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AAMER MADHANI, SYLVIE CORBET and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press
In a flurry of diplomacy across two continents, Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin have met separately for hours with the leaders of Germany and France, trying to resolve the crisis in Ukraine, where Russia has massed thousands of troops at the border.
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SYLVIE CORBET, AAMER MADHANI & VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, Associated Press
International efforts to defuse the standoff over Ukraine have intensified, with French President Emmanuel Macron in Moscow for talks and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visiting Washington to coordinate policies.
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan says Russia could invade Ukraine “any day," launching a conflict that would come at an “enormous human cost."
Mitt Romney tweeted a fiery response after the Republican National Committee made the decision to formally censure both Sen. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Sen. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, Friday.
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ Vice president doesn’t have power to ‘change the outcome’ of elections CLAIM: Vice […]
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LORNE COOK, SUZAN FRASER and AAMER MADHANI, Associated Press
The U.S. has obtained new intelligence indicating that the Russian government developed a plan to stage a false attack that would depict the Ukrainian military or its intelligence forces assaulting Russian territory to help establish a pretext for military action against Ukraine.
With teacher absences mounting and substitutes in short supply, parents may be wondering: Who’s teaching the kids? The answer around the U.S. could be a local police officer, National Guard soldier, state budget analyst, parent or recent high school graduate — nearly anyone willing to help keep schools’ doors open through the omicron-driven staffing crunch. […]
2 years ago
EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press
If the U.S. Supreme Court allows states to further restrict or even ban abortions, minority women will bear the brunt of it, according to statistics analyzed by The Associated Press.
Thousands of Canadian protesters railing against vaccine mandates and other COVID-19 restrictions descended on the country's capital over the weekend, deliberately blocking traffic around Parliament Hill.
An independent candidate challenging Sen. Mike Lee raised more than the incumbent Republican in the final quarter of 2021, setting the stage for a costly Senate race in Utah where sitting Republicans typically cruise to victory.
Around 100 people gathered Saturday at the steps of the Utah State Capitol in response to recent resolutions state lawmakers have passed around COVID-19.
A 50-year-old bridge that collapsed in Pittsburgh had been rated as poor on a recent inspection report, but transportation officials and engineering experts caution that doesn't necessarily signal imminent danger for the thousands of other U.S. bridges with the same designation.
Visitation continues to bounce back in rural areas of the Beehive State, while urban areas continue to struggle during the pandemic, according to industry leaders gathered at the Capitol on Friday for Tourism Day on the Hill.
Two sources tell The Associated Press that liberal Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, giving President Joe Biden an opening he has pledged to fill by naming the first Black woman to the high court.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Tuesday she will seek reelection, ending speculation that she would retire as Democrats face the threat of losing control of Congress in the 2022 midterms.
