Feb 25 WATCH: NATO secretary general holds briefing on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine By News Desk NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is expected to hold a press briefing in Brussels to discuss Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Friday. Continue reading
Feb 25 Biden nominates Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court By Colleen Long, Michael Balsamo, Zeke Miller, Associated Press In Jackson, Biden delivers on a campaign promise to make the historic appointment and to further diversify a court that was made up entirely of white men for almost two centuries. Continue reading
Feb 24 Texas clinics battle strict abortion law despite dimming legal hopes By Jamie Stengle, Associated Press The nation's strictest abortion law went before the Texas Supreme Court on Thursday but an attorney representing abortion clinics said he no longer sees a way in this case to halt the law. Continue reading
Feb 24 What steps the U.S. has taken against Russia for the invasion of Ukraine By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The U.S. sanctions and penalties announced so far appear to spare Putin himself from sanctions, and forgo an option long-cited as one of the toughest possible — banning Russia from the SWIFT financial system that moves money around the world. Continue reading
Feb 24 Russia invades Ukraine on multiple fronts in ‘brutal act of war’ By Yuras Karmanau, Jim Heintz, Vladimir Isachenkov, Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, unleashing airstrikes on cities and military bases and sending in troops and tanks from three sides in an attack that could rewrite the post-Cold War security order. Continue reading
Feb 24 Even as calls for climate action grow, actual greenhouse gas emissions higher than official reports By News Desk Oil and gas operators in Texas and a dozen other U.S. states have flared, or burned off, at least 3.5 trillion cubic feet of natural gas over much of the last decade, according to an analysis of satellite data by… Continue reading
Feb 24 Hundreds arrested as Russians protest invasion of Ukraine By Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press Shocked Russians have turned out by the thousands to decry their country's invasion of Ukraine as emotional calls for protests grew on social media. Continue reading
Feb 24 Biden imposes new sanctions on Russia, saying Putin ‘chose this war’ By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press President Joe Biden has announced a new round of sanctions targeting Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, charging that Russia's Vladimir Putin "chose this war" and his country will bear the consequences. Continue reading
Feb 24 WATCH: White House condemns Russia’s reported hostage-taking at closed Chernobyl nuclear plant By Associated Press White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, alongside economic adviser Daleep Singh, is expected to speak amid Russia's attack on Ukraine. Continue reading
Feb 24 Whistleblowers say they’re being bullied for exposing federal prison abuses By Michael Balsamo, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Federal prison employees say they're being bullied and threatened for raising concerns about serious misconduct and claim it's indicative of widespread problems in the Bureau of Prisons. Continue reading