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Russian tourists are usually a major presence and economic boon to Turkey's coastline. But local merchants worry that they might not be arriving this summer after Russia invaded Ukraine.

Republican Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska will be in federal court Wednesday, accused of accepting illegal campaign donations and lying about it. He's also in a challenge to keep his seat.

The joro spider has managed to make its way to the United States from Japan. Those spiders can grow to be about 3 inches long, including a large bulbous body with bright yellow stripes.

Secretary of State Blinken talks to NPR about the war in Ukraine. Pfizer is asking the FDA to authorize another booster for older adults. As gas prices go up, there are calls to suspend gas taxes.

The Unalaska girls varsity basketball team finished their season Saturday at the 2A regional tournament in Anchorage in a final game against Unalakleet; organizers of the Southwest Alaska Municipal Conference say they’re looking for the next generation of kelp farmers and entrepreneurs to take to Alaska’s coastal waters to grow what some see as a burgeoning future seafood market; and the Alaska Board of Fisheries meeting on Southeast regulatory changes is in full swing in Anchorage, but there's still a vacancy on the board, 40 days after the governor was supposed to appoint a successor.

Most of the residents of the Hassan Sham camp in northern Iraq feel like outcasts, with nowhere else to go. And conditions are getting worse as funding for food, education and health care dries up.

The White House asked for more money from Congress to keep its COVID response going. But that hasn't happened, so some things need to be wound down.

The Ukrainian refugee aid organization Right to Protection is continuing to help displaced people as much as possible, even as its own staff members are forced to relocate to safer areas.

Talks between Russia and Ukraine continue Tuesday after a round of talks on Monday ended without a breakthrough. At the same time, Russian forces keep pressing in on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.

The country music legend Dolly Parton posted on social media that she doesn't want to split votes. Others nominees include Dionne Warwick and Pat Benatar. Parton says she may do a rock album one day.