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Not everyone in Moscow welcomes the crowds and spectacle 2018 World Cup will bring.

Russia Welcomes 2018 World Cup, Clamping Down On Dissent And Hooligans

Russian law enforcement has taken "preventative measures" and will work to prevent "bad ideas" from being put into action, officials say.

H. B. Emmez, a YMCA employee who took part in the U.S. intervention a century ago, is the only American buried in Vladivostok's Naval Cemetery.

In Russia, Scant Traces And Negative Memories Of A Century-Old U.S. Intervention

As Americans accuse the Kremlin of interfering in their elections, and Russians fiercely deny it, there's no debating that the U.S. once intervened militarily in Russia — with few, if any, results.

Buses with U.S. diplomats and their families who have been expelled from Russia leave the U.S. Embassy compound in Moscow on April 5. They were the first of a group of 60 U.S. diplomats who have been expelled from Russia, after the United States kicked out the same number of Russian diplomats.

Diplomatic Corps In Moscow Shrinks Just When U.S.-Russia Tensions Are At A High

"Throwing out 60 diplomats is a big blow to the ability of people simply to have discussions on subjects that need to be discussed," said James Collins, a former U.S. ambassador to Moscow.

Wreckage from the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment is seen on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023.

EPA orders Norfolk Southern to complete all cleanup efforts after East Palestine train derailment

The order requires Norfolk Southern to safely remove, transport and dispose of all soil and water contaminated with chemicals released during following the Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, center, heads to a meeting of the Russia's Central Election commission in December. Officials formally barred him Alexei Navalny from running for president in the March 18 election, which he says is a predetermined sham.

Banned From Election, Putin Foe Navalny Pursues Politics By Other Means

The popular 41-year-old lawyer is calling for a boycott of the March 18 presidential election, which he says is rigged. He says Putin's regime is built on making Russians believe nothing can change.

Vladivostock is a port city in Russia's Far East, one of the areas whose economy has partly depended on North Korean migrant laborers. Russia agreed to follow international sanctions that include deporting thousands of workers back to North Korea.

Sanctions Targeting North Korea Ripple Into Russia

Sanctions require Russia to expel about 30,000 North Korean migrant workers. In this city in Russia's Far East, some business owners say they will be sorely missed.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Crimean leader Sergei Aksyonov meet face to face in the Kremlin in Moscow in February 2016.

Putin's Man In Crimea: We've 'Returned To Russia Forever'

As the U.S. issues more sanctions over the Ukraine conflict and Russia's annexation of Crimea, Crimean leader Sergei Aksyonov speaks with NPR in Simferopol and lays out his vision for the region.

A sign warns people not to enter the town of Ozersk, Chelyabinsk region, Russia, which houses the Mayak nuclear facility. In 1957, the nuclear reprocessing plant was the site of one of the world's worst nuclear accidents.

Russia's Nuclear Industry Tries To Dispel Fears Over Mysterious Radioactive Cloud

More than two months after a mysterious radioactive cloud was detected over Europe, Russia's nuclear industry denied that a nuclear reprocessing plant was the source of the plume of ruthenium-106.

A worker pours a pint of beer at London's Pressure Drop Brewery, one of 61 U.K. employers that participated in a six-month trial of a four-day workweek.

Dozens of U.K. companies will keep the 4-day workweek after a pilot program ends

Worker satisfaction went up and revenues remained steady during the six-month trial. Now, nearly all of the 61 companies that took part say they'll continue offering the four-day workweek.

Here's how contaminants are detected along the 981-mile Ohio River

Local officials say they're completely confident that Cincinnati's drinking water is safe despite low-levels of contamination upstream in the Ohio River.

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