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VLADIMIR Putin has flexed his military muscles today as Russia's army engaged in war games involving nuclear missiles close to the Ukrainian border. It comes as Western leaders gathered for crisis talks in the German city of Munich over fears the Russian president could order a military invasion of Ukraine at any time.  

A Chinese state-controlled news outlet appears to have accidentally published official instructions for how Chinese media outlets are to cover Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Washington Post first reported on Tuesday that the Chinese media outlet Horizon News posted the instructions on its Weibo, a Chinese alternative to Twitter. The since-deleted.

"The enemy has been stopped in most directions. The fights continue," Zelenskyy said in a speech that was translated by NBC News. Ukraine's army has about 145,000-150,000 troops, according to a January report from the U.S. Congressional Research Service. The situation on the ground in Ukraine is fluid, and...

Late on Thursday, in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, U.S. President Joe Biden unveiled a second tranche of sanctions against Russia’s business interests that contained a dramatic broadside: a complete embargo on selling semiconductors to Russia. “We’re going to impair their ability to compete in the 21st century economy,” Biden said on Thursday, announcing sanctions that will cut Russia off from the computer chips that power cars, smart phones, and even missiles. Under Biden’s new embargo, any chip developed with any American technology is prohibited from sale to Russia. According to U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security Thea Rozman Kendler, “even most products made overseas using sensitive U.S. technology will be restricted for export to Russia.” “Russia’s access to cutting-edge U.S. and partner country technology will halt. Its defense industrial base and military and intelligence services will not be able to ...

Rising inflation, a continuing pandemic, a foreign policy misstep in Afghanistan and Democratic infighting all marred President Biden's first year, and now a majority of respondents to a new NPR/ PBS NewsHour /Marist poll say his first year was a "failure." In all, 56% said Biden's first year in office was a failure, versus just 39% who said it was a success. What's more, 54% said he's not fulfilling his campaign promises, and 52% said he has done more to divide the country than unite it, despite uniting the country being a pillar of Biden's 2020 presidential run. The president is clinging to just a 39% overall approval rating, a 36% approval for his handling of the economy and 47% for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Just 30% of respondents said they think the U.S. is headed in the right direction, days before Biden is set to give his first formal State of the Union address. All are the worst marks of his presidency in the survey. ...

In 2016, Pinky Cole's Jamaican-American eatery in New York City's Harlem neighborhood went up in flames. A grease fire destroyed the restaurant. Cole says her inexperience as an entrepreneur put the nail in the coffin. The damage from the fire wasn't covered by the proper form of insurance, leaving her sifting

  Personal loans are in high demand among credit union members, according to a new report from the Credit Union National Association (CUNA).  During the month of December, unsecured personal loans grew 2.6% and credit card consolidation loans grew 2.3%. Other loan products, such as mortgages and auto loans, saw more modest growth during that time period.