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• Trump’s saga is part of a wider global ‘age of impunity’ | read here • Infertility affects 1 in 6 adults around the world, WHO says | read here • Prison not ‘appropriate’ for man who raped girl, judge says | read here • Finland joins NATO, doubling alliance’s land border with Russia | read here • Why Finland — but not Sweden — is in NATO | read here • Ukraine live briefing: Finland joins NATO; U.S. pledges $2.6 billion arms package to Ukraine | read here • Himalayan avalanche kills seven tourists in northern India | read here • Nigel Lawson, who shook up British economy in Thatcher era, dies at 91 | read here • Train derails in Netherlands, killing 1 and injuring 30 | read here • U.S. to boost Ukraine’s air defenses with $2.6 billion weapons package | read here

• Plants make ultrasonic popping sounds. They might be cries for help. | read here • They thought a painting in their TV room was a fake. It sold for $850K. | read here • A giant spoon was stolen from Dairy Queen. A Pokémon Go player found it. | read here • He dreamed of playing college baseball. At 56, he left his job to do it. | read here • Controversial pipeline blocked — again — over impact on water quality | read here • Trump returns to New York for arraignment on criminal charges | read here • Roy McGrath is thought to have shot himself during traffic stop, document says | read here • Tenn. GOP seeks to expel 3 House Democrats after school shooting protests | read here • Man charged in threats to Human Rights Campaign after Nashville shooting | read here • Protesters fight to sue the government over Lafayette Square attack | read here

• Inside Colombia’s most powerful drug trafficking group — and its case for peace | read here • El grupo narcotraficante más poderoso de Colombia busca negociar la paz | read here • Paris just voted to ban rental e-scooters. Other cities could be next. | read here • What to know about Sanna Marin’s reelection loss, Finland’s future with NATO | read here • Investigators skeptical of yacht’s role in Nord Stream bombing | read here • Russia arrests woman in blast that killed pro-war blogger | read here • A web of trenches shows Russia fears losing Crimea | read here • Four maps explain how Finland could alter NATO’s security | read here • Ukraine live briefing: Russia detains suspect in St. Petersburg cafe blast; Finland to formalize NATO membership | read here • Ryuichi Sakamoto, eclectic composer who saw no borders, dies at 71 | read here

• California police union leader charged in opioid smuggling scheme | read here • After fleeing war, Ukrainians rush to help Mississippi tornado victims | read here • Political polarization is sorting colleges into red and blue schools | read here • In photos: The scene as severe storms strike parts of Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois and other states | read here • Man’s body is exhumed after Murdaugh trial led to new investigation | read here • Leonardo DiCaprio testifies in trial of Fugees rapper Pras Michél | read here • As DeSantis seeks Disney probe, Iger accuses him of ‘anti-business’ stance | read here • Nashville shooter fired 152 rounds, studied other killers, police say | read here • Baby goes to first game after parents used Brewers raffle win for IVF | read here • A girl refused to sell her goat for slaughter. Then came law enforcement. | read here

• Israeli protesters return to streets as judicial overhaul stays on ‘pause’ | read here • Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, Ethiopian nun and piano virtuoso, dies at 99 | read here • Philippine ferry fire leaves dozens dead or injured, authorities say | read here • In old, feel-good story, Putin bought teacher an apartment. He didn’t. | read here • Ryuichi Sakamoto, eclectic composer who saw no borders, dies at 71 | read here • Ukraine puts Orthodox priest under house arrest for Russia ties | read here • Ukraine live briefing: Blinken calls for U.S. journalist’s release; explosion kills pro-Kremlin military blogger | read here • Israel to form national guard proposed by far-right minister Ben Gvir | read here • Russian blogger who pushed for Ukraine war dies in cafe explosion | read here • Trump’s indictment fuels global concern over U.S. politics | read here

