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Watch: Super blue moon rises over Lake Harriet in Minneapolis
The second full moon of August — a phenomenon called a "blue moon'' — was also of a rare super variety.
Photos: 2022 New State Fair food
The list of new food at the 2022 State Fair has been released.
Community honors George Floyd, two years later
On the anniversary of George Floyd's killing community members turned out early to begin a day of remembrance featuring several events to honor him.
Russia condemned for crimes against civilians
Russia faced a fresh wave of condemnation on Monday after evidence emerged of what appeared to be deliberate killings of civilians in Ukraine. In Bucha, northwest of the capital, Associated Press journalists saw 21 bodies.
Russian withdrawals raise concern about tactics shift
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Russian withdrawals from the north and center of the country were just a military tactic to build up strength for new attacks in the southeast.
Ukraine evacuation efforts increase under heavy Russian strikes
A convoy of buses headed to Mariupol in another bid to evacuate people from the besieged port city after the Russian military agreed to a limited cease-fire in the area. And a new round of talks aimed at stopping the fighting was scheduled for Friday.
Russia strikes areas it said it would stop attacking
Russian forces pounded areas around Ukraine's capital and another city overnight, regional leaders said Wednesday, just hours after Moscow pledged to scale back military operations in those places. The shelling further tempered optimism about any progress in talks aimed at ending the punishing war.
Ukraine, Russia meet for talks; several dead in missile strike
The first face-to-face talks in two weeks between Russia and Ukraine began Tuesday in Turkey, raising flickering hopes there could be progress toward ending the war. A missile struck an oil depot in western Ukraine late Monday killing several people, the second attack on oil facilities in a region that has been spared the worst of the fighting.
Zelensky seeks peace talks as Russian attacks continue
With Russia's offensive stalled in many areas, its troops have resorted to pummeling Ukrainian towns and cities with rockets and artillery in a grinding war. Fierce fighting has raged on the outskirts of Kyiv, but Russian troops remain miles from the city center, their aim of quickly encircling the capital faltering
Death toll rises as Ukraine fends off Russian attacks
Unable to sweep with lightning-quick speed into Kyiv, their apparent aim on Feb. 24 when the Kremlin launched the war, Russian forces are instead raining down shells and missiles on cities from afar. Kyiv, like other cities, has seen its population dramatically reduced in the vast refugee crisis that has seen more than 10 million displaced and at least 3.5 million fleeing the country entirely.