Michael McFaul, the U.S. ambassador to Russia, announced he would resign after the conclusion of the Winter Olympics, ending a stormy two-year tenure during which relations between the two countries were at their lowest ebb since the end of the Cold War.
Shaela Evenson, an unmarried teacher at a Roman Catholic middle school in Montana, was fired after getting pregnant, the Diocese of Helena confirmed.
Michael Kennedy, a Republican state lawmaker in Utah, proposed a bill that would prevent transgender students from using bathroom facilities of their choice.
Lu Ann Ballew was replaced as a child-support magistrate in East Tennessee months after ordering a baby’s name changed from Messiah to Martin because she believes Messiah is a title held only by Jesus Christ.
Sean Fallon-Nebbia, 27, of Rochester, N.Y., pleaded innocent to first-degree assault, accused of biting off part of his 26-year-old brother Frank’s ear after they began fighting during a Super Bowl party.
Luis Chavarin of Las Vegas was arrested on suspicion of “open murder,” which allows prosecutors to amend the charges once they have more information, and is accused of killing another man in a fistfight after arguing with him about jukebox music at a tavern.
Heaven Britton, 23, and her boyfriend, Jason Hatcher, 33, both of Lowville, N.Y., were charged with obstructing governmental administration because authorities say Britton’s 2-year-old daughter used their cellphones to dial 911 a total of 15 times last month.
Bill de Blasio, New York’s mayor, will not be marching in his city’s St. Patrick’s Day parade, deciding to skip it because the event organizers refuse to let participants carry pro-gay signs.
Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency analyst who has leaked volumes of secrets about U.S. intelligence-gathering efforts, was nominated for the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize by Brazilian Sen. Vanessa Grazziotin.
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