Aug 04 Griner says she ‘made an honest mistake,’ as Russian court prepares to give verdict By Jim Heintz, Associated Press American basketball star Brittney Griner apologized to her family and her team as a Russian court heard closing arguments in her drug possession trial said it expected to deliver a verdict Thursday. Continue reading
Aug 03 Watch 5:19 News Wrap: Indiana Rep. Jackie Walorski, aides killed in a car crash In our news wrap Wednesday, Republican Rep. Jackie Walorski of Indiana was killed in a car crash along with two young aides, President Biden signed an executive order to help women who cross state lines for abortions, the U.S. began… Continue watching
Aug 03 First grain ship to leave Ukraine passes inspection but no sign of more By Zeynep Bilginsoy, Associated Press The first grain ship to leave Ukraine under a Black Sea wartime deal has passed inspection in Istanbul and is heading on to Lebanon. Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch 3:28 News Wrap: Death toll rises in northern California wildfire In our news wrap Tuesday, at least two more people have been found dead in the wake of a massive wildfire in California, the search continues for victims of Kentucky floods, the first ship carrying Ukrainian grain arrived off Turkey… Continue watching
Aug 02 Russia designates Ukraine’s Azov Regiment terrorists By Susie Blann, Suzan Fraser, Associated Press Russia's Supreme Court has labeled Ukraine's Azov Regiment as a terrorist organization banned in Russia, a designation that could spell prison terms for the battalion's prisoners of war. Continue reading
Aug 01 Watch 4:29 Ukraine resumes grain shipments amid global food shortages By Volodymyr Solohub, Zeba Warsi A cargo ship carrying Ukrainian grain set sail from Odesa for the first time since Russia's invasion more than five months ago. It followed last month's agreement with the United Nations and Turkey to allow shipments through the Black Sea,… Continue watching
Aug 01 Ukraine aims to retake the south, tying down Russian forces By Associated Press Even as the Russian war machine crawls across Ukraine's east, Ukrainian forces are scaling up attacks to reclaim territory in the south. Continue reading
Aug 01 First ship carrying Ukrainian grain leaves Odesa amid global hunger crisis By Susie Blann, Suzan Fraser, Associated Press The first ship carrying Ukrainian grain has set out from the port of Odesa. Continue reading
Jul 31 Drone blast strikes Russia’s Black Sea Fleet command By Associated Press The explosion at the headquarters in the city of Sevastopol on the Crimean peninsula that Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014 caused cancellation of observances of Russia's Navy Day holiday. Continue reading
Jul 30 Red Cross seeks access to Ukraine POW prison as Russian missiles rain down elsewhere By Susie Blann, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross have a duty to react after shelling of a prison complex in Donetsk province killed the POWS. Continue reading