Ryan Lucas
Stories
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World
Two Ukrainian mothers struggle to stay in touch with their children on the front line
Four weeks into the war, two women in Ukraine share their stories as the struggle to stay in touch with their children, who are living in cities at the front line of Russia's assault.
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World
Far from the front lines, Ukrainians guard checkpoints and wait for the war to come
Checkpoints have sprung up across Ukraine since Russia's invasion. Men at a checkpoint near Lviv have Molotov cocktails ready. Even hundreds of miles from the battles, the war hangs over everything.
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Politics
Where the fighting stands in Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed Congress via video from the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Wednesday. The city is currently under bombardment from Russia.
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Europe
Ukrainian men, manning a checkpoint for six hours, talk about the war and their lives
Ukrainians across the country are contributing to the war effort in different ways, including manning checkpoints far from the front lines.
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Europe
Russia is moving its attacks into western Ukraine
Russian forces conducted strikes against two cities in western Ukraine. That's far from the main fighting fronts in the two-week-old war. Is it signaling a shift in Russia's strategy?
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World
What the Russian invasion is like for villages in western Ukraine
Even in the west of Ukraine, far from the Russian invasion, people are on edge and preparing to help in their own way.
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Law & Courts
The first Jan. 6 defendant goes on trial
Nearly 14 months after a mob of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, the first trial of a defendant charged in connection with the deadly attack begins Monday.
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Special counsel Durham rejects claims that he's politicized high-profile prosecution
A Washington attorney charged in the investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe had accused Durham of trying to politicize the case and gin up negative press coverage
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Politics
The John Durham filing that set off conservative media, explained
The political right is making hay out of a recent filing in special counsel John Durham's investigation into the Trump-Russia probe. We break down the truth behind their outlandish claims.
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Politics
Oath Keepers face seditious conspiracy charges. DOJ has mixed record with such cases
In the biggest Capitol riot case yet, 11 Oath Keepers stand charged of seditious conspiracy. The government faces steep challenges in proving them guilty of the hefty and rare charges.