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Ex-campaign treasurer for George Santos pleads guilty to felony charges
Thursday, October 05, 2023
Congressman George Santos' former campaign treasurer is pleading guilty to felon charges. She said she filed false campaign reports on behalf of Santos, who separately faces 13 felony charges.
Anger grows over Ukraine's largest Orthodox church, aligned with Moscow despite war
Saturday, September 30, 2023
Millions of Ukrainians still worship in Orthodox churches deeply influenced by Russian clergy who support Moscow's invasion, sparking a clash of faith and national loyalty.
Donald Trump's business empire at risk following fraud ruling
Friday, September 29, 2023
Legal experts say it's unclear what a judge's fraud ruling will mean for Donald Trump's business empire but they agree he faces grave financial and legal peril.
Trump's N.Y. business empire is 'greatly at risk' from judge's fraud ruling
Friday, September 29, 2023
Legal and business experts say the ruling in New York state threatens assets such as Trump Tower and also empowers state Attorney General Letitia James, one of Donald Trump's main legal critics.
In some cities, Fentanyl deaths have increased dramatically over the last year
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
For months the Biden administration has suggested drug overdose deaths are finally leveling off or declining slightly. But new data in some cities show increases in drug deaths caused by Fentanyl.
Kamila Valieva doping scandal that rocked the Beijing Olympics may finally be settled
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
The Court of Arbitration for Sport begins a hearing Tuesday into the doping scandal of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva. U.S. skaters still haven't received team medals from the 2022 Winter Games.
Ukraine struggles to operate a nuclear power industry in the middle of a war
Friday, September 08, 2023
Ukraine is the first nation with a large-scale nuclear power industry to face a full-scale war. Experts say the risks are daunting.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Kyiv on an unannounced visit
Wednesday, September 06, 2023
Blinken arrives at a moment when Ukraine's summer counteroffensive is entering its final weeks — still struggling against powerful Russian defenses in the south and east.
Ukraine strains to safely operate nuclear power plants while under Russian invasion
Wednesday, September 06, 2023
Russia has occupied the massive Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which sits roughly 50 miles from the front lines. Ukraine's other reactors are also operating in a volatile war zone.
Secretary of State Blinken may be headed to Ukraine as counter-offensive continues
Tuesday, September 05, 2023
Ukrainian media are reporting that Secretary of State Antony Blinken is on his way there as Ukraine's counter-offensive continues to grind forward.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sacks the country's defense minister
Monday, September 04, 2023
Zelenzkyy's move follows corruption scandals involving military contractors and a grinding summer counteroffensive that critics say underperformed.
Ukraine's counteroffensive gains traction in the south
Friday, September 01, 2023
Ukraine has made significant progress but at great cost, and the terrain ahead is heavily defended.
Odesa beaches reopen, offering Ukrainians a respite from war
Thursday, August 31, 2023
Beaches on the Black Sea that closed after Russia's invasion have reopened. People say swimming and sunbathing are ways to find a taste of normal life, even while under threat from Moscow.
Kyiv holds funeral for 'Juice,' one of Ukraine's ace fighter pilots
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Andriy Pilshchykov, known by his call-sign "Juice" became an icon in Ukraine helping deny Russia air superiority in the early days of the war. He was given a hero's funeral Tuesday in Kyiv.
As war losses mount, Ukraine honors a veteran jet fighter pilot who died in collision
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Andrii Pilshchykov, known as "Juice," died in a training flight Friday. He was a veteran of early combat missions during Russia's invasion and later advocated for Western countries to donate F-16s.
Russia pushes back on Ukraine's offensive, forcing many elderly people to flee
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Russian forces are mounting an offensive east of Kharkiv, which is triggering a new wave of displaced persons — many of them elderly and alone.
Zelenskyy denies any role in the plane crash that killed Wagner Group chief Prigozhin
Saturday, August 26, 2023
In Ukraine, news of the apparent death of Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin in a plane crash is being greeted with satisfaction and gallows humor.
The GOP candidates' differing takes on the war in Ukraine
Thursday, August 24, 2023
Last night, eight of the Republican candidates running for president took the debate stage for the first time. They had one major point of disagreement: Russia's war on Ukraine.
Despite dangers and hardship of war, Ukrainians enjoy Black Sea beaches this summer
Wednesday, August 23, 2023
This summer Ukrainians are thumbing their noses at Putin by sunbathing and swimming on Black Sea beaches that have reopened despite the dangers of war.
Ukraine and Bulgaria say commercial vessels are defying Russia in the Black Sea
Monday, August 21, 2023
Ukraine and Bulgaria sounded a defiant tone on the future of grain and other shipments on the Black Sea. They say Russia's effort to strangle Ukraine with an embargo and missile strikes isn't working.