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While the U.S. is trying to calm some of Moscow's anxieties over a missile defense it wants to put in Poland and the Czech Republic, skepticism is growing in the intended host nations, as well. Russian President Vladimir Putin remains critical of U.S. plans.

Public-employee unions in Florida are scrambling to survive. A new labor law requires more workers to be dues-paying members — while making it more difficult to collect union dues.

A revised Indiana bill targeting youth gun violence is moving forward after lawmakers softened language that would have automatically sent some teens to adult court, while increasing penalties for firearms near schools.

European nations have implemented a wave of new restrictions as case numbers rise. And Israel has added the U.S. and Canada to its "red list" of countries that citizens are barred from traveling to.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Washington Post transportation reporter Ian Duncan about what air travelers should expect. The airlines and TSA say they're ready, but unions are skeptical.

Russia has won significant ground on the battlefield in eastern Ukraine but a growing number of experts say the growing costs to Moscow's military, economy and stature far outweigh the gains.

The jurors' decision is a major legal defeat for the 84-year-old entertainer once hailed as America's dad.

The CDC says people who have been fully vaccinated can travel safely two weeks after their final dose. But the agency is still advising against nonessential trips during the current rise in cases.

The Passover story is about displacement and the search for a promised land. For Ukrainian Jews this Passover, the story has special resonance as the holiday finds them scattered across the world.

Saddam Hussein's trial resumes with testimony that the former dictator's signature is on paperwork that led to the execution of residents in a Shiite town. Meanwhile, Iraqis continue to have difficulty forming a working government.