JANUARY
Homicides soar in D.C., Maryland suburbs in 2021
Despite biomedical advances, U.S. still struggling with pandemic
Since Jan. 6, the pro-Trump Internet has decended into infighting over money, followers
After Election Day, Facebook groups filled with attacks on Biden’s victory
Lawmakers are discussing more pandemic relief for businesses
Biden says Trump spread ‘web of lies’
Biden’s vaccine mandate for workers arrives at high court
U.S. to discuss missile deployments with Russia in bid to defuse Ukraine crisis
New texts reveal the influence of Fox News hosts on Trump’s White House
Treasury warns of ‘enormous challenges’ this tax-filing season that could delay refunds
Covid’s latest surge spreads an epidemic of confusion
Inflation in 2021 was highest in 40 years
The past seven years have been the hottest in recorded history
Russia planning for sabotage in Ukraine, U.S. says
Biden comes up against his office’s limits and his presidency’s fragility
Justice Dept’s Jan.6 conspiracy probe doesn’t seem to directly pursue Trump
Swing-district Democrats push leadership to break up spending bill
Fla. governor proposes special police agency to monitor elections
Inside Biden’s declining popularity as he struggles with multiple crises
House GOP plots policy agenda for 2022 elections with help from Newt Gingrich
Meat Loaf, whose operatic rock anthems made him an unlikely pop star, dies at 74
Inflation is wiping out pay increases for most Americans
U.S. government struggles with when and how to bring employees back to the office
7 Virginia school boards sue to stop Younkin’s order banning mask mandates
Biden’s chief of staff had the perfect resume. His first year shows his limits.
White House says 400 million vaccination doses donated to global effort
Breyer expected to formally announce plans to retire at end of court’s term
Putin stands fast on Ukraine demands in call with Macron
GOP-led states rush to pass antiabortion bills
Inside the campaign to pressure Justice Breyer to retire
U.S., Russia clash sharply over Ukraine at U.N. Security Council meeting
FEBRUARY
4.3 million Americans quit jobs in Dec. as omicron surged
U.S. to send military reinforcements to Eastern Europe
ISIS leader dead after U.S. raid in Syria, Biden says
Biden orders Trump White House visitor logs to be given to Jan. 6 panel
Ukraine and Moscow-backed separatists trade accusations of shelling
Biden gathers Western Allies amid reports of evacuations from separatist area
APRIL
Peace talks uncertain as Russia claims Ukraine attacked Belgorod fuel depot
Red Cross tries Mariupol evacuation again
Scenes of horror in Bucha spark outcry
Biden decries Putin as a ‘war criminal’
Zelensky demands accountability after ‘terrible war crimes’
U.S. toughens sanctions as evidence of atrocities mounts
Russia suspended from U.N. Human Rights Council
At least 50 killed in airstrike
Ukraine vows to continue evacuations after train station attack
Evacuations underway in east Ukraine as battle lines shift
Russia’s oligarchs and their long record of masking fortunes
Multiple people shot, at least 13 injured in Brooklyn subway station, ‘undetonated devices’ found, FDNY officials say
Russia broke humanitarian law, OSCE says in report detailing attacks on civilians
Russian warship badly damaged; Ukrainians claim it was sunk by missile strike
Russia warns U.S. to stop arming Ukraine
Explosions reported near Kyiv; officials plan U.S. visit
No sign of surrender in Mariupol after Russian ultimatum
Missiles strike Lviv; Ukrainian forces refuse to quit Mariupol
Russia begins ‘battle for Donbas’ in east
Mariupol ‘holding on’ as Russia’s deadline to surrender passes
Biden announces ban on Russian-affiliated ships in U.S. ports, new Ukraine aid
Commander: Russia seeks ‘control’ of south
Ukraine alleges renewed attack on Mariupol plant
Before visit by U.S. officials, Ukraine pushes for more arms
Blinkin says Russia is failing to reach its goals for the war
‘Time is not on Ukraine’s side,’ U.S. general says
Russia cuts off gas to Poland and Bulgaria
U.S. economy shrinks 1.4 percent in first quarter, raising fears of recession
Cracks emerge in Russian elite as tycoons start to bemoan invasion
Ukraine says Russian assault in Donbas ‘not succeeding’
MAY
Nancy Pelosi, Democratic lawmakers visit Zelensky in Kyiv
Pelosi meets Polish president
Roberts says court will investigate leak of draft Roe v. Wade opinion
In draft opinion on abortion, Democrats see a court at odds with democracy
White House scrambles for ways to protect abortion
U.S. gave intelligence that helped sink Russian ship
As war grinds on, the definition of victory remains murky
