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In an interview with NPR, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says U.S. sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine are "not designed to be permanent," and that they could "go away" if Russia should change its behavior.

Blinken sets a standard for lifting sanctions: an 'irreversible' Russian withdrawal

In an interview with NPR, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the top U.S. diplomat, warns of the further devastation of Ukrainian cities.

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki is seen at the Chancellery in Warsaw, Poland, on Tuesday.

Poland to cut all Russian oil imports while Germany warns on gas supplies

Poland launches the most radical plan among European nations to wean off Russian energy sources while Germany issues the first of three warning levels over supply.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference in Washington on March 3. Companies can borrow money from the Fed under its new lending programs, but the central bank's effort to help the economy has had lopsided results.

Fed raises key rate by a half-point in bid to tame inflation

The half-point hike in the Fed’s key rate — its largest since 2000 — raised it to a range of 0.75% to 1%, the highest point since the pandemic struck two years ago.

Twelfth graders in Stuart Polloch's U.S. Government class at Canyon Crest Academy learn about the Ukrainian war. Mark Van Over teaches an elective class on current issues with students in 9th-12th grade at Canyon Crest Academy where students not only explore topics in the news, but also learn how to vet the trustworthiness of the information they receive, San Diego March 15, 2022.

Ukraine war makes its way to San Diego classroom curriculum

San Diego County students discuss history being made in real-time in Ukraine.

Iman Vellani headlines <em>Ms. Marvel</em>, based on Marvel's first Muslim superhero to headline her own comic.

'Ms. Marvel' treats being Muslim as ordinary — and that makes it extraordinary

Disney's Ms. Marvel has upended all the stereotypes about being Muslim or a South Asian.

Air passengers heading to their departure gates enter TSA PreCheck at Orlando International Airport. Access to PreCheck could now be revoked for unruly passengers.

Passengers could lose their TSA PreCheck privilege over unruly behavior on flights

The Federal Aviation Administration says it will share information of passengers who are being fined for unruly behavior with the Transportation Security Administration.

In Zimbabwe and other African nations, the virus's resurgence is threatening the very survival of millions of people who have already been driven to the edge by a pandemic that has devastated their economies.

COVID-19 spike worsens Africa's severe poverty, hunger woes

In Zimbabwe and other African nations, the virus's resurgence is threatening the survival of millions. The United Nations says about 9 in 10 of the world's extremely poor live in Africa.

A teenage girl wearing a face mask, head scarf and long black robe listens to a math teacher at a tutoring center in Kabul. The center was established by a women's rights activist to circumvent a Taliban ban on girls attending secondary school. The activist said she has informal permission by Taliban authorities to run the center as long as teenage girls abide by a strict dress code.

Secret schools enable Afghanistan's teen girls to skirt Taliban's education ban

The official rule: no secondary school for girls. But behind a veil of secrecy, women are opening small schools so that at least some of these teenagers are able to continue learning.

Cardboard baskets of fresh fruit line a table outside of Foodshed Farm Hub in City Heights, March 14, 2022.

Bringing the farm and Foodshed to City Heights

The new "Farm Hub" will address food inequality and climate change through locally-grown produce.

File photo of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., March 15, 2019.

'Devastating': Local, state leaders react to possible overturning of Roe v Wade

News of the ruling sparked a flurry of concern from many Democratic California elected leaders.

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