WASHINGTON — As the train rumbled across the Ukrainian countryside through a long night, the view outside the window left little to see, just the occasional streetlight or shadows of buildings in the distance. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

James O’Keefe, who as the leader of the conservative group Project Veritas used theatrical stunts, undercover stings and other deceptive tactics in efforts to inflict embarrassment and charges of hypocrisy and wrongdoing on perceived liberal enemies in politics and the media, has left his post, Mr #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

One person has died after he and four others were shot in New Orleans on Sunday night along the route of a parade that is part of the lead-up to Mardi Gras, the police said on Monday. The shooting happened near the intersection of St. Charles Avenue and Terpsichore Street, Karen A. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

Ketamine can be mind-altering, and getting it has become much easier. Many mental health patients call the drug lifesaving. But some complain of bladder ailments, inadequate oversight and addiction. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

President Biden made a surprise trip to the embattled capital of Ukraine on Monday, traveling under a cloak of secrecy into a war zone to demonstrate what he called America’s “unwavering support” of the effort to beat back Russian forces nearly a year after they invaded the country. Mr. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

EXETER, N.H. — According to Nikki Haley, bullies are best subdued by a counter kick — in heels. Achieving a new vision for the country requires the leadership of a “tough-as-nails woman.” And generational change starts with putting a “badass woman in the White House.” #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

There were calls about gunfire coming from dorm rooms all across campus. Reports of shooting and screaming from a basketball court. Someone threatening five people with a firearm at an off-campus apartment. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. — On a bright day last summer, Anthony Bruce stood on a patch of grassy land perched on the Pacific Ocean. As deep blue waves gently dissolved onto the shoreline behind him, the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder handed Mr. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

An auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles was fatally shot at his home on Saturday afternoon, the police said. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

The man, Richard Dale Crum, of Arkabutla, Miss., who was in custody on Friday afternoon, began his killing spree around 11 a.m. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

DEADHORSE, Alaska — The United States on Friday called off the search for two of the unidentified flying objects that the military shot out of the sky this month, raising the possibility that the devices will never be collected and analyzed, according to a U.S. military official. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

WASHINGTON — Former President Jimmy Carter, who at 98 is the longest living president in American history, has decided to forgo further medical treatment and will enter hospice care at his home in Georgia, the Carter Center announced on Saturday. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

WASHINGTON — Senator Rick Scott of Florida finally recognized this week what leading figures in his party had been telling him for a year: Most Republicans no longer wish to discuss cutting Social Security and Medicare as a way to balance the federal budget and bring down the soaring debt. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.