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Emergency workers conduct mine-clearing operations among destroyed vehicles on a street of Bucha outside of Kyiv last week.

World News

Zelenskyy accuses Russians of leaving thousands of land mines in the Kyiv area

12:30pm April 12, 2022

by Tim Mak

Russia has withdrawn its troops from the area around Ukraine's capital, but they've left deadly explosive ordinance in homes, on streets and in fields, posing a deadly threat to civilians.

A shopper walks through a grocery store in Washington, D.C, on March 13. Surging inflation poses a particular challenge for working-class families, impacting the cost of basic necessities such as groceries.

Economy

How soaring inflation forces stark choices

10:21am April 12, 2022

by Scott Horsley

Inflation in March was the highest since December of 1981, with prices up 8.5% from a year ago. Rising prices are especially hard on low-income people, who spend more of their money on necessities.

Queue Listen Now

A 9mm pistol build kit with a commercial slide and barrel with a polymer frame is displayed at the White House.

The Biden administration is regulating 'ghost guns.' Here's what the rule does

9:01am April 12, 2022

by Rina Torchinsky

With the latest announcement from the Biden administration, here's a look at what so-called "ghost guns" are and what the government's new rule does.

A man waves a Sri Lankan national flag as he stands on a barricade blocking the entrance to president's office during a protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Monday.

World News

Sri Lanka is suspending payments on its foreign debt as its economic crisis worsens

8:29am April 12, 2022

by The Associated Press

Sri Lanka is suspending payments on bonds and government-to-government borrowings, pending the completion of a loan restructuring program with the International Monetary Fund.

Child looking out the window on a rainy day.

Health & Safety

A report on violence against kids with disabilities is sobering — if not surprising

8:01am April 12, 2022

by Fran Kritz

Abuse ranges from being struck by a family member to cyberbullying. A study reports that nearly a third of children with disabilities have experienced such violence. And that's surely an undercount.

Workers unload supplies including boxes of masks in Shanghai on Sunday, April 10, 2022.

The U.S. orders non-emergency staff to leave Shanghai amid a COVID surge

7:59am April 12, 2022

by The Associated Press

Many residents in the city of 26 million have been confined to their homes for up to three weeks as China maintains its "zero-COVID" strategy of handling outbreaks.

National

Several tornadoes reportedly touched down in Arkansas overnight

7:44am April 12, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

The National Weather Service in Little Rock issued a rare tornado warning around 8:15 p.m. local time on Monday for areas north of the state's capital and most populous city.

Pacific Gas & Electric has agreed to pay more than $55 million to avoid criminal prosecution for two major wildfires started by its equipment, prosecutors announced.

National

The nation's largest utility agrees to pay more than $55 million for two wildfires

6:46am April 12, 2022

by The Associated Press

Pacific Gas & Electric also agreed to submit to five years of oversight. The company didn't acknowledge any wrongdoing in the settlement.

Agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives have linked nearly 300 firearms to 11 people accused of illegally re-selling the weapons in a straw purchase scheme, according to court documents.

National

Prosecutors say a smuggling ring moved nearly 300 guns from Atlanta to Philadelphia

6:00am April 12, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

Over six months, the Atlanta-based group bought hundreds of firearms from local retailers only to resell them to Philadelphia-based brokers. Now the weapons are showing up at crime scenes.

Workshop participants learn to create pysanky, or Ukrainian-style decorated eggs, at a workshop in Troy, N.Y. on Mar. 21.

These intricately decorated eggs are raising money and good wishes for Ukraine

5:00am April 12, 2022

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The Ukrainian springtime tradition of intricately decorating eggs has taken on new urgency during the war with Russia. Now, people are using this art to fundraise and bring awareness for Ukraine.