
Using Nuclear Reactors for Cover, Russians Lob Rockets at Ukrainians
Russia has turned Europe’s largest nuclear power plant into a fortress, stymying Ukraine’s forces and unnerving locals who fear both shelling and a radiation leak.

Russia has turned Europe’s largest nuclear power plant into a fortress, stymying Ukraine’s forces and unnerving locals who fear both shelling and a radiation leak.

Gross domestic product, in an initial reading, fell 0.2 percent in the second quarter. President Biden said any troubles would be transitory.

Federal prosecutors sought information about the former president’s role in the efforts to overturn the election as the inquiry accelerates.

The Aug. 2 ballot question will decide whether the State Constitution will allow legislators to ban or further restrict the procedure.

Eighteen months into a criminal investigation of election interference by Donald J. Trump and his allies, a Georgia prosecutor is beginning to show the broad contours of her inquiry.

The House panel painted a detailed picture of how, as officials rushed to respond to an attack on the United States government, the commander in chief chose for hours to do nothing.

The decision to finally confront the gunman was made by a small group of officers and could have been made far earlier, the report found.

Rising prices, party infighting and the aftershocks from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have undercut the president’s plans to speed an energy transition.

President Biden tried to isolate Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over human rights abuses. Now, the United States needs Saudi Arabia, and Mr. Biden is about to visit.

Prices climbed 9.1 percent from a year earlier, ramping up pressure on the Federal Reserve to continue raising interest rates.