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Tehran says Majidreza Rahnavard killed two members of security forces; activists warn many more may be put to death by regime as it cracks down on months-long uprising

Donald Trump revealed Sunday that he could have rescued American Paul Whelan from Russia after he was arrested in 2018, but he refused. Whelan has been stuck in Russia serving a 16-year sentence on espionage charges he denies. Trump said

Ukraine steps up diplomacy amid fighting, power outages  Reuters.com Biden and Zelensky speak by phone to discuss recent US assistance for air defense  CNN Yellen Says US Aid to Ukraine Can Go on ‘As Long as It Takes’  Bloomberg Zelensky thanks Biden for

Kamala Harris Swears In Karen Bass as LA’s Mayor  The New York Times Los Angeles mayor to declare homeless state of emergency  Fox News Watch: Karen Bass Sworn In As 43rd Mayor Of Los Angeles  NBC News L.A. poet Amanda Gorman performs at

Few details on national security charges against two women representing faith regularly accused of spying for Israel; sentences handed down after 1-hour trial, community says

Northern California storm updates: Valley rain, Sierra snow to continue through Monday morning  KCRA Sacramento ‘Travel could become impossible’: Powerful winter storm dumps snow in Sierra Nevada; flood watches triggered in California  Yahoo ‘Atmospheric river event’ crashes into California and down the

Suspect in 1988 Lockerbie bombing now in U.S. custody  CBS News Lockerbie bombing suspect in custody  Fox News Libyan Intelligence Officer Charged With Building Lockerbie Bomb In U.S. Custody  NBC News Suspected bomb-maker arrested in Lockerbie attack that killed 270, including two West

A newly-opened Smithsonian exhibit holds 2,000-year-old artifacts revealing a civilization in its golden age, with an incense trade that spanned the known world from Rome to India

A newly-opened Smithsonian exhibit holds 2,000-year-old artifacts revealing a civilization in its golden age, with an incense trade that spanned the known world from Rome to India

By Nick Starkov KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy held talks with U.S. President Joe Biden and with the leaders of Turkey and France on Sunday, stepping up diplomatic activity around a war started by Russia nearly 10 months ago.