Putin signals he's open to prisoner swap for Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich's release
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Washington — Russian President Vladimir Putin said "an agreement can be reached" with the U.S. to release Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been detained for nearly one year on unsubstantiated espionage charges.
Putin was asked by former Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson in an interview this week if he would release Gershkovich, who is awaiting trial, so that Carlson could bring him back to the U.S.
Putin insisted he wanted to see the journalist return to the U.S., but said the Kremlin expects something in return.
A polygamist religious leader who claimed more than 20 spiritual "wives" including 10 underage girls was sentenced to 50 years in prison on Monday for coercing girls as young as 9 years old to submit to criminal sex acts with him and other adults, and for scheming to kidnap them from protective custody.
Washington — Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to lead the Defense Department, returned to Capitol Hill on Monday as he tries to solidify support among Senate Republicans as he faces allegations of sexual misconduct, financial mismanagement of veterans' charities and excessive drinking.
It may look like a simple bedroom in Raleigh, North Carolina, but for Ethan Clark, it's the headquarters of North Carolina's Weather Authority, one of the state's most-followed Facebook pages. With more than 600,000 followers, Clark, 22, delivers detailed weather updates, often live as storms pass through.