US officials say Russia has asked China for military help in Ukraine  —  White House fears move is sign of increasingly close ties between Beijing and Moscow  —  Russia has asked China for military equipment to support its invasion of Ukraine, according to US officials …

Brent Renaud, an American Journalist, Is Killed in Ukraine  —  Brent Renaud, an award-winning American filmmaker and journalist, was killed in Ukraine on Sunday while reporting in a suburb of the capital, Kyiv, according to Ukraine's Interior Ministry.  —  Mr. Renaud, 50, had worked …

Leaked Kremlin Memo to Russian Media: It Is “Essential” to Feature Tucker Carlson  —  On March 3, as Russian military forces bombed Ukrainian cities as part of Vladimir Putin's illegal invasion of his neighbor, the Kremlin sent out talking points to state-friendly media outlets with a request: Use more Tucker Carlson.

William Hurt, Oscar-Winning Actor for ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman,’ Dies at 71 … William Hurt, an acclaimed actor best known for his Oscar-winning performance in 1985's “Kiss of the Spider Woman” and his work in “Broadcast News,” “A History of Violence” and “Children of a Lesser God,” died Sunday of natural causes.

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 …

NYPD and Washington, DC, MPD Announce Investigation into Several Shooting Incidents  —  Police Commissioner Keechant L. Sewell and Chief of Police Robert J. Contee, III of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) in Washington, DC, announce that several shootings that occurred in the District …

Fox's Maria Bartiromo Actually Wonders if Biden Wants Ukraine ‘Taken Down’  —  Bartiromo also claimed earlier on Sunday that “some people” had told her that the Biden administration saw Putin more as a “partner” than an enemy.  —  Fox News host Maria Bartiromo was just asking questions …

‘Things Will Only Get Worse.’ Putin's War Sends Russians Into Exile.  —  Thousands of Russians saw their comfortable, middle-class lives fade overnight with the invasion ordered by President Vladimir V. Putin.  —  ISTANBUL — They lined up at ATM's, desperate for cash after Visa …

'I'm writing this post now and crying': Russians bid farewell to Instagram before midnight ban  —  RIGA, Latvia — The tears were flowing Sunday among Russia's airbrushed Instagram influencers, who begged their followers in farewell posts to join them on alternative social media platforms …

Tanks, bombs, shootings: Ukrainians describe Russian takeover of villages  —  Witnesses describe soldiers shooting people dead in the street and confiscating phones and laptops  —  Russian soldiers have shot people dead in the street as they took over Ukrainian villages, according to fleeing residents.

Russia threatens to make external debt payments in roubles  —  Warning from finance minister Anton Siluanov increases risk of nation's first default since 1998  —  Russia has threatened to pay international bondholders in roubles rather than dollars just days before a key interest payment on its external debt comes due.

Finding a Way Out of the War in Ukraine Proves Elusive  —  WASHINGTON — The United States accurately predicted the start of the war in Ukraine, sounding the alarm that an invasion was imminent despite Moscow's denials and Europe's skepticism.  Predicting how it might end is proving far more difficult.

Mark Levin Decries ‘Putin Wing’ of the GOP, Democratic Party, and Media for Promoting False Claim Ukraine Is Developing Bioweapons With U.S.  —  Fox News' Mark Levin on Sunday slammed the Biden administration for fearing escalation with Vladimir Putin amid his invasion of Ukraine …

“I Thought I Was Going To Die”: US and UK Fighters In Ukraine Described The Chaos Of A Russian Missile Attack  —  LVIV, Ukraine — Six Western fighters who came to Ukraine to join the new international legion described a scene of utter devastation and chaos when Russian missiles crashed …

Orwell Was Right  —  From free speech to “spheres of influence” to our passion for endless war, we've become the doublethinkers 1984 predicted  —  This weekend I re-read 1984, a book I tend to reach for when I get Defcon-1 depressed about the state of the world.

The case for hopeful realism  —  It's time for hopeful realism about what government can achieve in 2022 and beyond.  —  Putting this disposition to work is essential to dialing down the political divisions that have torn the country apart, beginning with the rise of the tea party …

At Least 35 Reported Dead, More Than 100 Injured in Base Attack  —  More than 100 were injured after missiles hit a base used to ferry weapons and train foreign fighters.  Russia had warned that arms shipments were “legitimate targets.”  —  Russia's air assault on a Ukrainian base brings the war closer to the Polish border.

First Amendment Scholars Want to See the Media Lose These Cases  —  Some legal experts say it is time to draw a sharp line between protected speech and harmful disinformation.  —  The lawyers and First Amendment scholars who have made it their life's work to defend the well-established …

'Don't expect the Mueller report': Video to play key part in Jan. 6 hearings and report  —  For months, the House select committee investigating the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol has been busy preparing for its upcoming hearings and finalizing plans for a public report later this year.

Democrats question electability of Black candidates  —  A big-time Maryland donor recently raised a lingering question in some corners of the Democratic Party: Can Black candidates run for and win statewide races? … - “Consider this: Three African-American males have run statewide …