Russia-Ukraine war

WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s not just rocket fuel propelling America’s first moonshotafter a half-century lull. Rivalry with China’s flourishing space program is helping drive NASA’s effort to get back into space in a bigger way, as both…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is set to ratify NATO membership for Finland and Sweden, a crucial step toward swiftly expanding the Western military alliance with a show of U.S. support in response to Russia’s war with Ukraine.Senators…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A lawyer for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign hid his partisan interests from the FBI as he pushed “pure opposition research” related to Donald Trump and Russia in the weeks before the election, a prosecutor…

PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Mercury open the season at home Friday night against the Las Vegas Aces. One player who won’t be on the bench will be prominently on everyone’s minds: Brittney Griner.As the Mercury and the rest of WNBA move…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has determined that WNBA star Brittney Grineris being wrongfully detained in Russia, meaning the United States will more aggressively work to secure her release even as the legal case against…

H.R. McMaster, a former national security adviser during the Trump administration, said on Sunday that Russia’s “unprofessional force” in Ukraine was not abiding by “the law of war.” “This is an unprofessional force. This is a…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After a movie year often light on crowds, the Academy Awardsnamed an unabashed crowd-pleaser, the deaf family drama “CODA,” best picture Sunday, handing Hollywood’s top award to a streaming service for the first time…

NEW YORK (AP) — Jessica Chastain hit the Oscars red carpet in a purple and copper sparkle gown, while the 15-year-old Saniyya Sidney twirled and beamed in a floral-adorned princess look and her “King Richard” castmate Demi Singleton lit…