
International
The U.S. has sanctioned Vladimir Putin’s long-rumored romantic partner
Rumors of a relationship between Putin, 69, and Alina Kabaeva, 39, date back more than a decade.
3 years ago
Mickelson, others sue PGA Tour over LIV Golf suspensions
The dispute between the PGA Tour and the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series is now in the courts.
3 years ago
Senate backs Finland, Sweden for NATO 95-1, rebuking Russia
Lawmakers call Wednesday's 95-1 vote to expand the Western defensive bloc a “slam-dunk” for U.S. national security and a day of reckoning for Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
3 years ago
U.S. Speaker Pelosi arrives in Taiwan, raising China tensions
Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday night, becoming the highest-ranking American official to visit the self-ruled island that is claimed by China in 25 years.
3 years ago
1st ship carrying Ukrainian grain leaves the port of Odesa
The first ship carrying Ukrainian grain has set out from the port of Odesa.
3 years ago
Iraqi protesters storm parliament in Baghdad, set up sit-in
It's the second such breach this week but this time, they didn't disperse peacefully.
3 years ago
Blinken presses Griner, Whelan deal in call with top Russian
Blinken did not provide details of Lavrov’s response to what he had previously called a “substantial proposal” for Russia to release the two.
3 years ago
In rare contact, U.S. offers Russia deal for Griner, Whelan
The Biden administration has offered a deal to Russia aimed at bringing home WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American Paul Whelan.
3 years ago
WNBA’s Griner says poor translation clouded arrest in Russia
Griner said that a language interpreter translated only a fraction of what was said during her questioning.
3 years ago
Pope apologizes for ‘catastrophic’ school abuses in Canada
Pope Francis has apologized for the Catholic Church’s cooperation with Canada’s “catastrophic” policy of Indigenous residential schools.
3 years ago
Russia hits Ukraine’s Black Sea port despite grain deal
Russian missiles have struck Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa just hours after Moscow and Kyiv signed deals to allow grain exports to resume from there.
3 years ago
UN health agency chief declares monkeypox a global emergency
The chief of the World Health Organization says the expanding monkeypox outbreak is an “extraordinary” situation that now qualifies as a global emergency.
3 years ago
Yellen believes U.S. will get on board with global minimum corporate tax — eventually
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is wrapping up a weeklong trip to the Indo-Pacific, her first since taking over the role.
3 years ago
The James Webb telescope had 344 ‘single point failures’ before launch. Then, success
Bill Ochs, the project manager for the James Webb telescope, shares the trials and tribulations of the launch and what it's like having the images out in the world.
3 years ago