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By JOSH BOAK Associated Press There’s a glaring carve-out in President Joe Biden’s sanctions against Russia, and that’s oil and natural…

By The Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin has put his nuclear forces on increased alert, escalating tensions further as Putin’s…

By CALVIN WOODWARD and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In good times or bad, American presidents come to Congress with a diagnosis…

By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials plan to reinstall the fence around the U.S. Capitol that had stood for months after…

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly half of the 500 million free COVID-19 tests that the Biden administration…

REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — One of the elders of the New Orleans Mardi Gras Indian tradition is preparing this year for…

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer The invasion of Ukraine could further undermine Russia’s status as an elite sports dynasty, which already has…

By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarusians are voting in a constitutional referendum that the country’s authoritarian…

By EMILY SCHULTHEIS and LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is closing its airspace to Russian airlines, spending…

BEIJING (AP) — A rescue operation is underway to rescue 14 workers trapped in a coal mine in southwestern China. The roof of a mine shaft in…

By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Israeli tech company NSO Group has filed a libel lawsuit against an Israeli…

By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA and RAFAL NIEDZIELSKI Associated Press MEDYKA, Poland (AP) — While hundreds of thousands of refugees are leaving Ukraine amid…

DENVER (AP) — Authorities say three people were taken to a hospital after a floor collapsed during a house party in a Denver area suburb. KUSA-TV…

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has put Switzerland’s much-vaunted neutrality to the test — and…

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer In an upset, the deaf family drama “CODA” has won top honors at a very unpredictable 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards…

NEW YORK (AP) — “Saturday Night Live” normally kicks off each show with some humor, but the comedy sketch series opened with a tribute…

By STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Over three days, Republicans at the Conservative Political Action Conference seemed intent…

By YURAS KARMANAU, JIM HEINTZ, VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Vladimir Putin has ordered…

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers on Indonesia’s Sumatra island have retrieved more bodies from a strong earthquake two days ago, raising the…

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, FATIMA HUSSEIN and KEN SWEET Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has joined European allies in dramatically…