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As fears grow of a Russian invasion of his country, the Ukrainian president offered to meet with his Russian counterpart. The U.S. warned of swift sanctions against Russia if it moves into Ukraine.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly checks back in with Ukrainian activist and former member of parliament, Hanna Hopko, about how she and her family are faring through a Russian invasion.

Several members of the jury pool in the Derek Chauvin case have said they fear retribution if they were to render an unpopular verdict.

The 15-year-old athlete tested positive in December for trimetazidine, a drug typically prescribed to much older patients suffering from angina and other heart-related conditions.

A new trial against Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has opened at the penal colony where he faces another lengthy prison term.

The McDonald's Arch Deluxe is one of the most infamous product failures in history. In his new book, The Voltage Effect, economist John List says it's an example of a good idea failing to scale up.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Sanam Vakil, deputy director of the Middle East and North Africa program at Chatham House in London, about European countries' actions around the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.

Cookie-baking season is not complete without an offering from sisters Sheila and Marilynn Brass. The two Massachusetts recipe collectors recall the special holiday shortbread cookies they'd have as children when their Jewish family would go to the house of their Catholic friends, the Sullivans.

The movie version of the controversial book The Yacoubian Building premiered this week in Cairo. The all-star production, the most expensive film ever in Egypt, touches on topics that are often taboo, such as Islamic extremism and homosexuality. It's opening at a time when the Egyptian government is taking a hard line on most expressions of dissent.

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.