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The court gave a life sentence to a 21-year-old Russian army sergeant for shooting and killing an unarmed Ukrainian man during the first days of the war. Its the first war crimes trial of the war.

In his 2006 State of the Union address, President Bush said ending American dependence on fossil fuels is a national challenge. Doug Fine shares his own story of independence -- he hoisted solar panels on his roof, put a windmill and made other efforts to diminish his own reliance on oil, coal or natural gas.

In Iraq, insurgents have increased attacks three days after an incomplete government was formed. A car bombing and an attack on Iraqi police left more than 15 dead Sunday. Since Friday, violence has claimed more than 80 lives. Hear Liane Hansen and New York Times Baghdad bureau chief John Burns.

The members of The Posies were barely out of their teens when they got a record deal with a major label. Their power pop stormed commercial radio 15 years ago, but it's been a while since one of their songs hit the charts. The band keeps playing, though, and its members still make money from music.

Traveling westward along California's Route 66, the Santa Monica Pier rises just as the highway ends and the Pacific coast begins, its marquee Ferris wheel hovering majestically over the ocean. In celebration of the pier's centennial, Renee Montagne walks the wooden planks and speaks to some of the locals.

If the Oklahoma-born singer Fern Jones is remembered at all, it's for co-writing the gospel hit "I Was There When it Happened," which has been covered by Johnny Cash and others. She died in 1996, at age 73. Now, Jones' one album and several singles have been re-released on a CD titled The Glory Road.

A day after opposition leader Juan Guaidó declared himself Venezuela's leader, President Nicolás Maduro remains in power with the full support of the military.

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales made another appearance Tuesday in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee to discuss his role in the firing of eight federal prosecutors.

As Valentine's Day approaches, we take a look at monogamy and its alternatives among animals — including humans.

During the day on Aug. 21, large swaths of farmland will be plunged into darkness, and temperatures will drop about 10 degrees. And scientists are waiting to see what happens on the ground.