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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.

Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, listens as Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., chairman of the Jan. 6 committee, reads from a statement before the panel met to consider contempt charges for Dan Scavino, former President Trump's deputy chief of staff for communications, and Peter Navarro, Trump's former trade adviser, for refusing to cooperate with subpoenas.

Jan. 6 panel votes to recommend the House hold ex-Trump advisers in contempt

The committee's unanimous vote sets up a vote in the House whether to refer criminal contempt referrals against Dan Scavino Jr. and Peter Navarro to the Justice Department.

Nigeria is banning foreign actors and models from its ads as of Oct. 1

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Tolulope Kolade, founder of voiceover talent firm CodedVoiceovers, about Nigeria's decision to ban foreign talent in advertisements beginning next month.

Portrait of Allyssa Lewis in her kitchen in Richardson, Texas, on April 4, 2022.

Over 50 gig workers were killed on the job. Their families are footing the bills

A new report on gig worker deaths found that more than 50 people were killed while working for Uber, Lyft and DoorDash. Often the families receive no compensation in the wake of the killings.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California speaks at her weekly press conference on Capitol Hill, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, in Washington.

Congress OKs Dems' climate, health bill, a Biden triumph

It includes Washington's biggest ever effort on climate change, pharmaceutical price curbs and tax boosts on big corporations, long-held party goals.

Britain's Prince Andrew speaks during a TV interview in April 2021. Lawyers for Prince Andrew and Virginia Giuffre, who accused him of sexually abusing her when she was 17, formally asked a judge Tuesday to dismiss her lawsuit.

Sex abuse lawsuit against Prince Andrew has been formally dismissed by a judge

Lawyers revealed three weeks ago that they had tentatively agreed to a settlement in which the prince would donate to Virginia Giuffre's charity and declare he didn't intend to malign her character.

This February 2022 photo provided by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows snakes in bags found hidden under and in a man's clothes by CBP officers at the San Ysidro, Calif., port of entry.

Feds: Man smuggled 1,700 reptiles from Mexico, Hong Kong

Jose Manuel Perez, also known as “Julio Rodriguez,” was taken into custody on Feb. 25 at the San Ysidro border crossing with Mexico.

Kandinsky painting that was auctioned during WWII is returned to Jewish heirs

The 1909 painting was just one of a treasured art collection inherited by Robert Lewenstein and his wife Irma Klein, But the pair were forced to sell it in October 1940 as they fled the Nazis.

Students in the construction program at Texas State Technical College in Waco.

Community college enrollment is down, but skilled-trades programs are booming

Enrollment in two-year colleges has dropped nationwide by about 750,000 students. But degree programs in construction trades are booming.

In this photo provided by the Fraser Coast Regional Council, a blue barrier helps hold back flood water in a section of Maryborough, Australia on Tuesday.

Thousands evacuate worst Australian floods in decades

Local authorities have placed up to 300,000 people under evacuation warnings in one of the country's worst flooding incidents.

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