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Russia announces Mariupol surrender, Biden calls invasion ‘genocide’
Russian Defense Ministry Chief Spokesman Igor Konashenkov announced the surrender of “1,026 Ukrainian servicemen” in Mariupol a day after President Joe Biden referred to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as a “genocide” for the first time. The surrender in Mariupol could set Russia up to take full control of the city. Mariupol has been one of… -
Another trucker protest blocks US border–this time in Mexico
Months after a trucker protest opposing Canada’s COVID-19 mandates blocked the country’s largest border crossing to the United States, a different protest in Mexico has blocked another U.S. border crossing. The crossing in question, the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge, has been blocked since Monday. Other border crossings have seen backups lasting 12 hours or longer. The… -
Multiple people shot at New York City subway station
Multiple people were shot Tuesday morning in an incident involving a northbound N train in Brooklyn, New York, the city fire department said. According to multiple law enforcement sources briefed on the investigation, preliminary information indicated a suspect fled wearing a construction vest and a gas mask. Fire personnel responding to reports of smoke at… -
US issues more sanctions as world continues to react to Bucha atrocities
The worldwide backlash to the photos and videos of dead bodies coming out of Bucha, Ukraine continued with the United States issuing additional sanctions against Russia. The sanctions, announced by the White House Wednesday, target Russian President Vladimir Putin’s two adult daughters, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, the wife and children of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey… -
Lawmakers grill Shell, Chevron, big oil over high gas prices
As consumers deal with skyrocketing prices for gasoline and other commodities, oil executives defended themselves in Congress from charges by lawmakers that they are gouging Americans, saying that they are boosting energy output and no single company sets the price of fuel. Members of the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and… -
At least two dead, thousands without power after storms hit Southeast
Residents in the Southeast, from Texas to South Carolina, continued to clean up and asses damage after deadly storms hit the area. As of Wednesday morning, the death toll from Tuesday’s storms sat at two. 71-year-old W.M. Solomon died when storm winds knocked a tree onto his east Texas home. “Great guy. He was a… -
Obama makes White House return, Biden extends student loan moratorium
On the same day former President Barack Obama made his first trip to the White House since leaving office, news came out that the Biden administration is planning to extend its student loan repayment moratorium until Aug. 31. The extension, first reported Tuesday by Bloomberg, has not been officially announced by the administration. Student loan… -
Tiger Woods: ‘I feel like I’m going to play’ at 2022 Masters following crash
Golfing legend Tiger Woods said in an Augusta National news conference that he is planning on competing at the 2022 Masters. Tuesday’s news conference came as Woods continued practicing at Augusta, something he had been doing since last week. “As of right now, I feel like I am going to play,” Woods said at the… -
Second arrest made in Sacramento shooting; state pushes gun control bill
The Sacramento Police Department announced it has made a second arrest in the mass shooting that killed six and injured another 12 over the weekend. According to police, the two suspects are brothers. “Detectives identified 26-year-old Dandrae Martin as a suspect in this shooting. On April 4, 2022, Martin was arrested and booked in the… -
Polish families are taking in Ukrainian strangers. We went to find out why.
More than 60 percent of the 3.5 million Ukrainians who have fled their country are landing in Poland, according to the United Nations. With Polish train stations and other central hubs full of refugees, local families have continually volunteered their own homes as shelter. The Andrzejewski family in Warsaw said it connected with Ukrainians Luda and… -
Zelenskyy describes “genocide” in Bucha, Biden calls for war crimes trial
In response to the devastation reported by Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelenskyy following his visit to the city of Bucha, President Joe Biden called for a war crimes trial for Russian President Vladimir Putin. In doing so, President Biden reemphasized comments he made last month saying President Putin “is a war criminal.” “This guy is brutal.… -
Biden calls for tougher gun laws after Sacramento shooting
Update (Apr. 4, 2021): Sacramento police have arrested a suspected gunman in the shooting that killed six people in a popular nightlife area over the weekend. Original Story (Apr. 4, 2021): President Joe Biden is calling on Congress to pass tougher gun laws in the wake of a mass shooting that left six people dead and… -
US House votes to decriminalize marijuana
The House of Representatives voted Friday to approve legislation that would decriminalize marijuana at the federal level and remove penalties for certain cannabis-related offenses by a vote of 220-204, with few Republicans supporting the measure. The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (MORE), sponsored by Rep. Jerrold Nadler D-N.Y., would take marijuana off the list…
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