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Schoolchildren look at explosives during a police-organized civilian safety lesson in a city school in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday. City authorities have launched training for civilians amid fears about a Russian invasion.

Russia sees 'little ground for optimism' in the U.S. response on Ukraine crisis

All eyes are now on Vladimir Putin, who will decide how Russia will respond amid fears that Europe could again be plunged into war.

A student washes her hands before entering a classroom at a school in Blantyre, Malawi, in March 2021. Top scientists say that many African countries, including Malawi, appear to have already arrived at a substantially less threatening stage of the coronavirus pandemic.

Africa may have reached the pandemic's holy grail

New findings from Malawi suggest the country has entered something akin to the endemic stage of the pandemic — along with many other African nations.

Willow, photographed in the White House on Wednesday, is the Biden family's new cat.

Meet Willow, the Bidens' new, very presidential-looking cat

First lady Jill Biden met the cat when it interrupted a stump speech she was giving at a Pennsylvania farm during President Biden's 2020 campaign.

Northern Cree: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

The Canadian powwow and round dance act perform a meditative set for globalFEST.

In this photo provided by NASA, Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope onboard, is seen at the launch pad on Dec. 23, 2021, at the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana. The James Webb Space Telescope has infrared vision, allowing it to peer deeper into the universe, all the way to the first stars and galaxies. (Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP)

What the world's largest telescope will reveal about the universe

Approximately 30 days after its launch, the James Webb Space Telescope landed at its final destination.

Week In politics: Biden gets Supreme Court pick, Russia threat still looms large

ABC's Rick Klein and NPR's Ayesha Rascoe explore whether getting to pick his first Supreme Court justice give Biden a much-needed reset.

Some of the changes to tax filing this year will result in smaller refunds.

Claiming COVID costs, and 4 other questions about filing your taxes this year

Taxpayers who file early and electronically should be able to avoid massive delays. But some of this year's changes will translate into smaller refunds.

Members of the Jane Collective, an underground group that helped women get abortions before it was legal, in a still from the documentary <em>The Janes.</em>

Before Roe v. Wade, a secret group provided abortions. Two new films tell the story.

Before Roe v. Wade, Heather Booth started an underground network to help women obtain illegal abortions. Known as the "Jane Collective," it's the subject of two films at Sundance this year.

grentperez, 'Absence of You'

grentperez's first big song of the year forecasts an exciting year ahead for him.

Supporters of President Donald Trump arrive for a campaign rally in Kenosha, Wis., the day before the 2020 election, which he and his supporters falsely claim he won.

The Jan. 6 panel subpoenas 14 people in fake electors scheme tied to Trump

The 14 people are tied to an effort to put forth false electors as President Donald Trump sought to stay in office after losing the 2020 election.

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