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By Alessandra Prentice ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine – Five storeys below the besieged Azovstal steelworks, Ukrainian soldiers told Nataliya Babeush she had a few minutes to prepare to escape the underground bunker …

By Luc Cohen and Brendan Pierson NEW YORK -A man charged with last month’s mass shooting in a New York subway, one of the most violent attacks in the history …

(Reuters) -Abbott Laboratories said on Friday it has air shipped millions of cans of infant formula powder into the United States from its facility in Ireland to address shortages here …

WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives plans to take up an emergency funding bill next week to address ongoing infant formula shortages and move to empower a federal nutrition …

WASHINGTON – The Food and Drug Administration will outline a plan next week to streamline imports of infant formula, the agency’s chief said on Friday, adding that the action along …

By David Lawder WASHINGTON – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will meet with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on Monday to discuss how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine affects Poland’s economy …

By Idrees Ali WASHINGTON -U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin called for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine when he spoke by telephone to his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu on Friday for …

By Byungwook Kim SEOUL – South Korea was the first country to launch a fifth-generation mobile network in 2019, heralding a warp-speed technological transformation to self-driving cars and smart cities. …

(Reuters) -A Russian court on Friday extended the pre-trial detention of U.S. professional basketball player Brittney Griner by one month, her lawyer told Reuters. Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medallist, …

LONDON – Britain’s Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and his U.S. counterpart discussed next steps to help Ukraine, including military aid, in talks held in the United States this week, a …

(Reuters) – The Texas power grid will be tested again early next week as another early spring heatwave blankets the state this weekend, prompting homes and businesses to crank up …

DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Del Rio Sector arrested two convicted sex offenders shortly after they illegally entered the United States. On May 9, at 4:59 a.m., …

DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers working special operations at the Del Rio Port of Entry seized narcotics worth over …

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents and local law enforcement partners disrupted four human smuggling events. On May 10, McAllen Border Patrol Station (MCS) camera …

EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Stanton Street dedicated commuter lane border crossing seized 19.7 pounds of cocaine from a traveler enrolled in …

Roe v. Wade Has Completely Transformed The Midterms – Here’s How Sebastian Hughes on May 12, 2022 The abortion debate has become a major focus in the midterms after a …

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Direct Correlation’: McCarthy Links Democrat Policies To Officer Deaths Samantha Renck on May 12, 2022 House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Thursday blamed Democrat policies for the spike in …

RUNNING ON EMPTY: America’s Diesel Stockpiles Are Rapidly Dwindling, Fuel Rationing On The Horizon Thomas Catenacci on May 12, 2022 American diesel stockpiles have been depleted while prices have surged …

Small Businesses Struggle To Survive In Biden’s Economy, Optimism Hits All-Time Low: POLL Thomas Catenacci on May 13, 2022 Small business owners are increasingly pessimistic about U.S. economic conditions and …

The Media’s New Line: Abortion Is Good For The Economy. Here’s Why That’s Wrong Laurel Duggan on May 12, 2022 Corporate media outlets argued that abortion restrictions will hurt the …

WASHINGTON – Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will host a rally for Georgia Governor Brian Kemp on the eve of his re-election race, setting up a direct clash with …

By David Stanway and Martin Quin Pollard SHANGHAI/BEIJING -Locked-down Shanghai aims to ringfence its COVID outbreak over the next week, officials said on Friday, while residents in China’s capital Beijing …