FBI releases images of masked person on Nancy Guthrie's porch

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) – Authorities investigating the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie more than a week ago released the first surveillance images Tuesday, showing a masked person on her porch the night she went missing.

EU drafts list of Russian concessions to secure real peace in Ukraine

BRUSSELS (AP) – Top European Union diplomat Kaja Kallas said Tuesday that she is drafting a list of concessions that she believes Russia must make to secure any long-term peace in Ukraine as U.S.-run talks to end four years of war show little sign of progress.

Democrats say offer on ICE is 'insufficient' as funding set to expire

WASHINGTON (AP) – Democratic leaders say a proposal from the White House is “incomplete and insufficient” as they are demanding new restrictions on President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and threatening a shutdown of the Homeland Security Department.

ICE chief defends actions before Congress after the deaths of 2 protesters

WASHINGTON (AP) – Todd Lyons, the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, defended his agency’s officers before Congress on Tuesday, standing behind their tactics and saying they would not be intimidated as they carry out the president’s mass deportation agenda. Lyons was one of the three heads of agencies to testify.

Trump set to gut US climate change policy and environmental regulations

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Trump administration is expected this week to revoke a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, according to a White House official. The Environmental Protection Agency will issue a final rule rescinding a 2009 government declaration known as the endangerment finding.

Oil exports have been a cash cow for Russia. But revenues are dwindling

Oil and gas exports have sustained Russia’s finances throughout its war against Ukraine. But as the fourth anniversary of the full-scale invasion approaches, those cash flows have suddenly dwindled to lows not seen in years.

US won't abandon the Philippines in fighting China's assertiveness at sea

MANILA, Philippines (AP) – Manila’s top envoy to Washington expressed confidence Tuesday that the United States will not abandon the Philippines as it fights Beijing’s assertiveness in the disputed South China Sea – even as Donald Trump and Xi Jinping seek more direct talks to resolve differences.

Navy leader wants to move faster instead of turning to aircraft carriers in crisis

WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. Navy’s top uniformed officer wants to convince commanders to use smaller, newer assets for missions instead of consistently turning to huge aircraft carriers – as seen now in the American military buildups off Venezuela and Iran.

EU lawmakers agree on migration policies easing deportations

BRUSSELS (AP) – European lawmakers voted Tuesday to approve new immigration policies that allows nations to deny asylum and deport migrants because they either hail from a country designated safe or could apply for asylum in a country outside the 27-nation bloc.