Politics Feb 28 WATCH: State Department spokesman Ned Price calls Putin's nuclear deterrent alert 'unnecessary' and 'dangerous' The State Department strongly criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin's order to put Russia's nuclear deterrent forces on high alert, saying, "it adds to the risk of miscalculation."…
Politics Feb 28 WATCH: President Joe Biden hosts Black History Month celebration at the White House President Joe Biden welcomed Black leaders to the White House Monday for a Black History Month celebration where he called on Congress to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, and pass voting rights bills.
World Feb 28 WATCH: U.N Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for peace in Ukraine The United Nations' 193-nation General Assembly met Monday for the first emergency session of the General Assembly in decades as Russian forces attacked Ukraine and Russia's leader, Vladimir Putin put his nuclear forces on alert.
World Feb 27 U.N. Security Council votes for emergency session on Russian invasion A 1950 resolution gives the General Assembly the power to call emergency meetings when the Security Council is unable to act because of the lack of unanimity among its five veto-wielding permanent members…
World Feb 27 In Russia, economic consequences of invasion begin to emerge Videos from Russia showed long lines of Russians trying to withdraw cash from ATMs, while the Russian Central Bank issued a statement calling for calm, in an effort to avoid bank runs.
World Feb 27 Ukraine agrees to talks with Russian officials The two sides will reportedly meet at an unspecified location on the Belarusian border.
World Feb 26 Germany to send anti-tank weapons to Ukraine Germany is allowing the Netherlands to ship 400 German-made anti-tank weapons to Ukraine. It will also send 14 armored vehicles and up to 10,000 tons of fuel.
World Feb 25 Putin's threat rekindles Cold War fears of nuclear war He warned that he has the weapons available if anyone dares to use military means tries to stop the takeover of Ukraine.
Health Feb 25 Panel urges changes to make U.S. organ transplants more fair Friday's report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine says there are ways to save many more lives.
Nation Feb 25 Tear-gassed protesters reach settlement with Richmond police Six people who were among a crowd protesting at the former monument to Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee alleged that their First Amendment rights were violated.