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Zelenskyy says Russia is trying to create an 'impression of a ceasefire' as attacks continue
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia on Sunday of creating a false appearance of honoring an Easter ceasefire, saying Moscow continued to launch attacks ...
15 years after Deepwater Horizon oil spill, lawsuits stall and restoration is incomplete
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Fifteen years after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded off the Gulf Coast, killing 11 and sending 134 million gallons (507.2 million liters) of crude gushing into the ocean, the ...
'I thought I'd died.' How landmines are continuing to claim lives in post-Assad Syria
The trio suddenly noticed a visible mine lying on the ground. Panicked, Khalil and his friends tried to leave, but he stepped on a land mine and it exploded. His friends, terrified, ran to find an ...
Vance set to visit India for bilateral talks on economic, trade and geopolitical ties
Vance will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi for talks on the economy, trade and geopolitical ties. Vance’s visit is seen as an important diplomatic mission by President Donald Trump’s ...
WHL playoffs: Cristall scores in OT as Chiefs clip Royals 5-4
Reggie Newman, Cole Reschny, Brayden Boehm and Kenta Isogai scored for the Royals, who were outshot 48-27. Keaton Verhoeff chipped in with two assists. Royals’ netminder Jayden Kraus made 43 saves.
Everglades restoration would protect Florida Keys while scientists watch drought conditions
The $3.9 billion project will create a reservoir and wetland to store and clean polluted water from Lake Okeechobee in central Florida before it’s discharged into the southern Everglades. This also ...
CF Montreal doing 'a lot right,' just not scoring
MONTREAL — CF Montreal could not capitalize on a late red card, settling for a scoreless draw against Orlando City SC at Stade Saputo on Saturday night. This was just Montreal’s (0-6-3) third point of ...
Man who fatally shot 23 at El Paso Walmart set to plead guilty to murder nearly 6 years on
DALLAS (AP) — The long-running criminal case against a Texas gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack targeting Hispanic shoppers at a Walmart in El Paso in 2019 is on the verge of coming to a ...
Zimbabwe's stone carvers seek a revival as an Oxford exhibition confronts a British colonial legacy
These stone sculptures from Zimbabwe will take center stage at an upcoming exhibition at Oxford University in Britain, aiming to “contextualize” the legacy of British imperialist Cecil John Rhodes ...
An incessant crackdown in Belarus hurls dozens of independent journalists into harsh prisons
Andrzej Poczobut, a correspondent for the influential Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza and a prominent figure in the Union of Poles in Belarus, was convicted of “harming Belarus’ national security” ...
Connor, Scheifele use their smarts to make Jets soar
Connor Hellebuyck made 14 saves for Winnipeg, which claimed the Presidents’ Trophy for the NHL’s best regular-season record ...
'A bit of a bloodbath': Jets and Blues don't hold back in Game 1 that had everything
“It feels like every year Game 1 in each series, a bit of a bloodbath,” Lowry said. “Teams are both trying to assert their ...