• As California floods, a farmworker town feels forgotten — again | read here • Charges brought in NYC gay-bar robberies that left D.C. consultant dead | read here • Tornadoes charge through South, Midwest and Mid-Atlantic, killing 24 | read here • How ‘Latinx’ united — and divided — a community seeking to redefine itself | read here • After school shooting, Nashville’s Christian community grapples with guns | read here • True-crime fans seized on the Idaho killings. Their accusations derailed lives. | read here • Republicans push for stricter election laws, despite scant proof of fraud | read here • Justice Dept. said to have more evidence of possible Trump obstruction at Mar-a-Lago | read here • He jumped onto Dodger Stadium’s field to propose. Then he was tackled. | read here

• Arresting U.S. journalist, Kremlin ruthlessly pursues wartime aims | read here • Ukraine live briefing: ‘Let him go,’ Biden says of U.S. reporter detained in Russia | read here • Andrew Tate and brother released from jail, put under house arrest | read here • Moscow hadn’t accused a U.S. reporter of spying since the Cold War — until this week | read here • Mexican military accused of hindering probe of 43 missing students | read here • 350 million are ‘marching toward starvation,’ says outgoing U.N. food chief | read here • Ukraine live briefing: Russia takes U.N. Security Council presidency; calls mount for release of U.S. reporter | read here • Bodies of 8 believed to be migrants recovered in Canada near U.S. border | read here • Israeli police fatally shoot man at Jerusalem's holiest site | read here • Presidents of Taiwan, Guatemala visit Mayan pyramid | read here

• Family of man paralyzed during Md. traffic stop wins $7.5 million | read here • ‘We’re not going to fix it’: The GOP response after Nashville shooting | read here • In photos: The scene as severe storms strike parts of Arkansas, Iowa Illinois and other states | read here • FBI informant testifies at Proud Boys sedition trial — for the defense | read here • Funerals begin in Nashville school shooting, as 9-year-old is mourned | read here • He was released from prison. Florida wants him sent back for life. | read here • Diplomat’s daughter gets 35 years in killing of ‘wonderful young man’ | read here • U.S. published Social Security numbers of 1,900 White House visitors in error | read here • Minneapolis leaders approve sweeping settlement to reform policing | read here • Survivors of a mass killing face another in Nashville | read here

• Turkey approves Finland’s NATO bid, clearing path for it to join alliance | read here • Ukraine live briefing: White House condemns Russia’s detention of U.S. journalist; Finland clears NATO hurdle | read here • Taiwan, like Ukraine, is fighting for democracy, Tsai says in New York | read here • Under Biden, U.S. sees unions as key ally in democracy agenda | read here • The stuffed animals comforting Ukraine’s children in wartime | read here • Vatican rejects ‘doctrine of discovery’ used to justify colonial rule | read here • How China let a ship banned for ferrying North Korean coal go rogue | read here • Olympian Oscar Pistorius denied parole 10 years after murdering girlfriend | read here • Italy temporarily bans ChatGPT over privacy concerns | read here • Pope to leave hospital, take part in Palm Sunday services, Vatican says | read here

• ‘Please hurry’: 911 calls capture horror of Nashville shooting | read here • Trump indicted by N.Y. grand jury, first ex-president charged with crime | read here • Tennessee senators won’t hear gun bills in wake of Nashville shooting | read here • From rap royalty to federal court, Fugees star on trial in financial scheme | read here • After she put down her dog, the dog’s favorite restaurant sent a condolence gift | read here • A principal thought she wrote a check for Elon Musk. It was an impostor. | read here • Rare beetle species named after former California Gov. Jerry Brown | read here • Who is Stormy Daniels, the adult-film star linked to Trump’s indictment? | read here • After Trump indictment is handed up, late-night hosts bring house down | read here • Nashville shooter was hard-working, antisocial in college | read here

