A jury found former officer Brett Hankison not guilty of felony wanton endangerment for shots that went through a neighbor's wall. He's the only officer who has faced charges in the March 2020 raid.
Read more ...Distribution of white supremacist propaganda is increasingly coordinated, ADL says National News
Last year's numbers were the second highest since the Anti-Defamation League began tracking such incidents in 2017 and represented increasing levels of coordination and mobilization, the ADL says.
Read more ...Russia's credit rating is cut to junk, and the dollar hits a new high vs. the ruble National News
Moody's cites multiple factors for the downgrade, from sanctions by the U.S., European Union and their allies to "significant concerns" that Russia might not be willing to pay its debts.
Read more ...Biden wants more COVID relief funds. The GOP wants to know where previous relief went National News
The White House has requested $22.5 billion in additional COVID relief, but 35 GOP senators warned they won't support more until Biden provides an accounting of trillions in prior relief spending.
Read more ...France seizes its first yacht as the West pledges to crack down on Russian oligarchs National News
France says it seized a yacht belonging to Igor Sechin, an oil executive and close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, after the U.S. and European Union sanctioned a slew of Russian oligarchs.
Read more ...Putin's war is a nightmare for the Ukrainian people and for Russia, an expert warns National News
Putin acted out of hubris and "didn't get the politics of Ukraine right" when he decided to invade, says Michael Kimmage, an academic who formerly served at the State Department.
Read more ...The 'United Nations of cat federations' bans Russian cats from its competitions National News
The Fédération Internationale Féline is temporarily placing restrictions on cats that were bred in Russia or belong to exhibitors who live there, in response to its attack on Ukraine.
Read more ...Anna Netrebko, a Russian star tied to Putin, is out at the Metropolitan Opera National News
The famed New York opera house said Thursday that the soprano will not appear there this season or next, after she declined to distance herself from Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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