Lia Thomas Wins an NCAA Swimming Title  —  With her victory in Atlanta, Thomas, who competes for the University of Pennsylvania, became the first openly transgender woman to win an N.C.A.A. swimming championship.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  ATLANTA — Lia Thomas …

American man killed in Ukraine while waiting in bread line, family says  —  Russia intensifies attacks on civilians in Ukraine  —  A U.S. man was killed this week in Ukraine while he was waiting in a bread line for food in the northern city of Chernihiv, his family said.

US pours cold water on hopes of diplomatic solution in Ukraine  —  Top diplomat says no signs Putin is ‘prepared to stop’ and vows to investigate alleged ‘war crimes’  —  The US secretary of state has poured cold water on hopes of a diplomatic settlement to the war in Ukraine …

Republicans struggle for an effective attack on Ketanji Brown Jackson … In fall 2020, when Amy Coney Barrett was facing her Supreme Court confirmation, Democratic senators trying to derail her nomination devised a consistent and clear line of attack: That she would be a threat to Americans' health care and the Affordable Care Act.

N.C. investigates Mark Meadows after reports that he never lived where he registered to vote  —  State investigators in North Carolina are probing Mark Meadows over his voter registration, after news organizations reported that the former White House chief of staff registered to vote in 2020 using …

In Ukraine's second city, a furious rain of bombs and rockets takes a toll: ‘There are no coffins left’  —  KHARKIV, Ukraine — The morgue in Kharkiv was overflowing.  —  In the courtyard outside, scores of black and green body bags were stacked along two of its walls.

GOP shrugs off Trump impeachment echoes in Russia-Ukraine war  —  Republicans clamoring to accuse President Joe Biden of slow-walking support for Ukraine don't see a shred of comparison with Donald Trump's impeachment for withholding aid from the very same nation.

Why Arnold Schwarzenegger taped an impassioned video to Russia, telling Putin: ‘Stop this war.’  —  In an emotional video posted across social media on Thursday, Arnold Schwarzenegger debunked Russian disinformation about the war on Ukraine and told President Vladimir V. Putin: “You started this war.

Ofcom revokes RT's broadcast licence  —  We have done so on the basis that we do not consider RT's licensee, ANO TV Novosti, fit and proper to hold a UK broadcast licence.  —  Today's decision comes amid 29 ongoing investigations by Ofcom into the due impartiality of RT's news …

As sanctions over Ukraine war mount, Russia turns to India to buy oil and arms  —  NEW DELHI — When Russia faced international condemnation and sanctions after President Vladimir Putin launched his Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, India stayed on the diplomatic sidelines.

Indicted Congressman Blames Lying Charges on Spotty Cell Service  —  Rep. Jeff Fortenberry is on trial for lying to the FBI.  His defense team has a classic excuse.  —  Indicted Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) may have just staked his political career—and possibly his freedom—on a tried-and-true excuse: Bad cell phone reception.

Scoop: Ukraine sought long-term resistance funding  —  Ukraine's top national security official asked earlier this month for the U.S. to go beyond traditional military aid and provide the country with the funding, training and weaponry to support a long-term resistance movement, according to a letter obtained by Axios.

More than two dozen Senate Republicans demand Biden do more for Ukraine after voting against $13.6 billion for Ukraine … More than two dozen Senate Republicans are demanding that President Biden do more to aid war-torn Ukraine and arm its forces against Russia's brutal assault …

Largest Federal Utility Chooses Gas, Undermining Biden's Climate Goals  —  President Biden wants electricity generated from wind, solar and other clean sources.  The Tennessee Valley Authority plans to invest in fossil fuels instead.  —  WASHINGTON — The nation's largest federally owned utility plans …

Senior Defense Official Holds a Background Briefing  —  SENIOR DEFENSE OFFICIAL: There really hasn't been a lot of changes to talk about.  The only thing that I would highlight — more than 1,000 missile launches now.  We have observed some, I wouldn't call it increased …

Koch Industries to stay in Russia, says exiting does ‘more harm than good’  —  Koch Industries, the American manufacturing giant that employs 122,000 people across the world, said Wednesday it would not exit its operations in Russia because doing so would put its “employees there at greater risk and do more harm than good.”

Inside Russia's propaganda bubble: Where a war isn't a war  —  RIGA, Latvia — Fake U.S. biowarfare labs.  Fake killer birds.  Tucker Carlson and Donald Trump cameos.  Ukrainian “Nazis” everywhere.  —  Russia's domestic television propaganda machine has reached such an intensity amid …

Mother of Hunter Biden's child testified in tax probe, lawyer handed over financial records  — The Arkansas woman who had a child by Hunter Biden out of wedlock recently testified to a federal grand jury in Delaware as part of a criminal tax probe of the son of President Joe Biden.

Consent is not enough.  We need a new sexual ethic.  —  Rachel, 25, has the open face and friendly demeanor of a born-and-bred Midwesterner.  She's lively and opinionated, and feels in control of most areas of her life.  But when it comes to sex, something isn't right.