Pregnant woman, baby die after Russia bombed maternity ward  —  MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — A pregnant woman and her baby have died after Russia bombed the maternity hospital where she was meant to give birth, The Associated Press has learned.  Images of the woman being rushed to an ambulance …

America's Hesitation Is Heartbreaking  —  “When you're at war, you're at war,” the saying goes, and if so, you have to accept the implications.  So too in the present circumstance.  The United States and its NATO allies are engaged in a proxy war with Russia.

Ukraine dents ‘America First’ thinking deep in the heart of Trump country  —  “It breaks my heart to see this.  It's hard to sit still and not do something.  What can we do as individuals?” one GOP voter said at a town hall.  —  STEUBENVILLE, Ohio — Here in the middle …

Liz Cheney turns to Democrats to save her hide  —  JACKSON, Wyo. — In 2007, in this blue bastion of one of the reddest states in the country, liberal activists wheeled a giant statue of Dick Cheney through town to protest his star role in the Iraq War — before toppling it, Saddam Hussein style, for good measure.

Russia Doesn't Need Trolls This Time  —  Bioweapons conspiracy promoted by likely suspects.  —  During the Cold War, the Soviet Union invested heavily in its global disinformation and propaganda efforts.  And back in 2016, the Russians had to go to the trouble of creating a troll farm …

Going to the mattresses, literally: China starts massive COVID-19 lockdowns again  —  China's pursuit of “zero COVID” policies has officials locking people into factories, shopping malls, and convention centers.  The sweep of the Omicron variant, despite its milder acute form than previous variants …

Mayors urge homeless to get off streets as ‘cold-blooded killer’ stalks NYC, DC  —  The mayors of New York City and Washington, DC, urged their cities' homeless populations to seek shelter Sunday as a “cold-blooded killer” who had shot at least five vagrants remained on the loose.

Russian Prosecutors Warn Western Companies of Arrests, Asset Seizures  —  McDonald's and IBM are among those cautioned if leaders there criticize the government or if companies withdraw from the country  —  Russian prosecutors have issued warnings to Western companies in Russia …

EXCLUSIVE: Ginni Thomas Wants To Set the Record Straight on January 6  —  Virginia “Ginni” Thomas wants to clear up a few things about January 6.  —  She did not help organize the White House rally that preceded the riot at the Capitol.  She did attend the rally, but got cold and left early.

Police enter London mansion reportedly owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska after squatters occupy property  —  Deripaska, a 54-year-old industrialist who founded the aluminium giant Rusal, was added to the UK government's sanctions list on 10 March following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Koch Industries continues doing business in Russia  —  Koch Industries, the conglomerate run by right-wing billionaire Charles Koch, has numerous ongoing business operations in Russia.  Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Koch Industries has given no indications that those business operations have been suspended.

Russian Forces Kill Civilians, Loot for Supplies in Occupied Ukraine, Residents Say  —  Moscow detains elected officials, looks for pro-Russian collaborators as protests continue  —  ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine—Russian forces are killing civilians and looting stores and homes across occupied parts …

Top Putin ally says Ukraine war has been slower than expected  —  One of President Vladimir Putin's closest allies said that Russia's military operation in Ukraine had not all gone as quickly as the Kremlin had wanted, the strongest acknowledgement yet from Moscow that its invasion is not going to plan.