• ‘Phantom cat shaver’ targeting pets in Britain — and no one knows why | read here • Russia sentences dad to jail after daughter’s antiwar art, but he flees | read here • Secret trove offers rare look into Russian cyberwar ambitions | read here • 7 takeaways from the Vulkan Files investigation | read here • Philippine ferry fire leaves dozens dead or injured, authorities say | read here • Who is the Wall Street Journal reporter arrested in Russia? | read here • Russia says notifications of ballistic missile launches will continue | read here • King Charles III applauds German and British unity in defending Ukraine | read here • Wall Street Journal reporter arrested in Russia by security service | read here • ‘Extensive’ failures marred response in Canada’s worst mass shooting | read here

• Slain man possibly ‘targeted’ after another man’s overdose, sheriff says | read here • Melissa Joan Hart says she helped children escaping Nashville shooting | read here • Fishermen admit to cheating in scandal that rocked sport fishing | read here • Authorities investigate 33 swimmers filmed ‘harassing’ dolphins in Hawaii | read here • After #FreeBritney, Senate bill seeks changes to guardianships | read here • Crash, a one-eyed rescue cat, stars as Cadbury’s next Easter ‘bunny’ | read here • Photos from scene of Nashville shooting at Covenant School | read here • See how the railroad industry has changed, in 6 charts | read here • Family of man paralyzed during Md. traffic stop wins $7.5 million | read here • Town evacuates after Minnesota train carrying ethanol derails, catches fire | read here

• U.S. says Taiwan president is just passing through. China’s not amused. | read here • Adidas gives up attempt to block Black Lives Matter trademark | read here • Amsterdam launches ‘Stay Away’ campaign to discourage drug tourism | read here • Ukraine live briefing: IAEA chief says nuclear safety deal ‘evolving’ after Zaporizhzhia visit | read here • Deal ‘evolving’ to protect Ukrainian nuclear plant at risk of catastrophe | read here • Pope Francis hospitalized with respiratory infection, Vatican says | read here • Biden-Netanyahu spat bursts into full view | read here • McCarthy’s meeting with Taiwan’s president puts U.S. on alert | read here • Edward MacMahon, who helped defend ‘20th hijacker’ after 9/11, dies at 62 | read here • Keith Reid, ‘Whiter Shade of Pale’ lyricist, dies at 76 | read here

• Randall Robinson, founder of influential Africa lobby, dies at 81 | read here • In bodycam footage, Nashville police seen confronting school shooter | read here • Seattle police met many 2012 consent decree goals, U.S. says | read here • Supreme Court justices under new ethics disclosures on trips, other gifts | read here • Police: Nashville shooter was under a doctor’s care for ‘emotional disorder’ | read here • William Wulf, computer pioneer who opened way for internet, dies at 83 | read here • Experts say police response in Nashville was ‘exact opposite’ to Uvalde | read here • Family sues officer who fatally shot 2-year-old during armed standoff | read here • Wis. school blocks 1st-graders from singing ‘Rainbowland’ in spring show | read here • DNA on half-eaten burrito led to arrest in antiabortion office firebombing | read here

• In photos: Mass demonstrations take place across France | read here • Migration to Italy is soaring. And it’s still the off-season. | read here • In Photos: Fire at migrant center in Mexico near U.S. border kills dozens | read here • Russia sentences dad to jail after daughter’s antiwar art, but he flees | read here • North Korean hackers play the ‘long con’ by targeting experts | read here • Randall Robinson, founder of influential Africa lobby, dies at 81 | read here • Ernie Bot, China’s answer to ChatGPT, is delayed — again | read here • French workers ramp up strikes over retirement age, raising pressure on Macron | read here • France battered by protests over pension plans as Macron holds firm | read here • After Netanyahu’s judicial retreat, Israelis regroup for next round | read here

• Connie Martinson, who interviewed thousands of authors on TV, dies at 90 | read here • Survivor of Highland Park gunfire crashes Nashville shooting news conference | read here • Former student kills six in Nashville school shooting, police say | read here • While live in Nashville, reporter reveals she survived a school shooting | read here • Fla. parent files complaint about second-graders watching ‘Ruby Bridges’ | read here • Farm cancels goat-snuggling events after critics call it exploitation | read here • Plastic surgeon accused of killing lawyer representing his former practice | read here • Activist group led by Ginni Thomas received nearly $600,000 in anonymous donations | read here • A fisherman found a decomposing camera. On it were wedding photos from 2010. | read here • In Photos: Vice President Harris visits Ghana | read here

