Author: Pauline Edwards

Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to lead Russia in a landslide election where the result was never uncertain. He stated his determination to move further into Ukraine and made new threats against the West. Following the harshest crackdown on opposition since Soviet times, it was evident from the earliest results that Putin’s almost 25-year rule would continue with a fifth term, giving him six more years in power. Nonetheless, Russians responded to a call to oppose Putin's oppression and his war in Ukraine by attending polling stations at noon on Sunday. After nearly all the precincts were tallied on Monday, election officials announced that Putin had obtained a record number of votes.

Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles and coach Matt Eberflus are working on revamping their coaching staff. The Bears are expected to interview former Arizona Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury, ESPN reported.. The rundown: Kingsbury, 44, spent this past season as a senior offensive analyst and quarterbacks coach at USC, where potential No. 1 draft pick…

It's a serious task, but New Zealanders are able to have a laugh as they work on do-it-yourself caskets in the country’s “coffin clubs”. Elderly club members…

While Michelle Wu was inside for the annual holiday breakfast, North End restaurateurs were outside protesting decisions the mayor has made that they say are hurting their businesses and the neighborhood.

Washington, D.C.’s, signature cherry blossoms tied for their second earliest peak bloom record on Sunday. “PEAK BLOOM! PEAK BLOOM! PEAK BLOOM! Did we say PEAK BLOOM?! The blossoms are opening & putting on a splendid spring spectacle. See you soon,” the National Park Service (NPS) for the National Mall wrote on X, the platform formerly known…

On Sunday, the Patriots signed one of the top free-agent wide receivers still available.

José Andrés called for Israel to be “doing more” in getting aid to Gaza, emphasizing that nothing can get through to the territory “without the permission of Israel.” Andrés and his organization, World Central Kitchen, have been organizing efforts to deliver food and humanitarian aid to embattled Gaza. In a “Meet the Moment” interview from NBC’s “Meet the…

'I am not here to do what the people want!'

Although the rule will slash ethylene oxide emissions by some 90 percent, “there’s still a lot more to be done.”

Barcelona met with United officials this week.