Estimated read time: 2-3 minutes
This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's military says more than 90 percent of its forces have been withdrawn from Debaltseve and surrounding areas. Ukrainian troops began abandoning the town yesterday after weeks of heavy fighting against Russia-backed separatists. Control of the town is a significant strategic gain for the rebels because it is a railway junction and straddles the most direct route between Donetsk and Luhansk, the separatist region's two major cities.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says the U.S. has one thing going for it that Europe doesn't in the fight against violent extremism: a long tradition of warmly embracing immigrants, including Muslims. Obama has sought to use this week's White House summit on violent extremism to urge the world to broaden its response beyond military interventions. Obama says extremists and terrorists don't want people to know that Muslims are "succeeding and thriving in America."
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new Associated Press-GfK poll suggests most Americans support increasing the minimum wage, as well as requiring employers to provide paid sick leave and parental leave. Sixty percent or more of those surveyed support the proposals. While President Barack Obama offered all three during his recent State of the Union address, the poll finds that most Americans don't approve of the job Obama is doing to help the middle class and the poor.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of products are being pulled from store shelves after traces of peanut were found in cumin spice. The recall has been ongoing since December, as more retailers identify products that contain the cumin. The Food and Drug Administration is now warning all people with peanut allergies to avoid cumin and products that contain cumin.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is scheduled to travel to Chicago today, where he'll announce the designation of three national monuments. One is in Chicago's South Side. The historical designation honors the neighborhood built by industrialist George Pullman in the 19th century for workers to manufacture luxurious railroad sleeping cars. The neighborhood was crucial in the African-American labor movement.
Copyright © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
