JOHN DANISZEWSKI Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — When Volodymyr Zelenskyy was growing up in southeastern Ukraine, his Jewish family spoke Russian and his father once forbade the younger Zelensk…
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EXPLAINER: Does Putin’s alert change risk of nuclear war?
By ROBERT BURNS AP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s implied threat to turn the Ukraine war into a broader nuclear conflict presents President Joe Bid…
Trayvon Martin, 10 years later: Teen’s death changes nation
By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Trayvon Martin’s final night began with a convenience store run, a quick trip for candy and something to drink. It ended in a confrontation with a nei…
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
By The Associated Press A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The A…
Whistleblowers say they’re bullied for exposing prison abuse
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As the federal Bureau of Prisons faces increased scrutiny over its latest scandal — allegations staff and even a warden sexua…
Over half of U.S. abortions now done with pills, not surgery
By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer More than half of U.S. abortions are now done with pills rather than surgery, an upward trend that spiked during the pandemic with the increase in telemedicine, a r…
Biden nominates Jackson, first Black woman, to Supreme Court
By COLLEEN LONG, MICHAEL BALSAMO and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday nominated federal appeals court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, the …
Ukraine’s capital under threat as Russia presses invasion
By YURAS KARMANAU, JIM HEINTZ, VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian troops bore down on Ukraine’s capital Friday while the president grimly predicted t…
EXPLAINER: What does Texas’ data on abortions say about law?
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Texas has released data showing a marked drop in abortions at clinics in the state in the first month under the nation’s strictest abortion law, b…
CDC to significantly ease pandemic mask guidelines Friday
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will significantly loosen federal mask-wearing guidelines to protect against COVID-19 transmission on Friday, according to tw…