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An elderly woman walks with a cart March 14 in a residential area damaged in what is said was an explosion of a ballistic missile in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, in the northern part of the Donetsk oblast.

Russia shifts its military's focus in Ukraine, and its tone in negotiations

The Donbas region, the site of two breakaway republics created by Russia-backed separatists in 2014, has become the site of some of the heaviest fighting in recent days, a senior U.S. official says.

Daryl Banks III (right) of the St. Peter's Peacocks protects the ball from Eric Hunter of the Purdue Boilermakers in the second half of the game in the Sweet Sixteen round of the 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Wells Fargo Center on March 25.

Saint Peter's University advances to the Elite 8 after a historic NCAA Tournament win

The Saint Peters Peacocks made history Friday, becoming the first No. 15 seed to advance to the NCAA men's college basketball tournament's Elite Eight. But how did they get here?

Entries We Love: Yah Yah, 'All Bad'

This soulful, guitar-filled R&B Tiny Desk Contest entry reminds us of how the best is ahead, even when the grind of everyday has us reaching our breaking point.

Alexei Venediktov in 2017 the office of Russian radio station Echo of Moscow, which the Russian authorities shut down earlier this month citing its coverage of Russia's military activities in Ukraine. Venediktov, who was an editor at the station, says someone left an antisemitic message at his door.

A top Russian journalist found a pig's head and antisemitic slur left at his door

It was the latest in a series of acts of intimidation in Russia aimed at journalists and critics of the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine.

Remembering Madeleine Albright, the first woman to serve as secretary of state

Appointed by President Clinton in 1997, Albright advocated for the expansion of NATO into the former Soviet bloc countries of Eastern Europe. She died March 23. Originally broadcast in 2003 and 2018.

In <em>Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom,</em> a teacher in Bhutan is sent — against his wishes — to a remote village to work for a year. A spiritual awakening ensues in a remote place with no electricity and great respect for educators. One of the students in <em>Lunana</em> says he wants to be a teacher when he grows up because he wants to "touch the future."

The inspirational story of Bhutan's first Oscar nod: 'Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom'

The movie is up for best international feature. It's about an urban teacher who's ticked off about being sent to work in a remote village with no electricity. Enlightenment ensues!

Chet Holmgren #34 of the Gonzaga Bulldogs reacts against the Arkansas Razorbacks in the Sweet Sixteen round game of the 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.

This is (March) Madness! Top seeds Gonzaga and Arizona are toppled

Gonzaga gone. Arizona adieu. Baylor busted. That's leaves Kansas as the only No. 1 seed left.

Michelle Yeoh stars as a woman who suddenly develops the power to leap between parallel universes in the action-adventure-fantasy <em>Everything Everywhere All at Once.</em>

There's a multiverse of roads not taken in 'Everything Everywhere All at Once'

Michelle Yeoh stars as a Chinese American immigrant who suddenly develops the power to leap between parallel universes in this moving and often exasperating movie.

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas sits with his wife, conservative activist Ginni Thomas, at a Heritage Foundation event in October 2021 in Washington, D.C. Ginni Thomas reportedly encouraged efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

Ginni Thomas reportedly pressed Trump's chief of staff on overturning the election

Conservative activist Ginni Thomas, who's married to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, sent a number of texts to then-Chief of Staff Mark Meadows between November 2020 and January 2021.

Officials hope Miami Beach spring break curfew will discourage violence

Miami Beach has imposed a midnight spring break curfew and declared a state of emergency after shootings left five people wounded.

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