Politics

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.

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.

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…

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.

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.

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.

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.

Officials say Ukraine no longer in control of Chernobyl nuclear site

By Associated Press

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had announced several hours earlier Thursday that Russian forces were trying to seize the Chernobyl nuclear plant.

10 years after killing of Trayvon Martin, nation continues its reckoning on racial justice

By Deepti Hajela, Associated Press

The killing of Trayvon Martin at the hands of a stranger still reverberates 10 years later -- in protest, in partisanship, in racial reckoning and reactionary response, in social justice and social media.