Facing the prospect of a large group of its forces becoming surrounded, Moscow pulled back its troops from Kharkiv in a dramatic shift in the state of play.
Deb Hardy
Staff Writer
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Last reactor at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant stopped
With external power restored to the plant, reactor No. 6 has been transferred to the ‘safest state – cold shutdown.’
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Marsha Hunt, ’40s star and blacklist victim, dies at 104
The actor worked with performers ranging from Laurence Olivier to Andy Griffith in a career disrupted for a time by the McCarthy-era blacklist.
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U.S. marks 21st anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks
Americans are remembering 9/11 with tear-choked tributes and pleas to ‘never forget’ 21 years after the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil.
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Eastern Ukraine towns hit in overnight strikes
The barrage of attacks came as Ukraine pressed forward with a counteroffensive just to the north in the Kharkiv region, pushing Russian forces into a retreat from key areas.
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Biden honors 9/11 victims, vows commitment to thwart terror
The president took part in a somber wreath-laying ceremony held at the Pentagon under a steady rain.
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Heat wave breaks in Southern California
A tropical storm brings cooler temperatures and spotty rain.
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Hong Kong speech therapists sentenced to 19 months for books
The prison sentence is imposed for their role in the publication of children’s books deemed seditious.
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5 dead after New Zealand boat flips in possible whale strike
The water was dead calm at the time of the accident, and the assumption was that a whale had surfaced from beneath the boat, a local official said.
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What’s in a name? King Charles III’s name has loaded history
Britain’s new monarch is named King Charles III – but that was not inevitable.