Dave Mattingly

The talks opened yesterday with no major breakthroughs expected.

President Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, says enough progress was made on day one of the discussions for them to continue for a second day.

Trump said recently he wants to see an agreement between Moscow and Kyiv by June.

Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine is nearing the four-year mark.

A man was arrested outside the U.S.

Capitol building yesterday after police say he was seen running toward the building with a shotgun dressed in tactical gear.

As NPR's Sam Greenglass reports, the suspect is identified as an 18-year-old from Georgia.

Maryland Governor Wes Moore has signed legislation that bans local law enforcement from formally assisting U.S.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

As Sarah Petrowich with member station WYPR reports, Moore is among Democratic lawmakers who've been critical of how ICE and other federal officers have been carrying out immigration enforcement in Minnesota and elsewhere.

At the Winter Olympic Games in Italy, the U.S.

men's hockey team will be playing Sweden today in the quarterfinals.

The U.S.

women's hockey team will face off tomorrow against Canada in the gold medal game.

This is NPR News from Washington.

Rescue teams in the mountains of Northern California say they've rescued six backcountry skiers in blizzard conditions after an avalanche struck northwest of Lake Tahoe.

At least nine other skiers are still missing, as Greg Meechek with CAP Radio reports.

Much of California has been getting hit by a powerful winter storm this week.

Forecasters say the higher elevations could receive as much as eight feet of snow before the storm moves away.

Authorities in Arizona say DNA from a glove found a couple of miles from the home of Nancy Guthrie did not match anyone in a national database.