Russian air strikes killed at least 14 people in Kyiv in what President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described as “one of the most horrific attacks” as multiple locations in the Ukrainian capital were struck by drones and missiles or hit by debris.

A direct strike on a nine-story apartment building caused an entire section to collapse and the search...Read more

DETROIT — The flow of dangerous drugs across the U.S.-Canadian border, especially fentanyl, has become a focal point in the trade war between the two countries, though officials disagree about whether more drugs are flowing from Canada or from the United States.

Earlier this spring, a high-intensity, monthlong crackdown by Canadian border ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Protesters were chanting slogans Alyssa Wallack had never heard at the University of Southern California, shouting so loudly that she thought demonstrators were inside the lecture hall where she was attending class.

“Globalize the intifada!” she recalled hearing.

“From the river to the sea ... ,” they yelled.

It was ...Read more

NEW YORK — Climate disasters are known for damaging homes, disrupting power and displacing residents. But even after the lights come back on and people return to their homes, their effects can linger — including in the brains of children born afterward, a new study suggests.

Climate stressors, and the effect they have on pregnant people, ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — From the wooden dais in the Minnesota House, then-Speaker Melissa Hortman presided two years ago over what many called the most consequential legislative session in recent history.

She helped orchestrate the passage of long-held Democratic goals: increased education spending, paid family leave, gun regulations, free school ...Read more

BALTIMORE — The vacant Baltimore Freedom Academy in Washington Hill is living out its final years as somewhat of a magnet for graffiti artists to practice their craft.

Large tags — signatures like “HANK” and “EBB” — add a mix of funky colors to the doors of the empty school complex, which closed in 2013 and is now eyed for ...Read more

BALTIMORE — When a close friend was diagnosed with terminal cancer, the Johns Hopkins professor’s first thought was to book the soonest possible flight. Instead, she remains a continent away in Baltimore, for fear that as a noncitizen she might be prevented from returning.

It’s a legitimate fear these days.

A professor at another ...Read more

Americans are divided over the “No Kings” protests, which were held across the country on Saturday, according to new polling.

The demonstrations — which coincided with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday and the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary parade in Washington, D.C. — were a response to what organizers called the president’s ...Read more

The clarity of Lake Tahoe — the famed alpine lake on California’s border with Nevada, whose spectacular scenery draws millions of visitors a year and has spawned countless bumper stickers to “Keep Tahoe Blue” — is in the middle of a curious trend.

It isn’t really getting much better. Or much worse, despite relentless efforts to ...Read more

The U.S. State Department has signed off on the potential sale of military hardware to Australia valued at an estimated $2 billion (A$3.1 billion), including fighter jet spare parts.

Australia had asked to buy equipment and services for its Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet, and the electronic attack aircraft EA-18G Growler which can ...Read more

CHICAGO — Minnesota swept in two categories at this year’s James Beard Awards, considered the nation’s top culinary honors.

Bûcheron in Minneapolis was awarded Best New Restaurant, a national award. In the Best Chef: Midwest category, Karyn Tomlinson of Myriel in St. Paul took the top honor. Winners of the prestigious awards, considered ...Read more

Senate Republicans released a bill that would end tax credits for wind and solar earlier than for other sources, and make only modest changes to most other incentives, dashing hopes of those seeking relief from major cuts passed by the House.

Shares of solar stocks were the worst performing group in extended trading after proposed text of the ...Read more

To kick off the 2025 James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards red carpet outside the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Kristen Reynolds, the new president and CEO of Choose Chicago, made it loud and clear: Chicago has every intention of keeping the coveted awards in the city.

“We are definitely keeping the James Beard Awards beyond 2027,” Reynolds said...Read more

Kumiko and Noah Sandoval of Oriole were announced as 2025 James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards winners at the Lyric Opera House in Chicago Monday evening, where the uncertainties of the country’s shifting immigration landscape hung heavy over the ceremonies.

Julia Momosé, who accepted the Outstanding Bar award for Kumiko, spoke of her ...Read more

President Donald Trump called for the evacuation of Iran’s capital Tehran on Monday, hours after he urged the country’s leadership to sign a deal to limit its nuclear program and Israel signaled strikes would continue.

It wasn’t clear if Trump knew of a fresh round of attacks Israel may have planned for the city, which has a population of...Read more

NEW YORK — A New York City immigration judge has reinstated a Bronx public school student’s bid for asylum after the Trump administration moved to dismiss his case and fast-track his deportation, his lawyers said Monday.

Judge Olivia Cassin granted the so-called “motion to reconsider” by Dylan — whose last name is being withheld by ...Read more