Canada bans foreign home buyers for two years to cool market

The Canadian government is under pressure to cool an overheated market after prices climbed by more than 20% last year, while rental rates have also been rising.

Nissan and NASA teaming up for 'game changing' electric car batteries

Nissan said the new state battery will replace lithium-ion batteries now in use. This new battery is also stable enough to be used in pacemakers.

FBI disrupts Russian military hackers, preventing botnet amid Ukraine war

The Federal Bureau of Investigation disrupted a two-tiered global botnet of thousands of infected network hardware devices linked to the Russian Federation.

Climate change: Earth will be 'unlivable' if emissions don't fall faster, UN report warns

A new report from the UN’s top body of climate scientists is warning that temperatures will go beyond a key danger point unless countries worldwide cut greenhouse emissions faster than they are currently committed to doing.

US seizes yacht owned by oligarch with close ties to Putin

The capture of the massive yacht is the first in the government’s sanctions enforcement initiative to “seize and freeze” giant boats and other assets of Russian elites.

Man gets 90 COVID-19 shots to sell forged vaccine passes

The 60-year-old was caught at a vaccination center in Germany when he showed up for a COVID-19 shot for the second day in a row.

COVID-19 asylum limits at US-Mexico border to end May 23

The Centers for Disease Control announced Friday that it is ending a policy that limited asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Pope begs forgiveness of Indigenous for Canada school abuses

More than 150,000 native children in Canada were forced to attend state-funded Christian schools from the 19th century until the 1970s. Now, Pope Francis is apologizing for the rampant physical and sexual abuse that took place.

US men qualify for World Cup despite 2-0 loss at Costa Rica

The United States men are returning to the World Cup after clinching a berth for this year’s championship in Qatar despite a 2-0 loss to Costa Rica on the final night of qualifying.

'It's heartbreaking:' US Ambassador on Russia-Ukraine conflict, embassy evacuation in Kyiv
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Ambassador Eric Rubin, the president of American Foreign Service Association, talks with FOX 9's Leah Beno about the evacuation of the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, how their staff is staying safe in eastern Europe, and a concert he's attending in Minneapolis raising funds to support Ukraine. The benefit concert will take place at 2 p.m. on Sunday at the Women's Club of Minneapolis. 100% of the contributions will go toward Eastern Europe crisis response.

Space Orbiter to provide closest images of sun

The European Space Orbiter reached its closest distance to the sun Saturday giving researchers an unprecedented look, according to NASA.

Doja Cat says she's quitting music

Singer, 26, feuded with fans online over canceled show in Paraguay.

President Biden in Poland for meetings on Ukraine refugee crisis

President Joe Biden’s said he wanted to visit Poland to underscore the assistance the country is providing as Europe experiences the biggest refugee crisis since World War II.

Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskyy calls for Ukrainians to maintain resistance to Russian forces

During his nightly video address to his people, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said late Thursday that, “With every day of our defense, we are getting closer to the peace that we need so much. We are getting closer to victory.”

US, European Union announce new partnership to undercut Russian energy

The White House is billing the partnership as the start of a years-long effort to further isolate Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.

300 dead in Russian airstrike on theater in Mariupol, officials say

The government of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol says 300 people died in a Russian airstrike on March 16 on a theater being used as a bomb shelter. Over 1,300 people had been sheltering in the building.

Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine’s cities under relentless Russian fire as NATO leaders meet

Ukraine’s cities stood under relentless Russian fire on Thursday, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked NATO leaders gathered in Brussels to provide unlimited aid — including planes, tanks and other weapons.