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A police officer uses a loudspeaker to address people gathered in St. Petersburg to protest Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24.

A Russian woman is jailed for replacing store price tags with anti-war messages

Artist Aleksandra Skochilenko reportedly swapped in a tag at a St. Petersburg supermarket with a note about the bombing of a Mariupol art school. Her lawyer said a shopper reported her to the police.

More than 19,000 homicides in 2020 involved a firearm — an increase of nearly 5,000 from 2019.

The rate of U.S. gun homicides jumped nearly 35% in 2020 to the highest level in more than 25 years. And gaps widened for groups already at the highest risk, especially Black men and boys.

The hip-hop visionary and Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper is back.

Kendrick Lamar returns, 5 years later and a world away

The Pulitzer-winning rapper has returned with his first solo release since 2017's DAMN.

Pictures made by children in solidarity with Ukraine are displayed in a window at 10 Downing Street in London in March.

U.K. shouldn't pair female Ukrainian refugees with lone male hosts, the U.N. says

Citing "increasing reports of Ukrainian women feeling at risk from their sponsors," the U.N.'s refugee agency is urging U.K. officials to refine the matching process for its Homes for Ukraine program.

The office of California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced it is investigating oil and gas companies for allegedly deceiving the public into believing most plastic could be recycled.

California is investigating Big Oil for allegedly misleading the public on recycling

California's attorney general is investigating oil and gas companies for allegedly deceiving the public that most plastic can be recycled, citing NPR and PBS Frontline's investigation of the industry.

The luxury superyacht Dilbar sails off the coast of Monaco in 2017.

Germany seizes the world's largest yacht (at least according to volume)

German authorities impounded the 15,917-ton yacht after confirming that sanctioned Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov had transferred ownership to his sister, who is also under Western sanctions.

The small numerals in the illustration show the main mutation sites of the variant B.1.1.7 found in the U.K., which is more transmissible than other versions. In the depiction, the spike protein of the virus (red) is bound to a human cell (blue).

Is The Variant From India The Most Contagious Coronavirus Mutant On The Planet?

Scientists are trying to determine if the coronavirus variant in India could be the most transmissible variant known.

California Secretary of State Shirley Weber speaks outside of San Diego City Hall, April 13, 2022.

San Diego leaders propose Black arts and culture district in Encanto

San Diego leaders have announced a plan that would create a San Diego Black Arts and Culture District in the Encanto neighborhood.

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin answers questions from the media as she arrives at a federal court in Manhattan on February 15, 2022, in New York.

Sarah Palin files to run for the late Alaska Rep. Don Young's seat

The former vice presidential candidate filed with the Federal Election Commission to run for the late Don Young's House seat. Former President Trump endorsed Palin on Sunday.

Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ) speaks during a news conference about infrastructure outside the U.S. Capitol on May 12, 2021 in Washington, D.C.

Redistricting and Democrats' stalled agenda put this blue Arizona House seat in play

A redrawn Phoenix-area district represented by Rep. Greg Stanton is ground zero for the kind of race Democrats need to win in order to keep control of the House.

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