Venezuela releases 2 Americans after visit from U.S. officials
A high-level delegation traveled to the South American country last weekend to in part discuss the health of detained U.S. citizens.
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Vice President Harris is going to Poland after the U.S. rejected fighter jet offer
Poland offered to stage fighter jets for Ukraine on a U.S. base in Germany. The Pentagon said that wasn't tenable. It all happened the day before Vice President Harris left for Warsaw.
Tens of thousands of Ukrainians can stay in the U.S. without fear of deportation
The Biden administration will grant temporary protection from deportation to tens of thousands of Ukrainians who are already living in the U.S., the Department of Homeland Security announced.
National Guard will help D.C. control traffic for truck convoys
The move comes in response to anticipated trucker convoys that aim to stage protests against pandemic restrictions.
Oil prices jump and shares sink as Russian troops enter Ukraine
Tensions in Eastern Europe are adding uncertainty at a time when markets have been preoccupied over how the world's central banks will act to counter surging inflation.
Russia says it will stage nuclear drills amid Ukraine standoff
Russia's The Defense Ministry says President Vladimir Putin will personally oversee this weekend's exercise.
Russians scoff at Western fears of Ukraine invasion
More than half of respondents in recent polls in Russia say the U.S. is responsible for the current standoff over Ukraine.
U.S. asks Honduras to arrest, extradite ex-President Hernández
The request follows speculation over whether the former president would be charged after U.S. prosecutors repeatedly implicated him in his brother's 2019 drug trafficking trial.
Protections for gray wolves restored across much of the U.S.
The ruling by a U.S. district judge puts a spotlight on a species whose recovery from near-extinction has been heralded as a historic conservation success.
900,000 Americans have died of COVID in 2 years of the global pandemic
The U.S. death rate from COVID-19 continues to increase daily, as the rolling seven-day average for daily COVID-19 deaths has been above 2,000 since Jan. 23.