Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a 36-hour cease-fire in Ukraine this weekend to mark the Russian Orthodox Christmas holiday. Thursday recap.
Author: John Bacon, USA TODAY
Kremlin blames soldiers’ cell phones, pundits blame Russia military leaders for Ukraine strike that killed 89
The use of cell phones exposed the location of Russian troops to Ukrainian troops, prompting the weekend rocket attack that killed dozens.
‘Truly a brutal storm’ heading for California; forecasters predict flooding, landslides, deaths: Updates
The storm could drop 8 inches of rain in some areas. Previous rain has left the ground saturated, the National Weather Service in San Francisco says.
Storm-battered California could get 8 more inches of rain; tornadoes possible in South
About 50,000 homes and businesses in California were without power as residents braced for more rain. Tornadoes are possible in the South.
Ukrainian missiles kill scores of Russian soldiers, one of deadliest strikes on Kremlin forces since war began: Updates
Scores of Russian soldiers were killed when Ukrainian missiles struck a building in the occupied Donetsk region of Ukraine on New Year’s Day. Updates.
3 killed, others trapped in tornado-battered homes in Louisiana, blizzard in North; ice headed to Northeast
More than 30 million Americans across the nation’s northern tier were under winter weather advisories or warnings while tornadoes swept the South.
7 injured in Texas tornadoes, storms; blizzard warnings issued in 6 states as massive winter storm rocks US
A massive winter storm roaring across the West prompted blizzard warnings in six states and fueled concerns of possibly severe tornadoes in the South.
82K Ukrainians living in US under special program; Russia hopes to reload with Iranian missiles: Updates
Over 82,000 Ukrainians and their family members have been “paroled” into the United States under the “U4U” — United for Ukraine — program. Updates.
‘Travel could become impossible’: Powerful winter storm dumps snow in Sierra Nevada; flood watches triggered in California
Parts of the Sierra Nevada Mountains could see five feet of snow from the major winter storm forecast to also hit Colorado to Minnesota into midweek.
Who is Viktor Bout, the arms dealer and ‘Merchant of Death’ freed in exchange for Brittney Griner?
Viktor Bout, 55, is a former Soviet military officer and translator who was serving a 25-year prison sentence in the US.