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People hug outside a metro station in Kyiv on Thursday morning as Russia launched an attack on Ukraine and explosions could be heard in the city.

World News

With Ukraine under attack, Kyiv's residents rush to stock up and reach safety

1:35pm February 24, 2022

by Bill Chappell

Many Ukrainians had been maintaining a state of calm as warning signs grew of a Russian invasion. But Russia's wide-scale attack on Ukraine has dramatically changed the mood in the nation's capital.

A bee sucks nectar from a flower in Berlin, Germany. Bee populations are in decline in industrialized nations across the globe.

The world's insect population is in decline — and that's bad news for humans

1:19pm February 24, 2022

by Dave Davies

Environmental writer Oliver Milman says habitat loss, pesticides and climate change are killing off insects worldwide, which, in turn, threatens humans. His new book is The Insect Crisis.

Colin Kaepernick, co-creator of the Netflix dramatic limited series, Colin in Black and White, attends the series premiere on Oct. 28, 2021. The former NFL quarterback has launched an initiative to offer free second autopsies in police-related deaths.

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Colin Kaepernick launches new initiative to offer autopsies for police-related deaths

12:13pm February 24, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

The new initiative will eliminate concerns from the first autopsy, ensure that it was conducted without any biases or errors.

Workers install cryptocurrency mining computers inside a converted shipping container at the Compute North facility in Nebraska.

World News

How the U.S. benefits when China turns its back on Bitcoin

7:04am February 24, 2022

Until the middle of last year, most cryptocurrency mining took place in China. Then authorities pulled the plug. So Chinese bitcoin miners began moving their gear to U.S. towns like Kearney, Nebraska.

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Several key websites in Ukraine were targeted by cyberattacks on Wednesday, the country's government said. Here, car traffic moves through Kyiv, the capital, as Ukraine confronts the likelihood of a Russian invasion.

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Russia invades Ukraine as explosions are heard in Kyiv and other cities

5:23am February 24, 2022

by Bill Chappell

The Russian invasion stirs international condemnation, roils global markets and a promise by Ukraine's president to defend the country.

Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., is part of a group of Democrats up for reelection in 2022 pushing for eliminating the gas tax for the rest of the year to address higher prices at the pump.

Politics & Government

Senate Democrats want to fight inflation, but there are limits to what they can do

5:12am February 24, 2022

by Deirdre Walsh

Some are looking to a gas tax holiday to bring relief to consumers faced with skyrocketing prices.

United Nation Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Ukraine late Wednesday to deplore Russia's actions toward the country and plead for diplomacy.

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Emergency U.N. meeting is interrupted by Russia's invasion of Ukraine

3:32am February 24, 2022

by The Associated Press

The urgent U.N. Security Council meeting was meant as an eleventh hour effort to dissuade Russia from sending troops into Ukraine. But the message became moot even as it was being delivered.

The Justice Department is scrapping a program that it launched under the Trump administration to counter Beijing's theft of American intellectual property.

Politics & Government

The Justice Department is ending its controversial China Initiative

9:15pm February 23, 2022

by Ryan Lucas

The initiative aimed to counter China's theft of American secrets and technology, but critics said it created a climate of fear among Asian Americans.

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Ukraine crisis draws new resolve from bipartisan lawmakers — with some GOP critics

7:46pm February 23, 2022

by Claudia Grisales

Congressional lawmakers are sounding a new bipartisan tone against a rising threat led by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Still, there is GOP divide on how President Biden should move forward.

Jam Master Jay's accused killer rapped in front of memorial mural, prosecutors say

6:44pm February 23, 2022

by The Associated Press

In court papers opposing bail, prosecutors cited several instances when Karl Jordan Jr. proved himself a danger to the community by openly bragging about dealing drugs and possessing guns.