Oil prices, up almost 60% this year, rose another 3% and neared $120 per barrel early Tuesday after the EU said it would embargo most Russian oil imports because of its brutal invasion of Ukraine.
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In big bid to punish Moscow, EU bans most Russia oil imports
In the most significant effort yet to punish Russia for its war in Ukraine, the European Union agreed to ban the overwhelming majority of Russian oil imports.
NRA meets in Texas amid protests after school massacre
The NRA kicked off its annual convention in Texas on Friday just three days after a gunman killed 21 people at an elementary school in the same state.
Southern Baptist leaders release secret accused abuser list
The 205-page database was made public late Thursday. It includes more than 700 entries from cases that largely span from 2000 to 2019.
Russia slams sanctions, seeks to blame West for food crisis
Moscow pressed the West on Thursday to lift sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine
Kevin Spacey to face 4 sex assault charges in Britain
British prosecutors said Thursday they had authorized police to charge actor Kevin Spacey with four counts of sexual assault against three men.
Oklahoma governor signs the nation’s strictest abortion ban
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Wednesday signed into law the nation’s strictest abortion ban, making the state the first in the nation to effectively end availability of the procedure.
Kemp wins Georgia GOP contest in stinging rebuke of Trump
Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia easily dispatched Donald Trump’s hand-picked challenger on Tuesday.
Gunman kills 19 children, 2 teachers in Texas school rampage
Fourteen children and one teacher were killed in a shooting at a Texas elementary school Tuesday.
Top Southern Baptists plan to release secret list of abusers
Top administrative leaders for the Southern Baptist Convention said Tuesday that they will release a secret list of hundreds of pastors and other church-affiliated personnel accused of sexual abuse.
Search for Supreme Court leaker falls to former Army colonel
People who know Curley, 53, described the former Army colonel and military lawyer as possessing the right temperament for a highly charged leak investigation: smart, private, apolitical and unlikely to be intimidated.
200 bodies found in basement in Mariupol’s ruins
Workers digging through the rubble of an apartment building in Mariupol found 200 bodies in the basement, Ukrainian authorities said Tuesday.
Russian sentenced to life in Ukraine’s 1st war crimes trial
A Russian soldier who pleaded guilty to killing a Ukrainian civilian was sentenced to life in prison on Monday in the first war crimes trial since Moscow invaded three months ago.
Pfizer says 3 COVID shots protect children under 5
Three doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine offer strong protection for children younger than 5, the company announced Monday.
Russia claims to have taken full control of Mariupol
Russia claimed to have captured Mariupol on Friday in what would be its biggest victory yet in its war with Ukraine.
