Extreme: Two days of powerful storms that hit the country from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes have killed at least 28 people. Rescue workers are still digging through rubble. Tornadoes have flattened homes, tossed cars and knocked …

National: At least 17 people died yesterday in tornadoes and violent storms that struck the South and Midwest. One tornado was said to have been on the ground for 80 miles. Extensive damage was reported in several towns north of …

Black Balled: The NBA is investigating racist remarks on an audio recording attributed to LA Clippers owner Donald T. Sterling. On the recording the voice reported to be Sterling’s chides his girlfriend saying, “It bothers me a lot that you …

Ukraine Warming: A series of events is ratcheting up the tension in the Ukraine crisis. The US says Russian fighter jets have violated Ukrainian airspace at least half a dozen times in recent days. It’s not clear what might be …

Ukraine Warming: With Russian troops playing war games on the Ukraine border, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said Russia wants to start World War III. Yatsenyuk said on live television, “Attempts at military conflict in Ukraine will lead to a military …

World: An Afghan security guard at a hospital in Kabul opened fire, killing three American doctors and wounding an American nurse. Two of the doctors were a father and son. The gunman was wounded in the incident and underwent surgery …

Threats: Russia is stepping up threats to use military force in Ukraine according to comments by the foreign minister in a television interview. “Russian citizens being attacked is an attack against the Russian Federation,” said Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Ukraine …

Upheld: The Supreme Court today upheld Michigan’s voter initiative that bans racial preference, otherwise known as affirmative action, for admission to the state’s public universities. Michigan’s Proposal 2, passed in 2006 with 58 percent of the vote, prohibits discrimination or …

Ukraine: Photographs of the so-called “Green Men”, the armed pro-Russians who have occupied government buildings in Eastern Ukraine, prove that they are actually Russian soldiers and intelligence agents, according to the Ukraine and US governments. Despite denials from the Kremlin, …

Ferry Disaster: Transcripts of conversation between the sinking South Korean Ferry and the Vessel Traffic Center reveal confusion about whether to send passengers into the water. An unidentified crewmember asks, “If this ferry evacuates passengers, will you be able to …