Satellite photos give a bird’s-eye view of Ukraine crisis

WASHINGTON (AP) — Widely available commercial satellite imagery of Russian troop positions bracketing Ukraine provides a bird's-eye view of an international crisis as it unfolds. But the pictures, while dramatic, have limitations.

Senate sends Biden bill averting federal shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has given final approval to legislation averting a weekend government shutdown, sending President Joe Biden a measure designed to give bipartisan bargainers more time to reach an overdue deal financing federal agencies unti...

Families of American captives frustrated with Justice Dept.

WASHINGTON (AP) — When relatives of American oil executives jailed in Venezuela met virtually with a senior Justice Department official this month, it didn't take long for their frustrations to surface.

Biden is ‘convinced’ Putin has decided to invade Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden said Friday that he is “convinced” Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to invade Ukraine, including an assault on the capital, as tensions spiked along the country's militarized line with attacks t...

California adopts nation’s 1st ‘endemic’ virus policy

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California became the first state to formally shift to an “endemic” approach to the coronavirus with Gov. Gavin Newsom's announcement Thursday of a plan that emphasizes prevention and quick reaction to outbreaks over mandated ...

Whisper campaigns grow as Biden nears choice for high court

WASHINGTON (AP) — Too progressive. Too moderate. Bad for workers. The whispers and background chatter about top contenders for the Supreme Court are growing as President

Republican lawmakers bar journalists from statehouse floors

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican lawmakers in several states are scaling back access to government business, extending pandemic-era rules that restrict when journalists can report from the floors of state legislative chambers and, in effect, making it ...

5 sailors accused of leaking video of Navy carrier jet crash

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Five sailors have been charged with violating military law over leaked video showing an F-35 fighter jet crashing on an aircraft carrier in the South China Sea last month, the Navy said Thursday.

Border agency chief faces challenges from within and outside

YUMA, Ariz. (AP) — One agent protested that he didn't join the Border Patrol to look after children in custody. Another asked why a policy to make asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for court hearings wasn't being used more. And one

Judge to toss Arkansas redistricting case unless DOJ joins

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge said Thursday he's dismissing a lawsuit challenging Arkansas' new state House districts as diluting the influence of Black voters, unless the Justice Department joins the case as a plaintiff.

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