Courtney Vinopal

Oil giant Shell is cutting ties with Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, just one day after BP announced it would do the same.

A growing number of US states are banning Russian-made liquor from their stores in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

The Russia-Ukraine conflict is on the precipice of triggering a refugee crisis, as hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians are fleeing their home country in search of safety.

US president Joe Biden nominated Ketanji Brown Jackson for the Supreme Court today (Feb. 25)—if confirmed, she would become the first Black woman in the role.

Russia’s stock market experienced its sharpest-ever drop on news of an invasion in Ukraine, which was ordered by president Vladimir Putin before dawn today (Feb. 24).

US president Joe Biden condemned Vladimir Putin’s attack on Ukraine today (Feb. 24) and announced a new round of sanctions intended to impose a “severe cost” on the Russian economy.

This piece is being updated.

Activision is delaying the release of a new version of Call of Duty planned for next year,  Bloomberg reported yesterday (Feb. 22). The company typically releases a new version of the popular gaming franchise each year; this would be the first time since 2005 Activision hasn’t done so.

German auto giant Volkswagen (VW) confirmed yesterday (Feb. 22) that it is in advanced talks to take its luxury sports car division Porsche public.

The US soccer federation has reached a multi-million dollar settlement with the US women’s national soccer team (USWNT), bringing a six-year battle over pay discrimination to a close.

Western countries are responding to Russia’s incursion on eastern Ukraine with a series of sanctions targeting the country’s financial sector.

When actors Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie purchased a controlling stake in Chateau Miraval, a vineyard in southeast France, they liked it so much they eventually got married there.

Update: The ship sank on March 1.

Bad behavior is becoming so prevalent on US flights that president Joe Biden’s administration is considering a “no-fly” list targeting unruly passengers, a measure supported by the airline industry.

For two years, California’s Coachella music festival has been on hiatus. It’s set to return to the desert town of Indio on April 17 without any covid restrictions at all, according to an update published on the festival’s website this week.

Gun manufacturer Remington Arms has agreed to pay $73 million to families of victims killed in a mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in 2012.

Prince Andrew has reached a tentative out-of-court settlement with Virginia Giuffre, who accused the British royal family member of sexually abusing her when she was 17 years old. Giuffre, who was one of Jeffrey Epstein‘s victims, sued Andrew in August.

Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, several days after president Vladimir Putin recognized the independence of two separatist regions, Donetsk and Luhansk. In a televised speech Putin described the assault as “special operation,” but the invasion has been met by fierce opposition from the West and some Russians themselves.

Police cleared protesters from the Ambassador Bridge last night (Feb. 13) after six days of disruption, reopening a major trade route between the US and Canada.

Black workers at Tesla’s Fremont, California factory are subjected to racial slurs and discriminated against in job assignments, pay, and promotion, a complaint filed by a California regulatory agency on Wednesday (Feb. 9) alleges.

In the years leading up to the coronavirus pandemic, applications to Master’s of Business Administration (MBA) programs declined as fewer prospective students saw value in leaving a stable job for an expensive professional degree.

When Lindsey Jacobellis won her first gold medal in snowboarding for the US on Wednesday (Feb. 9), her accomplishment was hailed as a redemption story. The 36-year-old athlete had narrowly missed her chance in 2006, and had not won since.

Relationships between automakers and dealers are shifting as GM and Ford compete for customers in a historically tight market.

Peloton announced a major corporate shake-up today (Feb. 8), as investors turn up the pressure to force a sale.