Jill Biden, Justin Trudeau make unannounced visits to Ukraine
On Victory Day, Putin defends war as fight against ‘Nazis’
Gas prices reach record highs as Biden vows inflation top priority
Inflation edged down in April compared to previous month, but remains high, data shows
Finland’s NATO bid is ‘definitely’ a threat, Russia says; Kremlin vows ‘retaliatory steps’ over membership
Turkey’s Erdogan voices skepticism on Sweden, Finland joining NATO
GOP senators visit Kyiv
Buffalo shooting that killed 10 was racially motivated hate crime, officials say
Victims’ names released; suspect allegedly made school threat
Buffalo shooting suspect wrote of plans months ago. online messages show
Trump-backed candidate holds razor-thin lead in Pennsylvania Senate race
U.S. may be barreling toward recession in next year, more experts say
Gainni Thomas pressed Ariz. lawmakers to help reverse Trump’s loss
Russia tries to rebound as prospects for victory fade
Inside the GOP push to stop Trump ‘vendetta tour’ in Georgia
Biden vows to defend Taiwan if China were to invade
Putin made ‘big strategic mistake,’ NATO chief says
Massacre in a fourth-grade classroom
Scrutiny mounts over police response
‘We wanted to storm the building’
Police were wrong not to pursue gunman, official says
Biden visits Uvalde to meet with families of shooting victims
Texas’s romance with guns tested by Uvalde massacre
Oil prices surge, gas hits new high after E.U. cracks down on Russia
JUNE
Job openings in April remain near record highs, U.S. employers report
Tulsa gunman killed surgeon who treated him, police say
Angry young men and guns: Mass shooter patterns emerge
Baby formula plant at heart of shortage reopens, company says
How Biden lost Manchin – and ‘Build Back Better’
More traditional coronavirus shot could be available this summer
World Bank warns global economy may suffer 1970s-style stagflation
Gun violence victims testify at House hearing
Nearly 9 in 10 Americans say they are feeling inflations’ pinch
Panel Blames Trump for Capitol ‘carnage’
The shadow race is underway for the Republican presidential nomination
Senators strike bipartisan gun deal, heralding potential breakthrough
Trump became ‘detached from reality’ on election fraud claims, Barr testifies
Many GOP candidates intend to use public office to affect electoral outcomes
GOP spends millions on election volunteers to search for fraud
Jan. 6 panel to seek Ginni Thomas interview
Soaring fuel costs pose threat to Biden administration, overall economic recovery
Americans are starting to pull back on travel and restaurants
Fed’s interest rate hikes may mark start of tough new economic climate
Trump campaign documents give inside look at fake-elector plan
Panel to hear testimony about Trump’s campaign to pressure state officials
NFL’s Goodell says he does not recall Daniel Snyder reporting 2009 allegation
Panel focuses on Trump allies’ pressure campaign, lawmaker pardon requests
Supreme Court strikes down Roe v. Wade
An emboldened Supreme Court majority
GOP gains ground on abortion, guns despite Democratic control
Pence leans in as ruling leaves Trump, other potential 2024 candidates cautious
Former Meadows aide Cassidy Hutchinson expected to testify at surprise hearing
Former aide provided ‘nuggets’ for Justice’s criminal probe, experts say
Justices limit EPA’s power to combat climate change, a blow to Biden’s agenda
JULY
‘Take me up to the Capitol now’: How close Trump came to joining rioters
Trust in Supreme Court falters after Roe decision
As inflation grows, so does U.S. housing crisis
Highland Park suspect planned attack for weeks, wore women’s clothing as disguise, police say
Highland Park suspect’s father sponsored gun permit application, police say
Boris Johnson resigns after party revolt, will stay on till new leader chosen
Shinzo Abe, former Japanese leader, assassinated by man with homemade firearm
The staggering scope of U.S. gun deaths goes far beyond mass shootings
Uber leveraged violent attacks against its drivers to pressure politicians
Uber wooed Russia’s rich and powerful but failed there anyway
Panel to explore how Trump summoned extremist groups to Washington
Five charts explaining why inflation is so high
Trump looks to fall launch for 2024, potentially upending midterms
Biden fist-bumps Saudi crown prince ahead of controversial meeting
White House on sidelines as Manchin again crushes Biden’s policy ambitions
Soaring dollar could help Fed in fight against inflation
U.K. braces for record temperatures as ‘heat apocalypse’ hits Europe
Secret Service says it can’t recover texts; National Archives seeks details
