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Letitia James: the New York state attorney general who brought down Trump Organization  The Guardian US Trump’s crushing fraud trial defeat is a microcosm of a life defined by breaking all the rules  CNN MSNBC host Katy Tur demands: ‘Is this fair’

Modeling’s silver wave hits the runway at shows including Batsheva and Helmut Lang.

Illegal Glock switches made on 3-D printers modify pistols to fire like machine guns, fueling killings in cities like Washington, D.C.

Lilian was 20 when her newborn baby died of medical complications at a hospital in El Salvador, where abortion is a crime and even the suspicion of one can land a woman in jail. Lilian was arrested and sentenced to

At least 212 people were detained at events in Russia on Friday and Saturday in memory of Alexei Navalny, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most formidable domestic opponent, who died on Friday, according to an independent Russian human rights group. It

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has described the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the eastern Ukrainian town of Avdiivka after months of heavy fighting as a “logical, just and professional solution” to protect the lives of soldiers. “That was the main

Ukrainian troops withdraw from Avdiivka, military faces ammunition shortage  Reuters Ukraine makes major troop withdrawal in key win for Putin and Russia  Fox News Avdiivka, Longtime Ukraine Stronghold Ukraine, Falls to Russia  The New York Times Russia has captured soldiers, Ukrainian commander says,

An activist who thrived on agitation, he feared irrelevancy in exile. Winning new respect as he continued to lambast the Kremlin from behind bars cost him his life.

Mass shootings cause parents to hesitate bringing children to big events  NPR Chiefs embrace hurting Kansas City community as shooting investigation continues with 2 teens charged. Here’s what we know  CNN Patrick Mahomes visits sisters injured in Super Bowl parade shooting  The Guardian

About half those injured in the Kansas City Super Bowl parade shooting were children. With such incidents continuing to happen, some parents now think twice about bringing kids to big, crowded events. (Image credit: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds)