A Russian soldier has gone on trial in Ukraine for the killing of an unarmed civilian.
The case that opened in Kyiv marked the first time it has prosecuted a member of the Russian military for a war crime since Russia invaded Ukraine 11 weeks ago.
A 21-year-old captured member of a tank unit is accused of shooting a 62-year-old Ukrainian man in the head through an open car window in a northeastern village.
Finland’s leaders have come out in favor of applying to join NATO, and Sweden could do the same within days.
That would amount to a historic realignment on the continent 2 1/2 months after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine sent a shiver of fear through Moscow’s neighbors.
The Kremlin has reacted to the move by Finland by warning it will be forced to take retaliatory “military-technical” steps.
President Joe Biden is stepping up his administration’s response to a nationwide baby formula shortage that has forced frenzied parents into online groups to swap and sell to each other to keep their babies fed.
The shortage stems from supply chain disruptions and a safety recall. Retailers are limiting what customers can buy, and doctors are urging parents to contact food banks, physicians' offices and warning against watered-down formula or making DIY recipes.
Mayors, police chiefs and other local officials are going to the White House to share with President Biden how they are spending money from the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package on policing and public safety programs.
White House officials say Biden will highlight some of these efforts during an event in the Rose Garden on Friday and urge cities to spend even more of their coronavirus relief money on public safety before the summer months, which typically bring a spike in violent crime.
The 2021 relief package included $350 billion for state, local and tribal governments. That relief money could go to police departments.
Elon Musk says his planned $44 billion purchase of Twitter is “temporarily on hold” pending details on spam and fake accounts on the social media platform.
The Tesla billionaire's tweet Friday is another twist amid signs of internal turmoil over the proposed acquisition.
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Jerome Powell for a second four-year term as Federal Reserve chair, giving bipartisan backing to Powell’s high-stakes efforts to curb the highest inflation in four decades.
The 80-19 vote reflected broad support in Congress for the Fed’s drive to combat surging prices through a series of sharp interest rate hikes that could extend well into next year.
The Fed’s goal is to slow borrowing and spending enough to ease the inflation pressures.
In sports, the Heat advance to the NBA's Eastern Conference finals, the Blues are in the second round of the NHL playoffs, and the Mets win another series. Correspondent Tom Mariam reports.