By Michael Lee, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Ukrainian forces worked to remove an unexploded missile on Friday from a residential area in the country’s northeast following a Russian attack. The images, from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) correspondent Maryan Kushnir, show an unexploded piece of
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Russian-made alcohol is the latest target in the growing backlash against the country’s invasion of Ukraine. So far, officials in Ohio, Utah and New Hampshire have called on liquor stores to remove Russian-made or Russian-branded products from shelves, a move that largely targets vodka since it’s most closely associated with
Continue ReadingBy TED ANTHONY AP National Writer Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine advances a global anti-democratic trend — one that has seen strongmen, some elected, nudge their nations toward dictatorship and ignore once-solid democratic norms. In doing so, they are collectively pounding at the door of democracy’s always-delicate house. “A watershed moment for the future of
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BILLER Associated Press PETROPOLIS, Brazil (AP) — Every day Alex Sandro Condé leaves the shelter where he has been staying since deadly landslides devastated his poor, mountainside neighborhood in Brazil. He goes to seek out others who have suffered loss — and he doesn’t have to look hard. Condé can’t even walk a
Continue ReadingBy Emmy Abbassi, CNN For Juan Hernandez, it wasn’t just beginner’s luck… The man from Uniondale, New York, recently won a $10 million lottery prize, three years after winning another prize for the same amount. In fact, Hernandez told New York Lottery officials on Tuesday that he’s “still trying to spend the $10 million” he
Continue ReadingBy SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A Taliban government spokesman says the group’s forces have arrested dozens of criminals, kidnappers and smugglers in operations across Kabul. The clearance operations began in the capital and neighboring provinces two days ago, and will continue, Zabiullah Mujahid said in a press conference on Sunday. The
Continue ReadingBy Naomi Thomas, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday revised the emergency use authorization for Evusheld, a monoclonal antibody against Covid-19 for immunocompromised people and those who cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons, to double the initial dose. People who’ve already received the drug should go back for an additional dose as
Continue ReadingBy Kylie Atwood and Devan Cole, CNN The United States will not put US troops in the air to create a no-fly zone in Ukraine, according to the US ambassador to the United Nations. Linda Thomas-Greenfield told CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union” on Sunday that the Biden administration “has made clear” the
Continue ReadingBy Jeffrey Winter, CNN Anthony Sims has spent 24 years in prison for a murder he says he did not commit. He was convicted in 1999 of killing a Chinese immigrant in Brooklyn and sentenced to 25-to-life. Sims’ friend, Julius Graves, was the single eyewitness who testified to seeing him fire the fatal shot. Sims
Continue ReadingBy Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN A Texas mom is doing whatever it takes to keep her transgender child safe — even if that requires picking up their lives, leaving family and friends behind and moving hundreds of miles west. In a legal opinion released publicly on February 18, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton declared that gender-affirming
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart, CNN The Department of the Interior is moving forward with removing and replacing a derogatory term for Indigenous women used for decades across the US, the department said Tuesday. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland issued an order declaring “squaw” derogatory in November. The term has historically been used as an offensive ethnic, racial
Continue ReadingBy DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russians in cities spanning from Moscow to Siberia have taken to the streets again to protest Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Demonstrators held posters and marched in city centers, chanting “No to war!” as President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian nuclear deterrent to be put on high alert, upping
Continue ReadingBy Whitney Wild US Capitol Police will once again erect a fence on Capitol grounds ahead of President Joe Biden‘s State of the Union address Tuesday, the department announced Sunday. The fencing illustrates the heightened security plans as law enforcement in Washington, DC, prepare for possible protests by big rig truckers in the coming days.
Continue ReadingBy PETER SMITH Associated Press While there have been appeals to religious nationalism on both sides of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, religious loyalty doesn’t mirror political fealty amid Ukraine’s fight for survival. Leaders of two Orthodox factions in Ukraine issued strong denunciations of the Russian invasion, as has Ukraine’s significant Catholic minority. But longstanding conflicts among
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. — Khalid Thomas had a career-high 27 points as Portland State edged past Idaho State 73-69 in overtime. Tarik Cool led the Bengals with 14 points.
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. — Khalid Thomas had a career-high 27 points as Portland State edged past Idaho State 73-69 in overtime. Tarik Cool led the Bengals with 14 points.
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK Associated Press There’s a glaring carve-out in President Joe Biden’s sanctions against Russia, and that’s oil and natural gas, which will continue to flow freely to the rest of the world. That means that money will also keep flowing into Russia. Biden is defending the decision by saying he needs stable oil
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK Associated Press There’s a glaring carve-out in President Joe Biden’s sanctions against Russia, and that’s oil and natural gas, which will continue to flow freely to the rest of the world. That means that money will also keep flowing into Russia. Biden is defending the decision by saying he needs stable oil
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Social media companies have grappled in recent years with how to handle misinformation about a pandemic, a fraught US presidential election and an insurrection — often while facing criticism for doing too little or too much. Now, the platforms are scrambling to confront a growing list of challenges as Russia invades
Continue ReadingDHARAMSALA, India (AP) — Shreyas Iyer struck his third consecutive half-century as India beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in their third and final Twenty20 cricket game to sweep the series 3-0. Iyer followed up his scores of 57 not out and an undefeated 74 in the first two games with another 73 not out
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