Dave Mattingly

More than a dozen senior European officials are in Kiev to show support to Ukraine, as commemorations are being held in numerous cities.

So far, efforts by the U.S.

and Europe to negotiate a ceasefire between Moscow and Kiev have been unsuccessful.

This is NPR News from Washington.

The 32-year-old son of slain Hollywood film director and actor Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle has pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder in a Los Angeles courtroom.

Nick Reiner is accused of killing his parents at their home in L.A.

's Brentwood neighborhood in December.

He appeared in court yesterday behind security glass in an enclosed area.

Reiner has been held without bond since his parents were stabbed to death.

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for late April.

The state of Maryland is suing the Department of Homeland Security.

It's seeking to block DHS from converting a large industrial warehouse in Williamsport into an immigrant detention facility.

Scott Massione with member station WYPR has more.

Wall Street is coming off a day of sharp losses.

The Dow, the S&P, and the Nasdaq each lost more than 1%.

I'm Dave Mattingly in Washington.

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dave Mattingly.

Blizzard warnings were in effect this morning from Maryland's eastern shore to Maine.

The National Weather Service says a nor'easter will dump one to two feet of snow over a wide area before the winter storm moves away.

Catalina Ganello with member station WNYC has more from New York.