Russians board International Space Station in Ukrainian colours  —  Russian cosmonauts have arrived at the International Space Station wearing Ukrainian colours, in what appears to be a statement opposing the invasion.  —  The three men were the first new arrivals since Russia attacked its eastern neighbour last month.

Virginian-Pilot reporter among those killed in Granby Street shooting in downtown Norfolk  —  Saturday would have been Sierra Jenkins' turn to cover the breaking news shift for The Virginian-Pilot.  —  When an editor learned early Saturday that several people had been shot in downtown Norfolk …

Reported Detention of Russian Spy Boss Shows Tension Over Stalled Ukraine Invasion, U.S. Officials Say  —  U.S. deems credible reports that chief of FSB intelligence agency's Ukraine unit is under house arrest; bickering between FSB, defense ministry  —  WASHINGTON—Recriminations …

The omicron wave's unequal toll … Two brothers in rural Virginia were hospitalized within days of one another, their airways inflamed.  A barber in southeast D.C. went on life support as his lungs and kidneys failed.  And a grandfather in suburban Maryland — the stoic breadwinner …

Another Covid Surge May Be Coming.  Are We Ready for It?  —  “We've been wearing rose-colored glasses instead of correcting our vision,” one scientist said.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  Scarcely two months after the Omicron variant drove coronavirus case numbers …

Ukraine war: Putin has redrawn the world - but not the way he wanted  —  Vladimir's Putin's invasion of Ukraine has changed the world.  We are living in new and more dangerous times - the post-Cold War era that began with the fall of the Berlin Wall is over.

Mariupol residents are being forced to go to Russia, city council says  —  Near Vinnytsia, Ukraine (CNN)Residents of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol are being taken to Russia against their will by Russian forces, the Mariupol City Council said Saturday.  —  “Over the past week …

Informant: Whitmer kidnap suspect wanted to blow up COVID-19 vaccine plants, kill doctors  —  The masks and shutdowns were one thing.  —  But it was the COVID-19 vaccines, and the thought of them becoming mandatory, that really pushed the alleged Gov. Gretchen Whitmer kidnap plotters over the edge …

Fury greets Johnson's claim Ukraine fight is like Brexit  —  Prime minister says vote is ‘famous recent example’ of ‘instinct of the people ... to choose freedom’  —  Boris Johnson has caused fury among political leaders across Europe - and outrage among opponents of Brexit at home …

For the U.S., a Tenuous Balance in Confronting Russia  —  Navigating between aiding Ukraine and avoiding an escalation with Moscow has led to a tangle of decisions and sometimes tortured distinctions over weapons and other elements of policy.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

The Battle for Kyiv Looms as a Long and Bloody Conflict  —  Ukraine's capital is the biggest prize of all for the Russian military.  If Russia tries to take control, it could lead to one of the biggest urban conflicts since World War II.  —  By Andrew E. KramerPhotographs by Lynsey Addario

Marie Yovanovitch says Rudy Giuliani was Trump's ‘personal dirt-digger’ and corrupt Ukrainians used him to spread ‘lies and half-truths’ in the US  — The former Ukraine ambassador described Giuliani as a “personal dirt-digger” for Trump.  — Marie Yovanovitch wrote in her book …

What Racism Taught an American Journalist About Covering the War  —  Wars always surface new journalists and new storytelling.  One of the new faces of this war is Terrell Jermaine Starr, who from his home base in Ukraine has gained hundreds of thousands of followers in the span of one month — 368,000 people and counting on Twitter.

Finding solace through helping a TV show understand war  —  SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — The car door opens, then slams.  The ignition rumbles.  Music roars.  Hands fixed on the wheel.  Ten and two.  Then we're off, hurtling down empty Santa Monica side streets before dawn.

Afghanistan's last finance minister, now a D.C. Uber driver, ponders what went wrong  —  Until last summer, Khalid Payenda was Afghanistan's finance minister, overseeing a $6 billion budget — the lifeblood of a government fighting for its survival in a war that had long been at the center of U.S. foreign policy.

With small, portable weapons, Ukraine's fighters keep Russia at bay  —  Russia has a huge firepower advantage in its war on Ukraine.  In keeping with its military tradition, Russia is relying on heavy weapons such as tanks, artillery guns and fighter jets.  —  Yet the Ukrainians …

4 U.S. Marines Killed in Osprey Crash in Norway  —  The police said that the tilt-rotor aircraft, which was taking part in a NATO training exercise, crashed on Friday evening, killing all crew members aboard.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  Four U.S. Marines were killed …

Josh Hawley's misleading attack on Judge Jackson's sentencing of child-porn offenders  —  “I've been researching the record of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, reading her opinions, articles, interviews & speeches.  I've noticed an alarming pattern when it comes to Judge Jackson's treatment of sex offenders …

NYC's new health czar says young kids should continue wearing masks  —  The city's new health commissioner believes mask mandates for young children should be indefinitely maintained - a position in direct conflict with Mayor Eric Adams, who recently claimed kids wouldn't have to wear them much longer.