• Hong Kong sees first protest in three years — under strict controls | read here • Big Oil is selling off its polluting assets — with unintended consequences | read here • In a first, former Taiwanese president Ma Ying-jeou travels to China | read here • In photos: Protests in Israel as rage mounts over courts overhaul | read here • Meet the Israeli protesters resisting Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul | read here • Police using ‘excessive force’ at France protests, rights groups say | read here • Scotland’s new party leader, Humza Yousaf, is pro-independence and Muslim | read here • What to know about Israel’s protests and judicial overhaul | read here • What time is it? In Lebanon, no one is sure. | read here • Ukraine live briefing: Russia says Western sanctions won’t stop it from moving tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus | read here

• ICE detainees were ‘poisoned’ by toxic cleaning chemicals, lawsuit alleges | read here • Barbs fly from Mexico leader, but migration deal stays above the fray | read here • An Okla. lawmaker told police they couldn’t arrest him. They did anyway. | read here • A Southern town embraces its AR-15 factory | read here • High-capacity-magazine bans could save lives. Will they hold up in court? | read here • The Blast Effect | read here • Why we are showing the impact of bullets from an AR-15 on the human body | read here • Why do Americans own AR-15s? | read here • The radicals’ rifle | read here • We spent 7 months examining the AR-15’s role in America. Here’s what we learned. | read here

• Ukraine live briefing: Kremlin boosting tank production, Putin says; Kyiv frustrated by U.N. human rights report | read here • Israeli defense minister calls on Netanyahu to halt overhaul of courts | read here • Kyiv doctor killed in Russian airstrike shows war’s fallout far from front | read here • Taiwan breaks ties with Honduras after it formalizes relations with Beijing | read here • Monarch butterflies lose sanctuary in Mexico as climate changes | read here • Netanyahu’s political touch eludes him as Israel spirals into chaos | read here • Police using ‘excessive force’ at France protests, rights groups say | read here • Tunisia says dozens killed as three ships sink in Mediterranean | read here • Ukraine live briefing: NATO slams Russia’s nuclear rhetoric; E.U. threatens Belarus with sanctions | read here • West warns Putin against ‘dangerous’ nuclear rhetoric but downplays threat | read here

• Once hounded by police, Los Angeles street vendors find new freedom | read here • Tigers escape enclosure after storm, Georgia zoo says | read here • After deadly Mississippi tornadoes, federal officials vow disaster relief | read here • For some Rolling Fork residents, recovery from Mississippi tornado is uncertain | read here • ‘Everything is gone’: Loss and destruction in a small Mississippi town | read here • Satellite images show destruction from tornadoes in Rolling Fork, Miss. | read here • Death toll rises to 7 after Pennsylvania chocolate factory explosion | read here

• India’s top opposition leader Gandhi expelled from Parliament after conviction | read here • Ukraine live briefing: U.N. report details killing of POWs; European allies promise more artillery | read here • Biden and Trudeau reaffirm their alliance | read here • Putin, charged with war crimes, must limit travel to avoid arrest | read here • King Charles III postpones first overseas visit as pension protests rock France | read here • Rwanda frees Paul Rusesabagina, inspiration for ‘Hotel Rwanda,’ U.S. says | read here • Biden warns Iran after U.S. forces clash with proxy groups in Syria | read here • How to flee house arrest in Russia: Escapees tell their secrets | read here • Bolsonaro’s return poses risks for the former president — and Brazil | read here • Venezuela: 21 officials, businessmen arrested in oil scheme | read here

