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Ukraine said on Saturday it would speed up the construction of a naval base at the port of Berdyansk to prevent what Kyiv calls a gradual attempt by Moscow to take control of the Sea of ​​Azov that flows past Russianannexed Crimea.

The government on Friday directed nursing homes to open their doors wide to visitors, easing many remaining pandemic restrictions while urging residents, families and facility staff to keep their guard up against outbreaks.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, who's considered a rising star in the Republican Party, formally launched her reelection campaign Friday.

Mark Lantis ultimately did not find the treasure, but he was charged with reckless disorderly conduct.

Proceeds from the sale go to the private Black Rock Rhino conservancy, home to 200 rhinos that are able to breed while protected from poachers.

Nevada Democrat Kimi Cole wants to become the country's first openly transgender politician elected to a statewide office.

A chemical company has agreed to pay $34 million to compensate residents of a Vermont town for chemical contamination in groundwater and soil.

A Black police officer has filed a discrimination charge against an Ohio police department whose chief was seen in a surveillance video putting a note saying Ku Klux Klan on the officers jacket.

The dollar rose to almost 16month highs against the euro and other currencies on Thursday, after the hottest U.S. inflation reading in 30 years encouraged bets that the Federal Reserve would tighten monetary policy faster than expected.

As migrants on the PolishBelarus border face cold and hunger, people in the eastern Polish town of Michalowo have decided to help, setting up a centre in a fire station where migrants can come for warmth, food and drink.

Navy veteran Jordon Daniel was busy when the United States pulled its last troops out of Afghanistan at the end of August.

The three German parties in talks to form a coalition government by early December have agreed not to extend a nationwide state of emergency, despite the wave of infections.

Chinese President Xi Jinping warned Thursday against letting tensions in the IndoPacific cause a relapse into a Cold War mentality.

Two leaders of an extremist Jewish sect were convicted Wednesday of kidnapping and child sexual exploitation crimes, prosecutors said.

The head of lighting on the film Rust filed a lawsuit Wednesday over Alec Baldwin's fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the New Mexico set of the Western, alleging negligence that caused him severe emotional distress" that will haunt him...

The U.S. faces a heightened threat environment from domestic extremists and people inspired by foreign terrorist groups with the approach of the holiday season, the Department of Homeland Security warned Wednesday.