Sean Penn Shooting Documentary In Ukraine During Russian Invasion
Penn met with the Ukrainian president this week.
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Penn met with the Ukrainian president this week.
Angelenos joined the thousands of American citizens that flooded streets in support of Ukraine Thursday, as they face a military invasion at the hands of Russia and Vladimir Putin.
For people like Jose Najera, a construction worker who spends about $500 a week on gas, things could start getting even more expensive.
The average price of a gallon of regular rose Thursday to $4.82, a new record.
"Dancing with the Stars" pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy Thursday morning posted emotional messages to social media from his native Ukraine after Russia began its military invasion.
Dmytro Kushneruk, consul general of Ukraine in San Francisco, spoke to CBS2 News This Morning about the Russian invasion.
Explosions were heard shortly after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he ordered a military operation in eastern Ukraine.
The attack begin moments after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced he had "decided to conduct a special military operation."
As the U.S. and other nations announced further sanctions against Russia in a bid to dissuade President Vladimir Putin from launching a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the situation on the ground was getting tenser by the minute.
Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe told reporters that Iran and Russia have "taken specific actions to influence public opinion" regarding the election.
Customs inspectors at LAX intercepted eight Pomeranian puppies that were smuggled into the country from Russia, authorities said Monday.
The nonpartisan group launched earlier this year with the goal of working to protect elections nationwide from cyberthreats.
The U.S. has imposed new sanctions against Turkish officials and institutions over the country's incursion into northern Syria, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and Vice President Mike Pence announced outside the White House on Monday.
Russian scientific engineer Sergey Savitsky is accused of stabbing a welder at the Bellinghausen research center in Antarctica because "he was fed up with the man telling him the endings of books."
Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told state media it "would be a very dangerous step" to leave decades-old treaty.
When asked by CBS' Lesley Stahl about the accusation that he is leery of criticizing Putin, he challenged the question.
Mr. Trump stunned onlookers by repeatedly defending Putin during the press conference from allegations that Russia interfered in the 2016 election and casting doubt on conclusions to that effect made by U.S. intelligence agencies.
"I think we have great opportunities together as two countries that, frankly, we have not been getting along very well for the last number of years," Trump said. "I think we will end up having an extraordinary relationship."
The DOJ said all 12 defendants are members of the GRU, a Russian intelligence agency. The charges come just days before President Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The United States threatened nations in an effort to blunt a World Health Assembly resolution supporting breastfeeding this spring, The New York Times reported Sunday.
Shocking video from a Russian circus shows a bear turn on its handler and viciously attack him during a show.
Russian working at this year's World Cup are getting a little extra job training: they're reportedly being taught how to smile.
This, despite an avalanche of reports that he's reeling over developments related to special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation.
A Reddit account linked to the Russian trolling company Internet Research Agency circulated a fake Hillary Clinton sex tape on the website during the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
Russia will expel 60 US diplomats and close the US Consulate in St. Petersburg, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Thursday, in retaliation for a similar move by Washington.
