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.

‘His act is wearing thin’: North Carolina Republicans gripe about Madison Cawthorn  —  Rep. Madison Cawthorn is stumbling at home and abroad as his bid to play Republican kingmaker falls flat with voters and alienates colleagues.  —  The 26-year-old, first-term North Carolina Republican saw …

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.

Leaked Kremlin Memo to Russian Media: It Is “Essential” to Feature Tucker Carlson  —  Fight disinformation.  Get a daily recap of the facts that matter.  Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.  —  On March 3, as Russian military forces bombed Ukrainian cities as part …

Kidnapping of Ukrainian Mayor in Melitopol Met With a Show of Resistance  —  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, is an ethnic Russian …

Bodies of Russian Soldiers Filling Up Belarusian Morgues, Residents Say  —  The bodies of Russian soldiers killed in battle in Ukraine are filling up morgues in Belarus, local residents told RFE/RL.  —  Russian soldiers killed in battle are being brought by truck to the morgues and then sent …

Police: Woman stabs date in Las Vegas-area hotel room in retaliation for U.S. drone strike that killed Iranian leader  —  21-year-old faces attempted murder charge, among others  —  HENDERSON, Nev. (KLAS) — A woman is accused of stabbing her date she had met online in retaliation …

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 …

At Least 9 Reported Killed, Dozens Injured in Military Base Attack  —  Dozens more were injured after missiles hit a base used to ferry weapons and train foreign fighters.  Russia had warned that arms shipments were “legitimate targets.”  —  Here are the latest developments in Ukraine.

CBS News poll: Strong support for Russian sanctions even if gas prices increase  —  The overwhelming support for sanctions on Russia's oil and gas, and the willingness to pay more as a result, is the kind of widespread sentiment we don't always see in public opinion these days: bipartisan, cutting across race, region, and even income.

Possible Outcomes of the Russo-Ukrainian War and China's Choice  —  Hu Wei is the vice-chairman of the Public Policy Research Center of the Counselor's Office of the State Council, the chairman of Shanghai Public Policy Research Association, the chairman of the Academic Committee of the Chahar Institute …

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 …

‘I Bought Four Bottles of Wine in Case We Need to Prepare Molotov Cocktails’  —  Russian forces surround Ukraine on three sides.  The U.S. warns that an invasion is imminent.  Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy declares a state of emergency.  —  Aleksey, 26, a printing manager in Kyiv

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

Award-winning US filmmaker Brent Renaud killed by Russian forces in Ukraine, authorities say  —  Peabody Award-winning documentary filmmaker fatally shot near Kyiv, police report  —  Brent Renaud, an award-winning US filmmaker and former contributor to The New York Times …

U.S. Won't Negotiate Ukraine-Related Sanctions with Russia to Save Iran Nuclear Deal  —  Washington demands that Moscow withdraws its request in a week, or it will seek an alternative agreement with Tehran  —  The U.S. won't negotiate exemptions to Ukraine-related sanctions on Russia to save …

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 Covid-19 Pandemic Has Lasted 2 Years.  The Next Steps Are Divisive.  —  As the Omicron variant recedes, cities and states with the longest mask and vaccine mandates are rapidly lifting them.  The abrupt shift has unsettled the most vigilant Americans.  —  It was two years ago …