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Russia vetoes U.N. Security Council resolution denouncing Ukraine invasion

The U.N. Security Council vote last night highlights where diplomatic pressure stands against Russia.

'Wait Wait' for Feb. 26, 2022: Hail to the Chief Edition

This week, we celebrate some of our favorite moments from the show, with guests Ed Begley, Jr.; Yamiche Alcindor; Antoni Porowski; and The RZA. Plus, a tribute to our friend P.J. O'Rourke.

Following the nuclear disaster at the Chernobyl plant in 1986, a protective dome was built over the destroyed fourth reactor.

Why Russia's capture of Chernobyl might not be the biggest nuclear concern in Ukraine

Russia's capture of the Chernobyl nuclear plant raised alarms across the international community, with many world leaders wondering if Russia chose to seize the area for a specific reason.

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.

Francis Oliver founded a small Black history museum in Sanford, Fla., the city where Trayvon Martin was killed. She has preserved the items from the roadside memorial that popped up after his death.

Mementos preserve Trayvon Martin's legacy, 10 years after his killing

A small Black history museum in the city where Trayvon Martin was killed saved the tributes people brought to the roadside memorial that sprung up after his death.

People in Los Angeles walk in a silent protest march on April 9, 2012, to demand justice for the killing of Trayvon Martin.

Trayvon Martin's killing 10 years ago changed the tenor of democracy

The Black teen's killing on Feb. 26, 2012, helped spark Black Lives Matter. Though the movement has seemingly yielded some cultural change, it comes at a time when hope for legal change is tenuous.

Ukrainian troops battle Russian troops to keep hold of Kyiv

The Ukrainian president releases another defiant video as Russian troops battle to take over Kyiv.

Ukraine's Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova speaks during a news conference at the Embassy of Ukraine in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 24.

Ukrainian soldiers who profanely told off Russian warship may be alive, officials say

Last week, a Russian warship approached Snake Island and asked the Ukrainian forces there to surrender. The response from Ukraine was simple: "Russian warship. Go f*** yourself."

Ukrainian service members collect unexploded shells after fighting with Russian forces in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv in the morning of Feb. 26, 2022, according to Ukrainian service personnel at the scene.

Ukrainian and Russian negotiators agree to hold talks in Belarus

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's office said a delegation of the Ukrainian government will meet for talks with Russian officials near the Pripyat River in Belarus.

The management company of conductor Valery Gergiev has decided to drop him over his close ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

A Russian conductor has been dropped by a management company over his ties to Putin

Valery Gergiev had been represented since December 2020 by Munich-based Marcus Felsner, who started his own management company that year after leaving Opus3.

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