Ukraine’s prime minister is appealing for Patriot missile batteries and other high-tech air defense systems to counter Russian attacks. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal told French broadcaster LCI that Russian wants to swamp Europe with a new wave of Ukrainian refugees by targeting infrastructure in Ukraine. Coronavirus-related hospital admissions are climbing again in the United States. Yasmin Berganza has today’s News in :90.
The head of NATO expressed his worry that the fighting in Ukraine could spin out of control and become a war between Russia and NATO, according to an interview released Friday. Democratic Sentator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona announced Friday that she has registered as an independent, a move that could bolster her political brand but won’t upend the Democrats’ narrow senate majority. Sinema says she will not caucus with Republicans. A rash of COVID-19 cases in schools and businesses were reported Friday in areas across China after the ruling Communist party loosened anti-virus rules as it tries to reverse a deepening economic slump. Sam Larson has today’s News in :90.
Russia released WNBA star Brittney Griner today as part of a prisoner exchange with the U.S., hundreds of journalists and other employees at The New York Times began a 24-hour walkout this morning and Sen. Chuck Schumer was elected for another term as Senate Democratic leader. Samantha Ellsworth has today’s News in :90.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday in a dramatic prisoner exchange, as the U.S. released notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout but failed to win freedom for another American, Paul Whelan, who has been jailed for nearly four years.
Drone struck inside Russia’s border with Ukraine, U.S. House and Senate leaders will present law enforcement officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, with Congressional Gold Medals and the St. Paul Police department says an officer fatally shot a man they say displayed a handgun as they attempted to arrest him. Owen Larson has today’s News in :90.
Russia said Friday that Western demands for it to pull out of Ukraine for any future negotiations would rule out any such negotiations. President Biden has declared that Democrats should give up “restrictive” caucuses and prioritize diversity at the start of their presidential primary calendar. Christian Pulisic is on track to play for the United States in its World Cup match against the Netherlands Saturday. Sam Larson has today’s News in :90.
One of the biggest rail unions rejected a deal Monday and raised the risk of a national rail strike, hundreds gathered in a vigil in a Colorado Springs park to honor those killed and wounded during Saturday’s attack and Ukraine could face rolling blackouts through March. Sebastian Yang has today’s News in :90.
The Mississippi River water level is at an all-time low of 3.5 feet, which the area hasn’t seen since 1988. Experts from Ukraine have joined Polish and American investigators who are looking into a missile blast that killed two men in eastern Poland this week. Twitter continued to bleed engineers and other workers after new owner Elon Musk gave them a choice to pledge to “extremely hardcore” work or resign with severance pay. Cam Kauffman has today’s News in :90.
A wartime agreement that allowed grain exports from Ukraine to resume will be extended by 120 days, Republicans have won control of the U.S. House by a narrow margin and Starbucks workers at more than 100 U.S. stores are on strike. Isabelle Lynch has today’s News in :90.
A Russian missile barrage on the Ukrainian power grid sent the war spilling over into neighboring countries Tuesday, hitting NATO member Poland and cutting electricity to much of Moldova.
Waves of Russian airstrikes rocked Ukraine, Walmart proposed a $3.1 billion legal settlement over prescription opioids and a University of Virginia student fatally shot three members of the school’s football team. Sebastian Yang has today’s News in :90.
The stock market surged after a report showed that inflation in the United States slowed last month, Russia announced that its troops began pulling out of the Ukrainian city of Kherson and Tropical Storm Nicole hit Florida. Tiffany Johnson has today’s News in :90.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Concerned relatives raced to hospitals in search of their loved ones Sunday as South Korea mourned the deaths of more than 150 people, mostly in their 20s and 30s, who got trapped and crushed after a huge Halloween party crowd surged into a narrow alley in a nightlife district in Seoul.
Adidas has ended its partnership with the rapper formerly known as Kanye West over antisemitic remarks, a Russian court rejected an appeal by U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner and construction on the University of St. Thomas campus continued through the fall semester. Macy Berendsen has today’s News in :90.
Russian President Vladimir Putin declared martial law Wednesday in the four regions of Ukraine that Moscow annexed and gave all regional governors in Russia emergency powers that open the door for sweeping new restrictions throughout the country.
