John Sullivan departs post as US ambassador to Russia

Sullivan's departure was abrupt, and there had been no prior earlier indication his retirement was imminent.

Energy problems in Ukraine and Europe take center stage

Only one of six reactors at the Zaporizhzhia facility was connected to the electricity grid, and Russia's main pipeline carrying natural gas to Germany remained shut down.

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Ukraine firefighters rescue kitten from burning building

Ukraine firefighters known for rescuing people from buildings hit by shelling in more than six months of war turned their attention over the weekend to a furry victim — a gray-and-white kitten.

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America’s secrets: Trump’s unprecedented disregard of norms

Donald Trump isn’t the first to face criticism for flouting rules and traditions around the safeguarding of sensitive government records, but national security experts say recent revelations point to an unprecedented disregard of post-presidency norms.

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US election conspiracies find fertile ground in conferences

Nearly two years after the 2020 election, no evidence has emerged to suggest widespread fraud or manipulation. Even so, the attacks and falsehoods have made an impact: A poll from 2021 found that about two-thirds of Republicans say they do not think President Biden was legitimately elected.

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Oregon veterans find community, therapy in beekeeping class

The "Bee Heroes America Program" teaches veterans a new skill while providing recreational therapy for those dealing with recovery from a slew of issues such as PTSD.

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Police recall getting attacked with their own riot shields on Jan. 6

In one of the latest trials for the investigation into last year's attack, officers who gave vivid testimony of their struggle to defend the Capitol repeatedly said Jan. 6 was unlike the many other protests they had seen in the city.

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Survivor of Holocaust, Munich attack heads back to Germany

Shaul Ladany brought family members to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in northern Germany to show them the place where he was imprisoned by the Nazis as an 8-year-old boy.

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Sterling Lord, uniquely enduring literary agent, dies at 102

Sterling Lord, who served in the Army Air Force in WWII, worked for years to find a publisher for Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" and over the following decades represented former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert McNamara and Judge John Sirica of Watergate fame.

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Lebanon flotilla rallies at Israel sea border ahead of talks

Lebanese protesters on Sunday sailed down the country's coast in dozens of fishing boats and yachts toward Israel, days before a U.S. envoy is expected in Beirut to continue mediating in a maritime border dispute between the two countries.

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Now hiring: US offshore wind ramps up, workers taught safety

Offshore wind developers are hiring, after years of touting the promise of tens of thousands of jobs the industry could create in the United States. To launch this new clean energy industry, they now need plenty of workers with the right training and skills.

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