Trump escalated tensions in lead-up to violent Capitol attack, panel findings show
Brutal heat from Phoenix to Boston triggers alerts for 100 million
‘I don’t want to say the election’s over,’ Trump said in video one day after attack
Russian missiles strike Odessa port a day after grain deal, Ukraine says
A triumphant antiabortion movement begins to deal with its divisions
Pope Francis apologizes at former residential school in Canada
Biden poised for big wins in Congress
Justice Dept. investigating Trump’s actions as part of Jan. 6 criminal probe
Manchin says he ‘never walked away’ as Democrats push spending deal
The two-week scramble that saved Democrats’ climate agenda
Corporations on the front lines of the economy say cracks are forming
AUGUST
Confidential review of U.S. organ transplant system reveals technological flaws
Pelosi lands in Taiwan, defying Chinese warnings of forceful response
Kansas voters resoundingly reject amendment aimed at restricting abortion rights
Russian court sentences WNBA star Brittney Griner to 9 years in prison
Employers added 528,000 jobs in July, shattering expectations
The economy is growing by one measure, shrinking by another
Senate inches toward passage of spending bill amid marathon debate
Post Roe, some in GOP wage uphill battle to offer families more support
GOP criticizes FBI search of Trump residence, vows to investigate Justice Dept.
Democrats savor spending bill – and some tell voters they want to do more
Arctic is warming faster than expected, study finds
FBI searched Trump’s home to look for nuclear documents and other items, sources say
The surprising political shifts that led to the climate bill’s passage
Falling global food and fuel costs offer poor countries little relief
Trump-allied lawyers pursued voting machine data in multiple states, records reveal
U.S. struggled to convince allies, and Zelensky, of risk of invasion
Cheney loses primary while vowing effort to keep Trump from White House
Allen Weisselberg, longtime Trump Organization CFO, pleads guilty to tax scheme
Russia’s spies misread Ukraine and misled Kremlin as war loomed
Chinese leader asked Biden to prevent Pelosi from visiting Taiwan
As FBI comes under threat, its leader tries to stay out of the fray
Fauci plans to step down in December after half a century in government
Twitter whistleblower won hacker acclaim for exposing software flaws
Biden to cancel up to $10,000 in student loans for most borrowers, extend payment pause
$386 million in covid aid went to retrain veterans. Only 397 landed jobs.
Trump Mar-a-Lago affidavit unsealed, with redactions
Truth Social faces financial peril as worry about Trump’s future grows
Inside Trump’s war on the National Archives
Greenland ice sheet set to raise sea levels by nearly a foot, study finds
The violent and lawless erasure of the Amazon
The photo of classified documents from Trump’s resort, annotated
SEPTEMBER
Covid, monkeypox, polio: Summer of viruses reflects travel, warming trends
FBI inventory shows how Trump mingled classified, unclassified documents
With Trump in the news, more Democrats drop their quiet dissent to Biden running again
Amazon Care’s demise shocked employees. Now the company’s plans may hinge on acquisitions.
Canada stabbing suspects still at large after 10 people killed
Election deniers repeatedly visited Ga. office at center of criminal probe, video shows
Files seized at Mar-a-Lago include material on foreign nation’s nuclear capabilities
Queen Elizabeth II dies at 96
Britain mourns a life of duty, service
Russia admits retreat from key towns in eastern Ukraine
GOP seeks midterm reset as inflation, abortion temper ambitions
As Russians drop rifles and flee, liberated villagers are left stunned
‘The Russians are in trouble,’ U.S. official says of latest war analysis
Rapid loss of territory in Ukraine reveals spent Russian military
White House reaches tentative agreement to avert national rail strike
Latest batch of subpoenas spells out sweeping scope of Justice Dept.’s Jan. 6 probe
Global economy weakening amid inflation fight, war and lingering pandemic
Republicans in key battleground races refuse to say they will accept results
Hurricane Fiona unleashes ‘catastrophic’ damage, Puerto Rico governor says
Video appears to undercut Trump elector’s account of alleged data breach
Biden condemns Russia in U.N. speech after Putin’s partial mobilization order
Russians protest Putin’s mobilization order; Zelensky urges ‘just punishment’
U.S. has sent private warnings to Russia about using nuclear weapons
Is the pandemic over? Here’s what activities Americans are (and are not) resuming.
