Sergii Kharchenko/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian troops invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to the east. Russian forces have since been met with “stiff resistance” from Ukrainians, according to U.S.Read More →
filo/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis that has unfolded in the weeks since Russia invaded Ukraine, education advocates are working to ensure Ukraine’s displaced children are not forgotten. More than 4.6 million people have fled Ukraine to neighboring countries since the invasion began, according to dataRead More →
Alexander Semenov / 500px/Getty Images (LVIV, Ukraine) — In southern Ukraine, far from the frontlines of the war, the planting season is set to begin. There, farmers are preparing for a crucial upcoming season, which will prove pivotal for not just Ukraine, but the global food supply in the monthsRead More →
Celestino Arce/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian troops invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to the east. Russian forces have since been met with “stiff resistance” from Ukrainians, according to U.S.Read More →
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Countries around the world will need to do more than make lofty climate promises — they will need to keep them to actually keep them to prevent global temperatures from getting to catastrophic levels. Scientists are now painting a clearer picture onRead More →
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Cleveland 7, Cincinnati 3 LA Dodgers 7, Minnesota 0 Arizona 3, Houston 2 Milwaukee 4, Baltimore 2 Kansas City at St. Louis (Postponed) AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston 9, Detroit 7 Oakland 4, Tampa Bay 2Read More →
VisionsofAmerica/Joe Sohm/Getty Images (CLENDENIN, W. Va.) — A historic flood from sudden torrential rain nearly wiped out entire towns in West Virginia’s mountainous coal country, killing 23 and inflicting $1 billion in damage. Six years later, many survivors remain unmoved by the growing threat of climate change and urgent callsRead More →
Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Frank Robert James, 62, was arrested in Manhattan’s East Village on Wednesday afternoon, authorities said, more than 24 hours into an intense manhunt that began after 10 people were shot on a crowded subway car in Brooklyn, New York. He wasRead More →
Mint Images/Getty Images (ALEXANDRIA, Va.) — A Virginia federal jury began deliberations on Wednesday in the case of a confessed ISIS fighter accused of being one of the infamous “Beatles,” the British terrorists who tortured and murdered more than six victims among a group of 26 westerners held hostage inRead More →
Peter Brackney / www.kaintuckeean.com/Getty Images (FRANKFORT, Ky.) — The Kentucky state legislature has overridden Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of a bill banning abortion after 15 weeks, along with several other abortion restrictions. Under the bill, any physician that performs an abortion after 15 weeks would lose their license for atRead More →
