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As Ukraine waits for US military aid, Russia makes further advances in the east

By Andrew Carey and Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — As the US prepares to transfer significant military aid to Ukraine following the Senate passing funding legislation worth $61 billion, reports from eastern Ukraine continue to highlight Kyiv’s sliding fortunes on the battlefield. The village of Ocheretyne remains a clear focus for Russian forces,

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A Minnesota state senator is charged with burglary, accused of breaking into her stepmother’s house to obtain her dad’s ashes

By Brammhi Balarajan and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A state senator in Minnesota has been charged with first-degree felony burglary on suspicion of breaking into her stepmother’s house Monday to retrieve sentimental items related to her late father, including his ashes, according to a probable cause statement obtained by CNN. Police responded to a

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5 things to know for April 24: Foreign aid, Abortion, Campus protests, Armed teachers, Unhealthy air

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Parts of Greece, including its capital Athens, are being blanketed by an orange-colored haze as dust from the Sahara Desert drifts north. Some European broadcasters are also reporting “freak” weather in Finland, where cities are being inundated by unusual amounts of snow. Here’s what else you need to know

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Exclusive: New evidence challenges the Pentagon’s account of a horrific attack as the US withdrew from Afghanistan

By Nick Paton Walsh and Mick Krever, CNN. Video by Mark Baron and Christian Streib, CNN. (CNN) — New video evidence uncovered by CNN significantly undermines two Pentagon investigations, the latest of which was released last week, into an ISIS-K suicide attack outside Kabul airport, during the American troop withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021.

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City of Columbia’s DEI officer discusses accomplishments in role, advocacy group frustrated in lack of change one year after hiring

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia advocates are frustrated with the lack of change after nearly one year since the city hired its first diversity, equity and inclusion officer. D’Andre Thompson was hired in the role by Columbia’s City Manager De’Carlon Seewood in April 2023. After officially beginning his role on May 1, Thompson said his initial

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