Missiles target US consulate in north Iraq, no casualties  —  BAGHDAD (AP) — As many as 12 missiles were fired Sunday toward the U.S. consulate in Iraq's northern city of Irbil, Iraqi security officials said.  A U.S. defense official said missiles had been launched at the city from neighboring Iran.

Justice Thomas slams cancel culture, ‘packing’ Supreme Court  —  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said he's concerned efforts to politicize the court or add additional justices may erode the institution's credibility, speaking Friday in Utah at an event hosted …

The Russians Might Have Expected a Warm Welcome.  Instead the Mayor Labeled Them ‘Occupiers.’  —  The 33-year-old mayor of Melitopol, Ivan Fyodorov, encouraged defiance.  Then he was arrested, and hasn't been heard from since.  —  LVIV, Ukraine — Ivan Fyodorov, as his name suggests …

The Things I'm Afraid to Write About  —  One evening, I sat on the brown-leather couch of a younger man who admired me for my writing, and maybe other things, if the salty text messages were true.  He came from a different generation, but I was pleased to discover that he shared …

Police investigated ‘unlawful entry’ onto property of White House national security aide … Law enforcement officials have been investigating an incident in which someone accessed the property of a top White House official working on U.S. sanctions against Russia, according to a police report and people familiar with the matter.

Living in a Florida we no longer recognize  —  TALLAHASSEE — Elections police.  Thought police.  Censoring teachers.  Banning books — then cynically calling it parental involvement.  —  Welcome to America's culture war capital.  —  This is no longer the Florida where you chose to go to college, launch a new career or retire.

Kremlin arrests FSB chiefs in fallout from Ukraine chaos … A Russian spy chief is said to have been placed under house arrest in a sign that President Putin is seeking to blame the security services for the stalled invasion of Ukraine.  —  Sergey Beseda, head of the FSB's foreign intelligence branch …

HALLELUJAH!  —  The women of America just won a major decision in Federal Court!  —  All of us don't have to be afraid to speak up, to protest against mistreatment, abuse, or worse.  And didn't we already know—three weeks ago!—that the best civil rights attorney in the world—Robbie Kaplan …

Saudi Arabia executes 81 men in 24 hours  —  Officials say those executed were convicted of charges including terrorism and holding ‘deviant beliefs’  —  Saudi Arabia has executed 81 men over the past 24 hours, including seven Yemenis and one Syrian national, on charges including terrorism and holding …

A Jewish girl was saved by a Ukrainian family during World War II.  Now her grandchildren are returning the favor.  —  Cousins and Ukrainian refugees Lesia Orshoko and Alona Chugai are among the millions who are running for their lives as Russian forces invade their country.

Using a New Cyber Tool, Westerners Have Been Texting Russians About the War in Ukraine  —  Website developed by hackers is new initiative in West's battle to counter Russia's propaganda campaign  —  People around the world are using a new website to circumvent the Kremlin's propaganda machine …

Police: Woman stabbed date in revenge of Iranian's killing  —  HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — A woman stabbed her date whom she had met online in retaliation for the 2020 death of an Iranian military leader killed in an American drone strike, police said.  —  Nika Nikoubin, 21 …

Did masks really help slow COVID-19 spread in schools?  Study says ...  SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KRON) — Some skeptical parents and anti-mask advocacy groups questioned the necessity of forcing students and teachers to wear masks for the majority of the 2021-22 school year.

O'Rourke calls Abbott a “thug” and an “authoritarian” who's “got his own oligarch here in the state of Texas”  —  The Democratic nominee for governor slammed the Republican incumbent in harsh terms, presaging a bitter lead-up to an election nearly eight months away.  —  Copy link

GOP congressman calls Trump ‘a would-be tyrant’  —  Republican Rep. Tom Rice (S.C.) slammed former President Trump in a statement on Saturday following the former president's rally in South Carolina, calling him “a would-be tyrant.”  —  At the rally, Trump said Rice is a “disaster” and …

War in Ukraine: How Russia is recruiting mercenaries  —  Social media channels and private messaging groups are being used in Russia to recruit a new brigade of mercenaries to fight in Ukraine alongside the army, the BBC has learned.  —  The BBC has spoken to a serving mercenary …

Ukraine Live Updates: Desperation Grows in Cities Under Continued Russian Assault  —  France and Germany unsuccessfully pressed Moscow to agree to a cease-fire, as cities and towns in Ukraine came under sustained bombardment.  In one southern city, hundreds took to the streets to protest …

American Voters Now View Ukraine as Favorably as France, Germany and Japan  —  American voters' perceived friends and adversaries  —  As recently as a year ago, many Americans did not know what to make of Ukraine — if they knew anything about it at all.  One-third of voters couldn't say whether …

Florida fails to pass condo safety measures following Surfside collapse  —  In the nine months since 98 people died in the collapse of a Surfside, Florida, condominium, state lawmakers have pledged to pass measures that could help avoid a similar disaster.  —  On Friday, they failed.

U.S. Veterans Start a ‘Resistance Academy’ in Ukraine.  Will It Backfire?  —  Three days after the Russian invasion, Hannibal told me he was setting up a group of international military volunteers to fight for Ukraine.  —  Hannibal — who asked that Rolling Stone not reveal his name …

Democratic campaign chair Sean Patrick Maloney faces toughest job in politics … PHILADELPHIA — Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.) has spent years preparing to helm the Democratic political operation.  —  Maloney led an investigation into the disappointing 2016 campaign.

$200 Million in New Security Assistance for Ukraine  —  The people of Ukraine are inspiring the world as they defend their country from Russia's premeditated, unprovoked, and unjustified invasion of their country.  The United States and our Allies and partners stand in solidarity with the people …

US pays $2M a month to protect Pompeo, aide from Iran threat  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department says it's paying more than $2 million per month to provide 24-hour security to former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and a former top aide, both of whom face “serious and credible” threats from Iran.