WASHINGTON — The Pentagon formally dropped its COVID-19 vaccination mandate Tuesday, but a new memo signed by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin also gives commanders some discretion in how or whether Read more
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Southwest Airlines cancels two-thirds of its flights, with more cancellations planned
Southwest Airlines Co. canceled more than two-thirds of its flights Monday and plans to slash its schedules Tuesday and Wednesday, in a meltdown that stranded thousands of customers and that worsened while other airlines Read more
MH17 verdicts: 2 Russians and 1 Ukrainian separatist convicted of 298 murders
SCHIPHOL, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court on Thursday convicted two Russians and a pro-Moscow Ukrainian separatist in absentia of the murders of 298 people who died in the 2014 downing Read more
Ukraine troops prepare to reclaim city abandoned by Russians
Russia relinquished its final foothold in a major city in southern Ukraine on Friday, clearing the way for victorious Ukrainian forces to reclaim the country’s only Russian-held provincial capital that Read more
Trump loyalist Kash Patel to receive immunity for testimony to grand jury in case surrounding government documents recovered at Mar-a-Lago club
WASHINGTON — Kash Patel, a close associate of Donald Trump, the former president, is set to soon testify before a federal grand jury probing the handling of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago after Read more
Bill targeting Visa and Mastercard is ‘still alive,’ but latest path ‘feels like a desperation move’
A bill that lawmakers say will create more competition in the credit-card business and pressure industry fees “is still unlikely to pass in any form, but it’s still alive,” according Read more
Opinion: This is the smart way for the U.S. to respond to Putin’s hints over nuclear weapons
Russia might use nuclear weapons to achieve its goals in the war in Ukraine—a risk that has only grown as Russian forces confront Ukrainian counteroffensives. Such nuclear use could advance Read more
U.S. warns Russia of ‘catastrophic consequences’ if it uses nukes in Ukraine
WASHINGTON — National security adviser Jake Sullivan said the U.S. has warned Russia that it would face “catastrophic consequences” if it uses nuclear weapons in Ukraine. “We have communicated directly privately to Read more
Zelensky urges world leaders to punish Russia for Ukraine invasion in U.N. address
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged world leaders on Wednesday to strip Russia of its vote in international institutions and its U.N. Security Council veto, saying that Read more
Putin’s ‘all instruments’ remark perceived as nuclear threat as Russia mobilizes some 300,000 reservists
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial mobilization of reservists in Russia, in a measure that appeared to be an admission that Moscow’s war against Ukraine isn’t going Read more
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