• How this Minn. farm community rallied to save its only day-care center | read here • This is Utah’s new flag — and here’s why more states are mulling redesigns | read here • After a 1935 tragedy, a priest vowed to teach kids about menstruation | read here • The untold story of Jimmy Carter, his best friend and a murder charge | read here • Tornadoes tear through rural Mississippi and Alabama, killing 26 | read here

• Between Avdiivka and Bakhmut, Ukrainian forces fight Russia on tough terrain | read here • The secretive Israeli think tank behind Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul | read here • Zebra who ran through busy Seoul streets escaped zoo after parents died | read here • Warm winter threatens beloved Canadian tradition: The hair-freezing contest | read here • Grindr warns Egyptian police may be using fake accounts to trap users | read here • Drone attack kills U.S. contractor in Syria, prompting airstrike response | read here • In China, embattled TikTok chief seen as hero defying bullying U.S. | read here • You can walk on the mosaic where King Charles will be crowned — in your socks | read here • 8 things to know about traveling in Europe during labor strikes | read here • Governments around the world have moved to ban or restrict TikTok amid security fears | read here

• Man died after not being given water in jail for nearly 3 days, family says | read here • Afroman vows to make new music ridiculing officers who raided his home | read here • Warm winter threatens beloved Canadian tradition: The hair-freezing contest | read here • In New York, a city official welcoming migrants used to be one | read here • Florida parents upset by Michelangelo’s ‘David’ force out principal | read here • What’s new at Nationals Park for 2023 | read here • Gordon Moore, Silicon Valley pioneer who co-founded Intel, dies at 94 | read here

• China rejects sale of TikTok | read here • Deadly Marburg virus outbreaks reported in East and West Africa | read here • Russia is shipping very old tanks west, signaling shortage in Ukraine | read here • Patrick French, renowned biographer of V.S. Naipaul, dies at 56 | read here • Governments around the world have moved to ban or restrict TikTok amid security fears | read here • Netanyahu vows to push through judicial overhaul amid nationwide protests | read here • France strikes intensify as anger mounts over retirement age hike | read here • Are Skittles dangerous? A California bill aims to ban chemicals in candy. | read here • Ukraine live briefing: ICC and Ukraine agree to open country office; E.U. leaders discuss plans to pressure Russia | read here • The U.S. connection to Uganda’s ‘kill the gays’ bill | read here

• College president cancels student drag show, comparing drag to blackface | read here • Teen couldn’t find shoes for his size 23 feet. Strangers gave him money for a custom pair. | read here • Professors published a paper on AI with a ‘plot twist’ — ChatGPT wrote it | read here • PETA pinches Baltimore seafood restaurant with a salty billboard — again | read here • Father of Parkland victim arrested at congressional hearing on guns | read here • Are Skittles dangerous? A California bill aims to ban chemicals in candy. | read here • He asked for badge numbers. A deputy broke his face, lawsuit says. | read here • What is Cop City? Why are there violent protests in an Atlanta forest? | read here

• Costa Rica, laid-back land of ‘pura vida,’ succumbing to drug violence | read here • By embracing Putin, Xi defies the U.S. and exploits a global divide | read here • Ugandan law criminalizes being LGBTQ amid crackdown on homosexuality | read here • A Winnie the Pooh horror film was pulled in Hong Kong. No one will explain why. | read here • Virginia Zeani, renowned and versatile opera diva, dies at 97 | read here • Ukraine, pumped up by Western weapons, is held back by slow deliveries | read here • Xi’s delay of Siberia pipeline signals limits to his embrace of Putin | read here • 8 things to know about traveling in Europe during labor strikes | read here • Boris Johnson says ‘hand on heart’ he didn’t lie to Parliament about Partygate | read here • Macron defends move to raise retirement age as protests roil France | read here

• Gladys Kessler, federal judge in landmark tobacco lawsuit, dies at 85 | read here • A tree fell, killing two children. Their parents are now warning others. | read here • Poppy seed bagels led to failed drug tests for two new moms, ACLU says | read here • Teen’s 2015 death a homicide inquiry after Murdaugh case, authorities say | read here • Iowa’s sharp right turn: From centrist state to ‘Florida of the North’ | read here • Who is Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan DA who could charge Trump? | read here • At a Denver high school, another shooting leaves students shaken | read here • An armed man tried to enter a strip club. Security guards stopped him. | read here

