President Joe Biden gets a B for his first official State of the Union address. But some members of the GOP earned a solid F for their vile and disrespectful behavior. As Joe Biden starts talking about his son who died, Lauren Boebert gets up and yells some trash statement about Biden being responsible for 13…

The Mariupol City Council announced on its Telegram page that Russia bombed a theater “where hundreds of peaceful Mariupol residents were hiding” amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. According to the Telegram post, both the central part of the theater and the entrance to the theater’s bomb shelter were destroyed. “It is still impossible to estimate…

A contingent of up to 2,200 U.S. Marines has begun arriving for a six-month rotation to Australia’s northern city of Darwin, the Marine Corps and Australian Defence Department announced. The contingent is part of an ongoing U.S. initiative in the Indo-Pacific region to prepare for a possible Chinese invasion of Taiwan in the coming years. During…

The United Nations is sounding the alarm over Russia raising the alert level for its nuclear forces after invading Ukraine. The U.S. has not announced changes in its nuclear weapons alert level. “The prospect of nuclear conflict, once unthinkable, is now back within the realm of possibility,” United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told reporters as he…

An employee of the Russian state TV station Channel One was fined 30,000 rubles for interrupting a live news bulletin to protest Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. 30,000 rubles equates to about $270. Marina Ovsyannikova’s protests unfolded Monday night. She walked into the studio, held up a sign behind the anchor that read “don’t believe the propaganda,…

President Joe Biden will travel to Europe for face-to-face talks with European leaders about the Russian invasion of Ukraine. White House press secretary Jen Psaki made the announcement and signaled the U.S. would continue to welcome refugees from Ukraine. “While he’s there, his goal is to meet in person face-to-face with his European counterparts and…

Russian President Vladimir Putin is making good on a threat to nationalize assets of Western companies that suspend business over the war. This week, he took the first step by signing a law allowing the seizure of more than 500 foreign-owned planes worth around $10 billion. The planes are leased to Russia’s airlines by foreign…

Known for his social media prowess and underdog positioning in the conflict with Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has become a household name around the world. Once a comedian and actor, Zelenskyy starred in “Servant of the People”–a sitcom about a schoolteacher who becomes president. In 2018, after Russia invaded Ukraine and annexed Crimea, Zelenskyy actually ran…

LVIV, Ukraine — Talks between Russia and Ukraine continued just a day after Russia launched two of its closest missile attacks to NATO territory seen since the Ukraine invasion began. According to Russian Defense Ministry Spokesperson Igor Konashenkov, “long-range smart weapons attacked training centers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the settlement of Starychi and at…

A week after topping $130 per barrel, oil prices have dropped back down to around $100 per barrel. According to CNBC, West Texas Intermediate crude, the U.S. oil benchmark, peaked at $129.44 per barrel last Monday. Meanwhile, Brent crude, the international benchmark, topped out at $133.15 last Monday. A week later, West Texas Intermediate dropped to $99.76…