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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov walk past honour guards at the Kremlin in Moscow. U.S. sanctions are targeting Putin and a handful of individuals believed to be among his closest advisors.

The U.S. sanctions on Russian oligarchs miss the richest of the rich

The sanctions may do little to dim the jet-setting lifestyles of Russia's ultra-rich and infamous – much less force a withdrawal of tanks and troops.

A badly damaged mosque after an earthquake in West Pasaman district, West Sumatra, Indonesia on Friday. The strong and shallow earthquake shook Sumatra on Friday, killing a number of people.

Searchers dig into the rubble after an earthquake hit Indonesia

A strong earthquake shook Sumatra island, killing eight people, injuring 86 and leaving thousands displaced.

Russia's embassy in Washington, D.C. is pictured on Wednesday. The U.S. and European allies are kicking selected Russian banks from the SWIFT messaging system.

Select Russian banks are being booted off the SWIFT bank messaging system

The U.S. and European allies are ramping up sanctions against Russia that include moving to cut off certain Russian banks from the key bank messaging system.

The invasion of Ukraine has seen a surge of videos flooding TikTok, many of the most popular ones containing false or misleading material.

TikTok sees a surge of misleading videos that claim to show the invasion of Ukraine

A flurry of conflict-themed videos has inundated TikTok, sending countless videos depicting military action unrelated to the war in Ukraine to millions of viewers.

The man who grabbed Pelosi's podium during the Jan. 6 riot is sentenced to prison

Adam Johnson bragged that he "broke the Internet" after an image of him with the podium was made public. A federal judge sentenced Johnson to 75 days in prison.

Russian President Vladimir Putin enters a hall to chair a Security Council meeting in Moscow, Russia on Friday.

The U.S. sanctions Russian President Vladimir Putin

The United States sanctioned Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, according to White House press secretary Jen Psaki.

Actor Zero Mostel, center, who portrays Tevye in the musical "Fiddler on the Roof," poses backstage with cast members after the play's opening performance at the Imperial Theatre in New York on Sept. 22, 1964. Maria Karnilova, who plays Tevye's wife, Golde, is at far left. Playing Tevye's daughters, from left, are, Tanya Everett, as Chava; Julia Migenes, as Hodel; and Joanna Merlin, as Tzeitel.

If Russia's invasion of Ukraine feels familiar, look to Broadway in the '60s

Why should Americans care about Ukraine? An answer from 1960s Broadway.

Texas resident Amber Briggle kisses her son. She says the onslaught of anti-trans legislation in the state is emotionally traumatizing.

In Texas, an unrelenting assault on trans rights is taking a mental toll

Texas lawmakers have proposed dozens of anti-LGBTQ bills and young people have flooded crisis lines. "It's emotionally traumatizing," says Amber Briggle, whose 14-year-old son is trans.

Feraidon Hakimi, wearing Afghan clothes, stands outside Fort Pickett military base in Blackstone, Va. in October 2021. Hakimi spent four months on the base before moving to Maryland.

The next challenge for Afghan refugees is finding affordable housing and jobs

Afghan refugees have left their first destination in the U.S.: military bases. Now they're resettling in communities around the country. But finding affordable housing makes the transition difficult.

Frederick Douglass biographer traces the rise of a legendary abolitionist and orator

David Blight's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography traced Douglass' path from slavery to abolitionist and inspired HBO's documentary, Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches. Originally broadcast in 2018.

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