Biden tapping oil reserve for 6 months to control surging gas prices
Biden ordered the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation’s strategic petroleum reserve for six months in a bid to control energy prices.
Russia shells areas in Ukraine where it vowed to scale back operations
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country is at a “turning point” in the war with Russia.
Ukrainian exchange student living in North Texas saddened by what's happening in Ukraine
A Ukrainian exchange student who has been living and learning in North Texas said she's felt extreme guilt about what's happening in her homeland.
US astronaut Mark Vande Hei returns to Earth in Russian capsule after record-long spaceflight
NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei caught a Russian ride from the International Space Station on Wednesday with two cosmonauts.
Russia says it will scale back near Kyiv as talks with Ukraine progress
Russia’s military says it will “fundamentally” cut back operations near Ukraine’s capital and a northern city, as talks brought a possible deal to end a grinding war into view.
Dallas mayor meets with Ukrainian consul general to offer support to refugees
Mayor Johnson is offering his support in other ways. He met with the Ukrainian Consul General to discuss how the city of Dallas can support Ukraine. The Dallas City Council voted unanimously to pass a resolution severing ties with its sister city in Russia until the war is over.
'Stand With Ukraine' rally held in The Colony
Ukrainian Americans and other North Texans of all ages rallied in The Colony Sunday.
Russia-Ukraine war: Russia may try to split country, Ukraine intel suggests
Ukraine’s military intelligence chief says that Russia could try to break Ukraine in two.
Russia-Ukraine war: Explosions reported in Lviv, Biden denounces Putin
Russian forces appear to be shifting their focus from Ukraine's capital to the contested Donbas region, possibly signaling a new phase of the war.
Russians appear to shift focus away from Kyiv amid war on Ukraine
It seems too early to know whether this means President Vladimir Putin has scaled back his ambitions, but Russian military moves this week indicate a recognition of the surprisingly stout Ukrainian resistance.
North Texas Catholics join in Pope Francis' peace prayer for Ukraine, Russia
Churchgoers packed the pews at Cathedral Guadalupe during noon mass Friday, praying for peace and an end to war.
President Biden in Poland for meetings on Ukraine refugee crisis
President Joe Biden’s said he wanted to visit Poland to underscore the assistance the country is providing as Europe experiences the biggest refugee crisis since World War II.
US, European Union announce new partnership to undercut Russian energy
The White House is billing the partnership as the start of a years-long effort to further isolate Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.
300 dead in Russian airstrike on theater in Mariupol, officials say
The government of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol says 300 people died in a Russian airstrike on March 16 on a theater being used as a bomb shelter. Over 1,300 people had been sheltering in the building.
‘Ukraine Take Shelter’: 2 Harvard teens develop website to help refugees find homes
The teenagers, Avi Schiffmann and Marco Burstein, hope the website will “really puts the power back in the hands of the refugee.”
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.
Biden, Western allies warn Russia on chemical weapons after emergency summits
After meeting with NATO and G-7 leaders, Biden warned that a chemical attack by Russia “would trigger a response in kind.”
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.
Colleyville man going to Poland to help Ukrainian refugees
A North Texas man is joining the Ukrainian refugee relief effort in Poland. He's not affiliated with any group or non-profit but felt compelled to go to Europe to help.
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.