'No reason' to change US nuclear alert level amid Putin's threat: Psaki
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As the U.S. and other Western nations considered how to address Russian aggression, the Pentagon and White House said Monday the U.S. saw no need to change the its nuclear alert level
Meta disrupts social media misinformation campaigns targeting Ukrainians
Rapeepong Puttakumwong/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A pair of social media misinformation campaigns exploiting tensions in Russia and Ukraine were identified and disabled on Facebook over the weekend, according to two senior leaders at the social network’s
IOC recommends no participation of athletes from Russia, Belarus
FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The International Olympic Committee on Monday said its executive board is recommending prohibiting athletes and officials from Russia and Belarus in international competitions. The recommendation is “to protect the
Ukraine meets with Russia at Belarus border
pop_jop/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Delegations from Ukraine and Russia held talks Monday morning on Belarus’ border in an attempt to end Moscow’s invasion as Russian troops continue to attack. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agreed to send
US and allies bar Russian Central Bank from accessing reserves worldwide
Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration on Monday emphasized the drastic nature of economic sanctions levied again Russia over the weekend in which the U.S. and allies targeted Russia’s Central Bank, preventing the
How one group fights to reclaim Black land and battle the economic divide
Brittany Murray/MediaNews Group/Long Beach Press-Telegram via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In 1912, Willa and Charles Bruce bought land southwest of Los Angeles in Manhattan Beach to turn into a resort for African Americans to relax and
Ukraine mounting stiff resistance, inflicting painful casualties on Russia
DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images (KYIV, Ukraine) — There is growing evidence that Ukraine is managing to inflict significant casualties on Russian forces as they try to advance deeper into the country — and that the swift
People, planet are 'getting clobbered by climate change,' UN report says
Marc Guitard/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the world follows news about the Russian invasion of Ukraine this week, a group of international scientists are warning that the world can’t lose sight of another major threat: climate
Scoreboard roundup — 2/27/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: INTERLEAGUE Minnesota at Philadelphia (Canceled) Detroit at Pittsburgh (Canceled) Philadelphia at Toronto (Canceled) Houston at NY Mets (Canceled) Texas at Cincinnati (Canceled) San Francisco at