Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson faced a barrage of Republican questioning Wednesday about her sentencing of criminal defendants, as her history-making bid to join the Supreme Court veered from lofty constitutional questions to attacks on her motivations as a judge.
The first week of free agency had a real "same as it ever was" feel for the Vikings until Tuesday, when they signed Za'Darius Smith, the ex-Packers linebacker and pass-rushing specialist.
A Russian journalist has been killed by shelling in Kyiv on a reporting assignment.
In addition to the Gophers and three other state schools, more than 1 in 5 players in the entire 16-team field is from Minnesota. Here's a look at the tournament.
President Vladimir Putin announced Wednesday that Russia will demand that "unfriendly'' countries pay for Russian natural gas exports only in rubles from now on.
NATO estimated on Wednesday that 7,000 to 15,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in four weeks of war in Ukraine, where ferocious fighting by the country's fast-moving defenders has denied Moscow the lightning victory it sought.
Stocks fell in afternoon trading on Wall Street Wednesday, giving back some of the gains they made a day earlier, as crude oil prices rise sharply again.
The European Union is looking to the United States to help reduce its reliance on Russian energy and will be discussing major shipments of liquefied natural gas over the next two years during a meeting with President Joe Biden on Thursday.