Russia-Ukraine War: Arizona-born man still helping children in need amid Russian invasion

Sean Johnson has built homes in Ukraine to serve as foster homes for children in need. Amid the invasion, some children are still in his homes, and he says they need all the help that they can get.

Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine’s cities under relentless Russian fire as NATO leaders meet

Ukraine’s cities stood under relentless Russian fire on Thursday, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked NATO leaders gathered in Brussels to provide unlimited aid — including planes, tanks and other weapons.

Virginia-born astronaut to ride Russian spacecraft home amid tensions

U.S. astronaut and Fairfax County native Mark Vande Hei has made it through nearly a year in space, but faces what could be his trickiest assignment yet: riding a Russian capsule back to Earth in the midst of deepening tensions between the countries.

US to accept up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees, expand Russia sanctions

The U.S. will welcome up to 100,000 refugees from Ukraine and provide an additional $1 billion in food, medicine, water and other supplies.

Russia-Ukraine war fails to fuel Biden approval rebound, AP-NORC poll finds

Only 43% of Americans approve of Biden and a similar percentage approve of his handling of the relationship with Russia, according to a new AP-NORC poll.

Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv remains under fire as Biden arrives in Europe

One month into Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fire rained down on a shopping mall and high-rise buildings in Kyiv, as the outnumbered Ukrainian military waged intense battles to defend the capital and other key cities.

US formally declares Russian troops have committed war crimes in Ukraine

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the Biden administration has made a formal determination that Russian troops have committed war crimes in Ukraine.

Tampa volunteers rescue newborn baby from Ukraine

An 8-day-old baby boy is safe in Poland with his parents after a group of volunteers rescued the infant from war-torn Ukraine, according to Project Dynamo, an American non-profit rescue organization based in Tampa. 

Poland's president compares Russian bombing of Mariupol to Nazi war crimes

The president of Poland said that besieged Mariupol looks like Warsaw did in 1944 after the Germans bombed houses and killed civilians “with no mercy at all.”

Los Angeles becomes 1st in US to reach $6 gas average

Los Angeles on Tuesday became the first major city in the U.S. to reach an average gas price of $6 or more.

Ukrainian civilian soldiers training for war thanks to tools made by a Tempe business

A Tempe weapons training business is helping Ukrainian civilian soldiers who may not have experience with guns as they help to fight off a violent Russian invasion.

Russia-Ukraine war: Key things to know about the conflict

Ukraine has rejected a Russian offer to evacuate its troops from the besieged city and Russian bombardment continues. One 77-year-old who fled to Poland from Mariupol says 90% of the city has been destroyed.

Russia-Ukraine War: Arizona family unable to travel to Europe to help Ukrainian refugees due to money

Amid the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, members of a Ukrainian family living in Arizona City say they're raising money to donate to their family stuck in the war-torn country. They had initial plans to travel there but didn't raise enough money.