87°F
weather icon Clear

Nation and World

Russia deploys more troops, claims progress in east Ukraine

Russia claimed Tuesday it has occupied large swathes of eastern Ukraine after a relentless, weeks-long barrage and the recent deployment of more troops.

Mickey Gilley, helped inspire ‘Urban Cowboy,’ dies at 86

“He passed peacefully with his family and close friends by his side,” said a statement from Mickey Gilley Associates. One of three remaining Gilley’s nightclubs is in Las Vegas.

 
Ukraine’s south hit hard, more evacuated from steel mill

The war in Ukraine has wracked the country’s southern coast as Russian forces fire cruise missiles at the city of Odesa and bombard a steel mill in the port of Mariupol housing Ukrainian civilians and fighters.

THE LATEST
California to end mask mandate in February

California will lift its indoor masking requirement for vaccinated people next week but masks still are the rule for schoolchildren, state health officials announced Monday.

 
Hawaii recovering from big storm, flood threats remain

A slow-moving storm that knocked out power, swamped dozens of homes and sent creeks and streams surging had mostly passed over Hawaii on Tuesday, though the threat of flooding lingered in some already-drenched areas.

Details of some Houston concert crush victims emerge

Clearer pictures began to emerge Sunday of some of the eight people who died after fans at the Astroworld music festival in Houston suddenly surged toward the stage during a performance by rapper Travis Scott.

1 2 3 4 5 28