• Racism, misogyny rampant in London police force, ‘damning’ report finds | read here • China portrays Xi’s Russia trip as bid for leadership of non-Western world | read here • U.S. finds Ethiopian troops committed crimes against humanity | read here • Saudi Arabia frees U.S. citizen imprisoned over tweets about crown prince | read here • Taiwan’s president to stop in U.S., raising prospect of friction with China | read here • U.S. pushing Canada to lead international force to Haiti | read here • U.K. scientists plead for return of rare shark’s head, promise ‘no judging’ | read here • Another art museum chief quits as Russia pressures cultural institutions | read here • Boris Johnson lays out his ‘Partygate’ defense ahead of Parliament grilling | read here • Xi’s cocoon in Moscow: A Chinese-owned hotel over Red Square opulence | read here

• City will pay $750K after police allegedly drew swastika in man’s car | read here • Colo. dentist accused of killing his wife with poisoned protein shake | read here • Louisiana backs off, lets family keep invasive rodent as a pet | read here • Minnesota advances abortion bill to protect out-of-state patients | read here • After 81 years, a Virginia military base sheds its Confederate name | read here • Fed up with her town’s recycling, she collected two tons of trash on her own | read here • Supreme Court asked to allow West Virginia’s transgender athlete ban | read here • Va. man who fiercely attacked police in Jan. 6 riot sentenced to 52 months | read here • Homeland Security launches ‘Operation Blue Lotus’ to target fentanyl | read here • As lethal injection faces hurdles, Idaho turns back to firing squads | read here

• How the U.S. broke Iraq | read here • Drone strikes, sabotage, shelling: Russia’s war on Ukraine comes to Russia | read here • Israel delays part of judicial overhaul but fails to contain turmoil | read here • Mauritania’s ancient libraries could be lost to the expanding desert | read here • At least 14 killed as 6.8-magnitude earthquake hits Ecuador and Peru | read here • American hostage freed from captivity in Africa | read here • Macron narrowly overcomes no-confidence vote as anger in France intensifies | read here • Earthquake-battered parts of Turkey hit by severe flooding | read here • Xi and Putin end initial meeting in Moscow, affirm ties amid Ukraine war | read here • Xi and Putin hold talks in Russia, trading compliments, amid war in Ukraine | read here

• Family raises money to exhume body of S.C. teen found near Murdaugh home | read here • A wrestler died of heat stroke. His college will pay his family $14M. | read here • Oakland’s DA urges more lenient sentences even amid fears over crime | read here • McCarthy tells Trump supporters not to protest if ex-president is indicted | read here • Iowa’s sharp right turn: From centrist state to ‘Florida of the North’ | read here • Trump lawyers move to quash Georgia grand jury report, evidence | read here • Gloria Dea, Las Vegas magician who vanished into obscurity, dies at 100 | read here • Tourism agency apologizes after sexualizing Canadian city’s name | read here

• At least 14 killed after 6.8-magnitude earthquake hits Ecuador and Peru | read here • ‘Dear Vladimir Vladimirovich’ — Russian conscripts decry ‘criminal orders’ | read here • The children of troops lost to Iraq War are all grown up | read here • Millions of dead fish clog Australian river | read here • The Iraq I never knew | read here • Putin visits occupied Mariupol, staking claim to invaded Ukrainian lands | read here • As Xi visits Russia, Putin sees his anti-U.S. world order taking shape | read here • Ukraine live briefing: Russia has ‘high’ expectations for Xi Jinping’s visit, Putin says, and is open to a diplomatic resolution to the war | read here • Biden warns Israeli leader on judicial changes | read here • As the Cuban national baseball team visits Miami, emotions run deep | read here

