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By Tom Balmforth and Oleksandr Kozhukhar KYIV/LVIV -The European Union was preparing sanctions on Russian oil sales over its invasion of Ukraine after a major shift on Monday by Germany, …

By Jan Wolfe and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON -The U.S. House of Representatives committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack by Donald Trump’s supporters requested interviews with three Republican lawmakers, …

By Crispian Balmer JERUSALEM -Israel lambasted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday for claiming Adolf Hitler had Jewish origins, saying it was an “unforgivable” falsehood that debased the horrors …

By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will return to in-person work after testing negative for COVID-19 on Monday, according to her spokesperson. Harris, who wields a tie-breaking …

(Fixes election year in paragraph 35) By Tim Reid and Brad Brooks PHOENIX/COMMERCE CITY, Colo. -Ricardo Aguirre sits near his two taco trucks and laments the soaring cost of tomatoes, …

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON -U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Monday he hoped the U.S. Senate would take up President Joe Biden’s request for $33 billion in emergency …

WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, chair of the Commerce Committee, will introduce legislation this week to restore authority that the Federal Trade Commission lost when the Supreme Court ruled last …

PHILADELPHIA, PA – A former Philadelphia officer was charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old boy in the back after the youth dropped a gun that he …

SHANGHAI – The Chinese social media accounts of an outspoken Hong Kong-based market strategist were suspended after a series of downbeat commentaries and a slump in mainland equities to two-year …

INDIANAPOLIS–-On April 27 and 29 , U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Indianapolis seized two shipments of Rolex watches deemed to be counterfeit by CBP’s Centers of Excellence …

DeSantis Supports Ban On Child Sex Change Operations In Florida Laurel Duggan on May 2, 2022 Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he would support banning child sex change operations …

Far-Left Dems Use Ukraine Crisis To Push For Green Energy Despite Glaring Problems Thomas Catenacci on May 2, 2022 A group of six far-left Senate Democrats introduced a resolution Monday …

‘MASKS SUCK’: Dem Senate Candidate Shreds Biden’s Agenda Sebastian Hughes on May 2, 2022 A Democratic candidate for senator lambasted the Biden administration’s stance on mask mandates and inflation in …

Biden’s DHS Isn’t Enforcing Vaccine Mandate For Illegal Immigrants: REPORT Jennie Taer on May 2, 2022 The Biden administration is releasing some migrants without COVID-19 vaccines despite a policy requiring …

(Reuters) – A special grand jury was selected on Monday to consider evidence in a Georgia prosecutor’s inquiry into then-President Donald Trump’s alleged efforts to influence the U.S. state’s 2020 …

By David Morgan WASHINGTON – An effort by U.S. Senate Democrats to move forward on President Joe Biden’s nominees for the Federal Reserve and Federal Trade Commission appeared headed for …

By Jan Wolfe and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON  – A former New York City police officer was found guilty on Monday of assaulting a Washington, D.C., police officer during the …

By Jenna Zucker and Blair Gable (Reuters) -Police in the Canadian capital, Ottawa, arrested several people on Friday, after a march by hundreds of bikers, pedestrians and cars waving Canadian …

By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -Boston violated the free speech rights of a Christian group by refusing to fly a flag bearing the image of a cross at City Hall as …

BEZIMENNE, Ukraine -Civilians were evacuated on Sunday from the bunkers of Mariupol’s Azovstal steel works after the United Nations and the International Red Cross led a deal to ease the …