A New York City grand jury indicted 24-year-old Marine veteran Daniel Penny after the death of Jordan Neely, a homeless man reportedly harassing people on a subway.
Quinton Ceasar, a leading Lutheran pastor, proclaimed, "God is queer," to a congregation of 20,000, stirring indignation among conservatives and drawing criticism from public figures.
Three months prior to the sabotage of the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline, the CIA was privy to detailed intelligence suggesting a Ukrainian plot to attack the key infrastructure.
These images could potentially support Russian President Vladimir Putin's assertion that Ukraine is a "Nazi state" that therefore needs to be "de-Nazified."
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States will focus its efforts on aiding Ukraine "for as long as it takes" rather than encourage Russia and Ukraine to reach a settlement.