There is truth in his claim that Ukraine and Russia are close kin, as the following maps demonstrate.What is nonsense is the assertion that their separation into two countries is the result of some ...

In 1954 came the transfer of Crimea to the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic by Khrushchev to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the Treaty of Pereyaslav. This treaty essentially marked the ...

Crimea became an Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic within the Russian SFSR. Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev transferred Crimea from the Russian SFSR to the Ukrainian SSR (both part of the USSR) in ...

Sevastopol, which was site to a famous World War II battle, was the home port for the Soviet Black Sea fleet and later was used jointly by both the Russian and Ukrainian fleets. After Russia ...

Durham police believe an Oshawa man accused of human trafficking may have targeted women working in retail stores for sex work. An investigation began in January when officers received information ...

A Missoula woman who dealt over 120,000 fentanyl pills over a period of nine months was sentenced Thursday in Missoula federal court to eight years in prison followed by five years probation ...

The boys wrestler of the year will be announced at the ninth annual All-World Awards banquet, presented by Bill Knight Automotive, on Thursday, June 19 at ONEOK Field. We are working on all the ...

OCEAN CITY — Never mind the gulls, pirates have returned to Ocean City. On Wednesday, crews worked to return the landmark pirate ship to Playland’s Castaway Cove on the Boardwalk, four years ...

ANNISTON — With Thursday’s ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Chief Ladiga Trail extension, a new chapter was added to a story that began more than 35 years ago — a journey of vision ...