2022
Adam Johnson bragged that he "broke the Internet" after an image of him with the podium was made public. A federal judge sentenced Johnson to 75 days in prison.
Sally Kellerman, known as Margaret Houlihan in 'MASH,' dies at 84
Friday, February 25, 2022
Kellerman died of heart failure at her home in Los Angeles, her publicist said. She had a career of more than 60 years in film and television.
World leaders fine-tune punitive measures against Russia
Friday, February 25, 2022
A growing number of world leaders are preparing responses to Russia's invasion of Ukraine that include both sanctions and humanitarian aid.
Hundreds are arrested as shocked Russians protest Ukraine attack
Friday, February 25, 2022
Celebrities and other public figures joined people in dozens of cities in condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine.