Russia's Tanking Economy And The Putin Effect
Facing sanctions, dropping oil prices and poor ruble value, Russia is heading for a recession in 2015, its first since 2009. And Putin isn't helping.

Want to give a truck to Ukrainian fighters? 'Mad Max' is your guy
The Scripps News story about "Mad Max" is inspiring strangers to buy used trucks and drive them to Ukraine for front-line duty.
By Scripps News
4 key suspects in Haiti presidential slaying in US custody
Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was shot 12 times at his private home near the capital of Port-au-Prince on July, 7 2021.
By Odelyn Joseph / AP
Brazil's Bolsonaro applies for 6-month US visitor visa
The former president applied for the visa amid an investigation into whether he had any role in inciting an uprising in Brazil's capital.
By Eraldo Peres / APTop Stories

2.5 million pounds of canned meat products recalled
According to a notice from the Department of Agriculture, the recalled products have a packaging defect that may cause them to become contaminated.
By Nati Harnik / AP
State of the Union 2023 viewing guide
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is expected to give the GOP's response to the address.
By J. Scott Applewhite / AP
Dealing with the mental health impact of the Tyre Nichols video
Expert says there has not been a lot of time for people to process the video because people might be experiencing various forms of trauma.
By Matthew Hinton / AP