Russia places Estonia’s prime minister on wanted list
By Sebastian Shukla, Anna Chernova and Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — Russian authorities on Tuesday launched unprecedented criminal…
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Senate passes $95 billion package with aid for Ukraine and Israel, setting up showdown with the House
By Clare Foran, Kristin Wilson, Morgan Rimmer and Ted Barrett, CNN The Senate passed a $95.3 billion foreign aid bill with assistance for Ukraine…
Continue ReadingOfficials say 2 boats collide on Congo River but give conflicting accounts on deaths
By JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Local officials say two boats have collided on the Congo River in western Congo, but…
Continue ReadingBiden warns opposing Ukraine funding plays ‘into Putin’s hands,’ but faces resistance in House
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, STEPHEN GROVES and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday called for House…
Continue ReadingMore than 1,000 flights already cancelled due to storm, was one of them yours? Here’s what to do
Associated Press A nasty storm with 60 mph winds raked parts of the Northeast on Tuesday creating dangerous conditions on the road and snarling…
Continue ReadingFor threatened polar bears, the climate change diet is a losing proposition
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer With Arctic sea ice shrinking from climate change, many polar bears have to shift their diets to land during…
Continue ReadingFlight attendants are holding airport rallies to protest the lack of new contracts and pay raises
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Flight attendants for major U.S. airlines are holding rallies at airports around the country to push for higher…
Continue ReadingHouston-area sheriff’s deputies repeatedly shot at woman after mistaking her for an intruder in a friend’s home, video shows
CNN By Raja Razek and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Sheriff’s deputies in Houston repeatedly shot at a woman after mistaking her for an…
Continue ReadingSurgery in space: Tiny remotely operated robot completes first simulated procedure at the space station
By Taylor Nicioli and Kristin Fisher, CNN (CNN) — A tiny surgical robot in residence at the International Space Station completed its first…
Continue ReadingSurgery in space: Tiny remotely operated robot completes first simulated procedure at the space station
CNN By Taylor Nicioli and Kristin Fisher, CNN (CNN) — A tiny surgical robot in residence at the International Space Station completed its first…
Continue ReadingAfter Rembrandt and Vermeer, Dutch master Frans Hals gets a major exhibition at the Rijksmuseum
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — Frans Hals is the latest 17th century Dutch master to feature in a major exhibition at the…
Continue ReadingProtesting Greek farmers debate next moves after government offers some concessions
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has offered some concessions to farming unionists who are threatening to block roads…
Continue ReadingMental health emerges as a dividing line in abortion rights initiatives planned for state ballots
By CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The weeks after Kaniya Harris found out she was pregnant were among the hardest in her life.…
Continue ReadingA new exhibition aims to bring Yoko Ono’s art out of John Lennon’s shadow
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Before there was John and Yoko — and after — there was just Yoko Ono. The Japanese-American…
Continue ReadingGOP-led Wisconsin Legislature passes Democratic governor’s legislative maps
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s GOP-controlled Legislature has passed legislative maps that were proposed by…
Continue ReadingUkraine needs nearly $9 billion to rebuild its cultural sites and tourism industry, UN agency says
PARIS (AP) — The United Nations’ cultural agency says Ukraine will need nearly $9 billion over the next decade to rebuild its cultural sites…
Continue ReadingEgypt on edge as Israel’s war presses more than a million Palestinians up against its border
By Nadeen Ebrahim and Sarah El Sirgany, CNN (CNN) — Egypt is boosting its security presence at its border with the Gaza Strip, wary of a…
Continue ReadingRetired All-Star pitcher Adam Wainwright joins MLB Network as an on-air analyst
SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — Retired St. Louis Cardinals All-Star pitcher Adam Wainwright has joined the MLB Network as an on-air analyst. Wainwright will…
Continue ReadingLab-grown diamonds come with sparkling price tags, but many have cloudy sustainability claims
By ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Lab-created diamonds come with sparkling claims: that they are ethically made by…
Continue ReadingUK beauty chain The Body Shop goes into administration after years of struggles
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Body Shop, the British beauty and cosmetics retail chain, says it’s appointed insolvency…
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