Premier Li offers China’s help for ‘grave’ Ukraine situation

BEIJING (AP) — Chinaese Premier Li Keqiang on Friday called the situation in Ukraine “grave” and offered Beijing’s help in playing a “positive role” for peace while continuing to refrain from criticizing Russia.

US, allies to revoke ‘most favored nation’ status for Russia

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will announce Friday that, along with the European Union and the Group of Seven countries, the U.S. will move to revoke “most favored nation” trade status for Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

Saudi Arabia: 2 Americans freed in Yemen special op mission

WASHINGTON (AP) — Saudi Arabia said Thursday it had rescued two young American women from Yemen in a joint special operations mission with the United States.

Officials: Texas foster care center sex-trafficked minors

HOUSTON (AP) — State officials told a federal judge Thursday that employees at a foster care center under a state contract to shelter children who had been trafficked for sex had been trafficking those children themselves.

Biden to Dems: Sell agenda with ‘confidence’ and ‘clarity’

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden told Democrats on Thursday night that they have a record "to be proud of” and must sell it with “confidence, clarity, conviction and repetition" heading into critical midterm elections that will help shape the

Ukraine aid, huge budget bill near final OK in Senate

WASHINGTON (AP) — A $13.6 billion emergency package of military and humanitarian aid for besieged Ukraine and its European allies sailed toward final congressional approval Thursday, hitching a ride on a government-wide spending bill that's five months...

Facing Purdue owners brings pain, closure for opioid victims

NEW YORK (AP) — Kara Trainor composed herself, looked into a camera and began to speak to the drugmakers she holds responsible for two decades of suffering that has extended from her to a son born dependent on opioids.

Grassley: ‘Credible’ allegations LA mayor was aware of abuse

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The top Republican on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee said Thursday that he has received “numerous credible allegations” that Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti was aware of sexual harassment and assaults of city employees committed...

Woman whose rape DNA led to her arrest to sue San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The woman whose DNA from a sexual assault case was used by San Francisco police to arrest her in an unrelated property crime plans to sue the city, her attorney said Thursday.

GOP senators urge Biden to send Polish warplanes to Ukraine

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican U.S. senators are imploring the Biden administration to reverse course and allow the transfer of Poland's MiG fighter jets to the Ukrainians to fight the Russian invasion, a sign the Defense Department's rejection of the of...

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