• In toxic Ohio derailment, other Americans see echoes of their fights | read here • Miami Beach issues curfew after 2 fatally shot amid spring break revelry | read here

• ICC issues arrest warrant for Putin over war crimes in Ukraine | read here • Ukraine live briefing: Turkey backs Finland’s NATO bid; ICC issues arrest warrant for Putin | read here • Dominican Republic sending children, pregnant migrants back to Haiti | read here • China’s Xi to meet Putin in Russia next week | read here • War forces thousands of disabled Ukrainians into institutions | read here • U.S. veterans won justice for burn pit exposure. Iraqis were forgotten. | read here • Notre Dame’s new spire is underway, with hopes of late 2024 reopening | read here • Novak Djokovic to miss Miami Open, denied covid vaccine exemption | read here • Ukraine live briefing: Grain deal extended; Putin’s ICC arrest warrant is justified, Biden says | read here • France protests: What to know as Macron forces a retirement-age hike | read here

• Trump calls for protests of what he claims is his imminent arrest | read here • Plant explosion leaves town with fear of lead exposure and few answers | read here

• 20 years later, U.S. invasion of Iraq hangs over war in Ukraine | read here • As settler violence surges, Palestinians say they have nowhere to turn | read here • FIFA drops plan for Saudi agency to sponsor Women’s World Cup | read here • South Korea wanted a 69-hour workweek. Young people weren’t having it. | read here • Russia is using old oil tankers to bypass export sanctions, risking spills | read here • Governments around the world have moved to ban or restrict TikTok amid security fears | read here • The Cure for Ticketmaster? Band says it has secured fee refund for fans. | read here • First Republic, SVB, Credit Suisse: The latest banks in trouble and why | read here • Turkey backs Finland for NATO membership, snubs Sweden | read here • France protests: What to know as Macron forces a retirement-age hike | read here

• Another train derails, spilling diesel on Washington tribal reservation | read here • John Jakes, best-selling author of historical novels, dies at 90 | read here • Disabled woman starved to death at Michigan group home, family says | read here • Trump-commissioned report undercut his claims of dead and double voters | read here • Ski patrollers struggle to afford mountain towns. Will unions help? | read here • Developers demolished a historic pub. They must rebuild from the rubble. | read here • Calif. firefighters were already strained. Then came rain and snow. | read here • Derek Chauvin, who killed George Floyd, pleads guilty in tax case | read here • Judge rules Trump lawyer Corcoran must testify, people familiar say | read here • Kentucky lawmakers pass ban on youth gender-affirming care | read here

• Always dreamed of hiking Nepal’s highest peaks? Now you can’t do it alone. | read here • Dominican Republic sending children, pregnant migrants back to Haiti | read here • Live updates: Wall Street watches First Republic Bank | read here • Missing uranium found in Libya, military forces say | read here • Loss of U.S. drone clipped by Russian jet was a twist in a broader pattern | read here • Ukraine demoted commander who gave interview about ill-trained troops | read here • Macron raises French retirement age without vote, prompting backlash | read here • Poland says it will be first NATO country to give fighter jets to Ukraine | read here • Ukraine briefing: Poland to send Ukraine fighter jets; U.S. releases footage of apparent drone collision | read here • As Asian threats rise, Japan and South Korea hold first summit in 12 years | read here

• Texas judge seems open to claim abortion drug was not properly vetted | read here • She drew a 49ers player for 404 days. It launched her art career. | read here • Fed up with impasse on school shootings, he built bulletproof safe rooms | read here • After she’s done with the scalpel, surgeon makes art on kids’ casts | read here • What counts as an ‘American name’ in a changing nation | read here • What to know about the Credit Suisse crisis and its global impact | read here • Wellesley College students vote to admit transgender men | read here • Grand jury heard audio of another Trump call seeking to overturn election | read here • He got 400-year sentence for robbery. 34 years later, he’s exonerated. | read here • Girl dies from fentanyl-laced painkiller, latest in wave of Texas teen deaths | read here