Extradited Russian Hacker May Help Mueller

The Czech Republic's long-sought decision to surrender custody to the FBI of an alleged Russian hacker signals a potential break in the investigation of Kremlin meddling in the 2016 U.S. elections. The Justice Department announced Friday afternoon Yevgeniy Nikulin's sudden appearance in a San Francisco federal courtroom after an 18-month legal tug-of-war with the Russian government, which made a competing claim to extradite Nikulin.

Massacre in Gaza leaves at least 15 dead, more than 700 wounded

Palestinian women shout anti-Israeli slogans during a rally to mark International Women's Day in Gaza City on March 7, 2018. At least 15 Palestinians have died in the occupied Gaza strip after Israeli soldiers opened fire on Friday evening, marking the single deadliest day in the Israel-Palestine conflict since the 2014 war in Gaza.

Court blocks Trump administration from forcing undocumented teens to remain pregnant

Activists with Planned Parenthood demonstrate in support of a pregnant 17-year-old being held in a Texas facility for unaccompanied immigrant children to obtain an abortion, outside of the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, Friday, Oct. 20, 2017. CREDIT: AP Photo/J.

Trump fired V.A. Secretary David Shulkin for the wrong reasons

MARCH 15: U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin testifies during a hearing before the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Subcommittee of House Appropriations Committee March 15, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The subcommittee held a hearing to examine the FY2019 Veterans Affairs Budget request by the Trump Administration.

California is main stage for Trump’s auto emissions standard rollback battle

California is on the front lines of President Donald Trump's efforts to rollback car and light truck emissions standards as a battle brews between the administration and state officials. Trump's presidency has made for an interesting dynamic in California where state officials are taking action to drastically reduce air pollution in order to protect the health of its residents and fight climate change.

ICE will end its practice of automatically releasing pregnant immigrant detainees

A child places a hand on the stomach of a pregnant woman. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency will end its practice of automatically releasing pregnant immigrant detainees to "better align" with President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration, according to official documents sent Thursday to Congress and reviewed by ThinkProgress.

Ex-gay conversion therapy group continued to operate secretly after court shut it down

Chaim Levin, one of the plaintiffs who successfully sued JONAH, an ex-gay conversion therapy group that continued to operate secretly after court shut it down. In 2015, a New Jersey jury came to a unanimous verdict that the Jewish ex-gay organization JONAH was guilty of consumer fraud for advertising treatments they claimed could change a person's sexual orientation from gay to straight.

Forget coal, solar and wind are now both beating natural gas in the market

Prices for solar, wind, and battery storage are dropping so rapidly that renewables are increasingly squeezing out all forms of fossil fuel power, including natural gas. The cost of new solar plants dropped 20 percent over the past 12 months, while onshore wind prices dropped 12 percent, according to the latest Bloomberg New Energy Finance report .

Russia Retaliates, Expels 60 American Diplomats After U.S. Action

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced Thursday that Moscow is expelling 60 U.S. diplomats. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP hide caption Days after President Trump ordered the expulsion of 60 Russian officials from the United States and the closure of the Russian Consulate in Seattle, in response to the nerve agent attack of a Russian ex-spy and his daughter in the U.K., Russia has responded in kind.

Sacramento cops plan tactical shift as Stephon Clark protests reverberate out east

MARCH 22: Black Live Matter protesters chant as they block the entrance to the Golden 1 Center during a demonstration on March 22, 2018 in Sacramento, California. CREDIT: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Eleven protesters were arrested Wednesday night in New York's Times Square after a solidarity rally to mark the killing of an unarmed Sacramento man by police 10 days earlier.

Families of victims of Russia’s mall fire are angry. What does this mean for Putin’s power?

Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to locals and relatives of the victims of a fire in a multistory shopping center in the Siberian city of Kemerovo, Russia, on Tuesday. On March 18, Russian President Vladimir Putin won reelection with 77 percent of the vote at 67 percent turnout.

Malala Returns to Pakistan

Nearly six years after being shot in the face and neck by the Taliban for advocating for the rights of girls, 20-year-old Malala Yousafzai returned Thursday to Pakistan, a source with close knowledge of the visit told CNN. Yousafzai, the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, is expected to meet Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi while she is in Islamabad, where the city is on high alert for security due to her visit.

Killed in Cold Blood: Alton Sterling’s Family Decries Decision Not to Charge Officers for Murder

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry has announced the state will not bring charges against two white police officers from Baton Rouge for the 2016 killing of Alton Sterling, an African-American father of five. Bystander video shows Sterling was pinned to the ground by the two police officers when they shot him.