Nation: Authorities in the New York area yesterday rounded up 71 people accused of possessing and swapping child pornography images. The suspects include a small town police chief, a New York City cop, and a mother believed to have produced …

Ukraine: Russian President Vladimir Putin called President Obama on the phone yesterday to talk about a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine crisis. It’s too soon to know whether Putin has blinked in the international standoff. Diplomats will meet to talk …