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Ukraine begins offensive in south to take back territory from Russia

The Ukrainian military says it has begun a counteroffensive in the country's south to take back key territory occupied by the Russians early in the war.

A lone pedestrian in snow shoes makes his way across Colonial Circle as St. John's Grace Episcopal Church rises above the blowing snow amid blizzard conditions in Buffalo, N.Y. on Saturday.

Millions in the U.S. are hunkering down from a freezing and deadly winter storm

The frigid Christmas storm has killed at least 24 people across the country, trapping some residents inside homes with snow drifts, and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes.

A ticket bought in Illinois has the winning numbers for the Mega Millions jackpot, which reached $1.28 billion.

Check your Mega Millions ticket! Somebody won the $1.34 billion jackpot

There was one winning ticket in the draw, and it was bought in Illinois. The jackpot was the nation's third-largest lottery prize. Earlier, officials had estimated the winning take at $1.28 billion.

NASA's Artemis I moon rocket sits at Launch Pad Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., in June.

After a delay, the next launch opportunity for NASA's giant moon rocket is Friday

The space agency's long-awaited Artemis I mission will have to wait until at least Friday, after a problem with one of the SLS rocket's engines was discovered.

The Costco hot dog and soda combo is $1.50, and has stayed that way since 1985

Inflation killed the $1 pizza slice. Long live the 99c iced tea

A viral tweet claimed the AriZona Iced Tea was raising its price from 99 cents to $1.29. It wasn't true, but could it happen in the near future?

Russian forces raised a Soviet-era flag in Kherson after capturing the southern Ukrainian city early in the current war. Ukraine carried out new attacks in the Kherson region on Monday, raising the possibility that it is launching a counteroffensive. This photo was taken on May 20 at the World War II memorial in Kherson.

Ukrainian attacks suggest offensive may be underway in the south

Ukraine has been talking for weeks about a counteroffensive against Russian forces in the southern city of Kherson. Without saying so explicitly, Ukrainian attacks suggested an operation is underway.

This Friday, Jan. 24, 2014 file photo conveyors carry mixed plastic into a device that will shred recycle them at a plastics recycling plant in Vernon, Calif. California in 2014 enacted the nation's first ban on single-use plastic shopping bags.

Think those bags are recyclable? California says think again

Attorney General Rob Bonta says the thicker, reusable plastic bags that many retailers now use may not be recyclable as required by law.

This photograph, taken on February 24, 2014 during an aerial survey mission by Greenpeace in Indonesia, shows cleared trees in a forest located in the concession of Karya Makmur Abadi, which was being developed for a palm oil plantation. Environmental group Greenpeace on February 26 accused US consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble of aiding the destruction of Indonesian rainforests.

Zoonotic diseases like COVID-19 and monkeypox will become more common, experts say

Researchers say diseases that spread between humans and animals will become increasingly commonplace as human expansion into previously uninhabited areas intensifies.

Fans climb on the fence in front of the Stade de France prior to the Champions League final soccer match between Liverpool and Real Madrid, in Saint Denis near Paris, Saturday, May 28, 2022.

Champions League final marred by delays and use of tear gas on fans

The soccer Champions League final in Paris was marred as Liverpool fans were sprayed with tear gas as they tried to enter the stadium, delaying the start of the match by 35 minutes.

A sketch of R. Kelly during his sentencing hearing Wednesday in New York.

R. Kelly is sentenced to 30 years in prison

The R&B star was convicted in New York last year of sexual exploitation of a child, bribery, sex trafficking and racketeering.

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