School cafeterias brace for end of COVID-era free meals
With COVID school meal policies set to expire, districts on the brink of collapse. School cafeterias, brace for end of COVID-era free mealsPowered by WPeMatico
Ukraine refugees’ hopes of return waning weeks into war
As Russia launched its war in Ukraine last month, exhausted and frightened refugees streamed into neighboring countriesPowered by WPeMatico
Nations ‘united’ in seeking to cut Russian oil, gas imports
Dozens of nations, including the United States and much of Europe, say they're united in seeking to “radically” reduce imports of Russian oil and gas after its invasion of UkrainePowered by WPeMatico
Americans applying for jobless aid is lowest since 1969
Unemployment benefit applications last week fell to its lowest in 52 yearsPowered by WPeMatico
Boy, 13, pleads no contest to shooting at deputies
A 13-year-old Florida boy who broke out of a children's home with a teenage girl and fired on deputies during a shootout last year has pleaded no contest to attempted murderPowered by WPeMatico
NATO: 7,000 to 15,000 Russian troops dead in Ukraine
NATO is estimating that 7,000 to 15,000 Russian soldiers have been killed.Powered by WPeMatico
6 students killed in Oklahoma crash were in car that seats 4
Six teenage girls on a high school lunch break were killed when their small car with only four seats collided with a large truck hauling rocks, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said WednesdayPowered by WPeMatico
Ukraine’s military forces Russian troops east of Kyiv back 55 km from city center
Ukraine's military forces have pushed Russian forces east of Kyiv back 55 kilometers from the city center and Russian troops north of the capital are now "digging in".Powered by WPeMatico
Madeleine Albright, 1st female secretary of state, dead at 84
Madeleine Albright, the first woman to serve as secretary of state, has died from cancer at age 84, according to her family.Powered by WPeMatico
Governor signs bill banning abortion after 6 weeks modeled after Texas law
Gov. Brad Little questioned whether the law would withstand legal challenges.Powered by WPeMatico
High court won’t say whether Thomas remains hospitalized
The Supreme Court is declining to say whether 73-year-old Justice Clarence Thomas remains in the hospitalPowered by WPeMatico
Police: Man dies parachuting from San Diego high-rise
Authorities say a man was killed after attempting to parachute from a balcony of a high-rise apartment building in San DiegoPowered by WPeMatico
Guilty verdict in Atlanta City Hall corruption trial
A jury has found a political operative and former Atlanta city employee guilty on charges including money laundering, wire fraud and conspiracy to commit bribery that resulted from a long-running federal investigation into corruption at City HallPowered by WPeMatico
Girl survives tornado that dropped house onto street
Authorities say the tornado that ripped through a suburb of New Orleans lifted one house into the air and dropped it onto the middle of a street with a family insidePowered by WPeMatico
Newtown families: Alex Jones fails to show up for deposition
Infowars host Alex Jones has failed to show up for a deposition in a lawsuit filed by relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootingPowered by WPeMatico
Jeffrey Epstein’s private US Virgin Islands locations up for sale
The late, disgraced financier owned two neighboring islands in the U.S. Virgin Islands.Powered by WPeMatico
Under sweeping sanctions, Iran hawks its weapons in Qatar
Iran, under sweeping economic sanctions, is hawking weapons at a Qatari defense exhibitPowered by WPeMatico
Florida Gov. DeSantis: Transgender swimmer’s victory a fraud
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is jumping into the conversation about a transgender swimmer who won a collegiate title by declaring the runner-up as the real winnerPowered by WPeMatico
NJ fines BetMGM $25K for bets on prohibited basketball games
Mistakenly taking less than $100 worth of bets on college basketball games that are not allowed to be wagered on in New Jersey has cost BetMGM $25,000Powered by WPeMatico
Officials: Florida manatees eat ‘every scrap’ in food trial
One thing wildlife officials have learned during the winter experimental feeding program to help manatees avoid starvation is that if you feed them, they will comePowered by WPeMatico
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WATCH: Tornado takes out TV station camera
A traffic cam belonging to ABC affiliate KVUE took a direct hit from a tornado in Round Rock, Texas, about 20 miles north of Austin.Powered by WPeMatico
WATCH: Shelling kills 8 in Kyiv
Drone footage shows the devastation wrought by shelling on a shopping center and residential area in Kyiv's Podil district late Sunday, which officials say left eight people dead.Powered by WPeMatico
WATCH: Diver frees starfish from sunglasses
A diver off the coast of Australia helped free an 11-armed starfish found clinging to a pair of sunglasses.Powered by WPeMatico
WATCH: Former student walks through destroyed school in Ukraine
A former student walked through the ruins of the school he graduated from in Mariupol, after it was damaged by shelling.Powered by WPeMatico
WATCH: Lightning flashes across Manhattan sky
Lightning arced through the night sky over Manhattan as thunderstorms moved through the region.Powered by WPeMatico
WATCH: Huge smoke plumes from fire in marsh near Liverpool
Dark smoke was seen billowing from a fire that broke out on Parkgate marshland in England.Powered by WPeMatico
WATCH: Toddler tries sparkling water for 1st time
Adorable 1-year-old Samirah decides the bubbly beverage is not for her.Powered by WPeMatico
WATCH: Wladimir Klitschko criticizes global businesses operating in Russia
"The blood is on your hands, too," the former Ukrainian professional boxer said, excoriating global businesses that continue to operate within Russia.Powered by WPeMatico
WATCH: Boy collides with sloth while riding zipline in Costa Rica
The tour guide confirmed neither the boy nor sloth were hurt, and they just had to wait 15 minutes for the sloth to get out of the way.Powered by WPeMatico
Black former employees sue Google for racial discrimination
Former Black employees sue Google for racial discriminationPowered by WPeMatico
Germany honors survivor of Nazi camps, 96, killed in Ukraine
Germany’s parliament has paid tribute to Boris Romanchenko, who survived several Nazi concentration camps during World War II but was killed last week during an attack in the Ukrainian city of KharkivPowered by WPeMatico
FBI ‘concerned’ about Russian cyberattacks on critical US infrastructure: Wray
The agency director echoed President Biden's warning on Monday.Powered by WPeMatico
Artifacts seized from US billionaire returned to Israel
Prosecutors in New York announced the repatriation of $5 million worth of looted antiquities.Powered by WPeMatico
Disney employees stage walkout to demand action against ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill
Disney employees are walking out in protest of Disney's response concerning the "Don't Say Gay" bill in Florida.Powered by WPeMatico
NYPD accused of illegally obtaining DNA samples from thousands of people
A federal lawsuit claims the genetic material is stored in a “suspect index."Powered by WPeMatico
Biden to announce new Russia sanctions while in Brussels
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan says President Joe Biden plans to announce new sanctions against Russia on Thursday while in BrusselsPowered by WPeMatico
Judge renders split verdict for ‘Cowboys for Trump’ founder charged in Jan. 6 riot
A judge handed down a split verdict Tuesday to the founder of the group "Cowboys for Trump," who was the second defendant to be tried in connection to the Jan. 6 attack.Powered by WPeMatico
Reporter’s notebook: Escape from Mariupol
Reporter's notebook: Escape from Mariupol, UkrainePowered by WPeMatico
Judge: Cruises to Cuba were not allowed, companies must pay
A federal judge in Miami has ruled that four of the largest cruise companies engaged in tourism to Cuba that was barred by law between 2015 and 2019Powered by WPeMatico