Ukraine Disaster: Ukraine’s minister for interior affairs, several other senior officials, and three children were among the 16 dead in the crash of a helicopter into a kindergarten in a town outside of Kyiv.   No cause for the crash has been …

It’s Raining, It’s Pouring: Torrents of rain have caused mudslides, flooding, fallen trees, and forced evacuations in Southern California. More is coming.   Up to seven inches of rain have fallen in the lower elevations of the state in the past 24 …