U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Saturday evening to discuss Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Boston lifted its masking mandate for indoor public spaces Saturday, following in the steps of municipalities across the country scaling back COVID-19 precautions as case counts and hospitalizations drop. A thief who broke into a freight truck in Denver this week made out with some macabre cargo: a box of human heads. A former police officer in Hialeah, Fla., pleaded guilty to three counts of depriving women of their constitutional rights by sexually abusing them, the U.S. Justice Department announced Saturday. Visa and Mastercard announced Saturday that they'd be suspending operations in Russia in response to the country's ongoing invasion of Ukraine. The U.S. National Security Council on Saturday released a statement condemning efforts by Russia to "undermine free press." A woman who told police that she'd been kidnapped, held for three weeks and branded in 2016 allegedly made the whole story up, authorities announced this week. United Nations officials said they are "deeply concerned" for the survival of historic cultural sites in Ukraine amid the Russian invasion. Social media giant TikTok has unveiled new labels for posts made by Russian state-controlled media accounts to combat disinformation about the invasion of Ukraine. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has already said he'll veto a surprise bill banning transgender girls from competing in school sports after the state legislature introduced, debated and passed the bill late Friday night. The U.S. State Department warned U.S. citizens Saturday to stay out of Russia for a number of reasons mostly related to its invasion in Ukraine. An international regulator that reports to the United Nations confirmed Saturday that radiation levels remain normal at a nuclear power plant that fell to Russian forces Friday. Russia's Defense Ministry announced Saturday it has restarted its offensive operations in certain areas of Ukraine after agreeing to a cease-fire earlier in the morning to allow evacuations. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asked for the United States to stop buying Russian oil during a Zoom meeting with members of the U.S. Congress on Saturday morning. Director Ivan Reitman, Miss USA pageant winner Cheslie Kryst, French fashion designer Manfred Thierry Mugler, comedian Louie Anderson, professional golfer Bob Goalby, American singer Meat Loaf, NBA's only woman drafted Lusia Harris, French actor Gaspard Ulliel, fashion icon Andre Leon Talley, singer Ronnie Spector, comedian Bob Saget, Oscar-winning actor Sidney Poitier, and NFL head coach Dan Reeves are among the famous people who have died in 2022. Russian forces invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, under orders from President Vladimir Putin, who said it was the start of a "special military operation," as the United Nations Security Council was meeting in an emergency session in New York. By Friday, Russian forces had attacked civilian targets and advanced on the capital city, Kyiv. The Adkins Avenue Fire, a wildfire in the Florida Panhandle, grew to 1,400 acres on Saturday with 30% containment, according to the Florida Forest Service. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday called sanctions placed against the country a "declaration of war" and warned that a no-fly zone over Ukraine would make NATO "participants" in it. Russian authorities announced Saturday they detained WNBA star Brittney Griner after allegedly finding vapes with hashish oil in her luggage. Back-to-back winter storms will trek across the central and northeastern United States this weekend into early next week, bringing a wide variety of weather hazards. Florida senators passed a bill to set up an election crimes and voter fraud office, and raise penalties despite opponents to the legislation asserting that voter fraud is extremely rare. An affiliate of the Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing at a Pakistan mosque, the death toll from which authorities increased to 62 Saturday. Johnny Brown, who played building super Nathan Bookman on the beloved 1970s sitcom "Good Times," has died, his family announced. He was 84. Assad Zaman has joined the cast of AMC's upcoming seven-part drama based on Anne Rice's iconic novel, "Interview with the Vampire." Garrett Lerner, who produced and developed "Ordinary Joe," said NBC has chosen not to renew the drama for a second season. North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Saturday, South Korea's military said, in the latest flare-up of tensions just four days ahead of the presidential election here. The soundtrack to the animated movie musical "Encanto" is No. 1 on the U.S. album chart for a seventh week. |
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