Fed unsure of economy’s direction as Wall Street meltdown worsens
The Biden-Trump rematch, in many ways, has already begun
McCarthy allies worked to oust Cawthorn. It was part of a bigger plan.
Ian nears Category 5 as Fla. governor warns of ‘nasty’ days ahead
‘Historic’ damage as millions lose power
U.S. imposes new sanctions over Russia’s illegal annexation
OCTOBER
Russia says troops are leaving key city a day after Putin laid claim to it
Americans captured by Russia detail months of beatings, interrogation
Prosecutors outline Oath Keepers’ alleged roles in seditious conspiracy
Ukraine hammers Russian forces into retreat on east and south fronts
Putin faces limits of his military power as Ukraine recaptures land
Majority of GOP nominees deny 2020 election results, could have enormous sway
Putin confronted by member of inner circle over Ukraine war, U.S. intelligence finds
Explosion hits Crimean Bridge, damaging Russian supply route to Ukraine
As Supreme Court test looms, UNC defends use of race in admissions
Putin boasts of ‘massive strike’ across Ukraine, warns of further attacks
Missile strikes reported across Ukraine as Zelensky meets with G-7
Russia announces arrests in Crimea bridge blast; Ukraine calls investigation ‘nonsense’
Parkland school shooting jury spares gunman death penalty in 2018 massacre
Russia’s airstrikes, intended to show force, reveal another weakness
As infrastructure money flows, Buttigieg’s choices will shape U.S. for decades
Russia is grabbing men off the street to fight in Ukraine
Technology funded by U.S. taxpayers bolsters China’s hypersonic missile program
Retired U.S. generals, admirals take top jobs with Saudi crown prince
Whites are now more likely to die from covid than Blacks. Here’s why the pandemic shifted.
U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns
Mar-a-Lago classified papers held U.S. secrets about Iran and China
Trump Mar-a-Lago probe proceeds on two tracks: One public, one private
Democrats fear the midterm map is slipping away
Sunak makes first public remarks as U.K’s next prime minister
‘Putin’s chef’ laid low for years. Now the mercenary chief is speaking out.
For Fetterman, verbal struggles, contentious exchange in debate with Oz
U.S. economy grows 2.6% in third quarter, reversing a six-month slump
Inside the secretive 2020 effort by Trump allies to access voting machines
The most diverse Supreme Court ever confronts affirmative action
‘So many bodies’: Seoul witnesses recall Halloween night of true horror
Deep divide among justices in UNC affirmative action argument
NOVEMBER
Employers worry U.S. workers are getting less done. The data backs up their fears.
Trump lawyers saw Clarence Thomas as key to stop Biden electoral count, emails show
Democrats count on huge Black turnout, but has the party delivered in return?
Democrats fear midterm drubbing as party leaders rush to defend blue seats
Obama takes aim at election deniers on Pennsylvania campaign stop
Midterms pose fresh test for American democracy after two years under fire
Republicans sue to disqualify thousands of mail ballots in swing states
As voters cast ballots, disputes over monitoring grow
Abortion rights advocates score big wins
GOP hopes stymied by infighting, Trump, flawed candidates
Democrats increasingly optimistic about holding the Senate
Kelly wins in Ariz., pushing Democrats closer to keeping Senate
Election deniers lose key state races
U-Va. shooting suspect is in custody, police say
Republicans nearing House majority, as vote tallies continue
McConnell reelected GOP Senate leader, turning back challenge from Rick Scott
Pelosi to step down as top House Democrat
Hundreds of workers said to have opted to leave Twitter over Musk ultimatum
Iran to secretly help Russia build drones for Ukraine war, Western officials say
Police: Suspect in deadly LGBTQ club shooting was subdued by people in Colo. club
LGBTQ club patron subdued suspect with person’s own gun, officials say
How the Colorado shooting unfolded – and ended
Gunman who killed 6 at Va. Walmart was a store employee, police say
FTX’s Bahamas crypto empire: Stimulants, subterfuge and a spectacular collapse
With record covid cases, China scrambles to plug an immunity gap
Western sanction catch up with Russia’s wartime economy
Rare protests against China’s ‘zero covid’ policy erupt across country
Nearly 9 in 10 covid deaths are in people 65 or older
Experts warn of a recession – but it still hasn’t arrived
House Democrats elect first Black party leader in Congress and prepare for new generation
DECEMBER
Tech firms ‘facilitated’ covid aid fraud, collecting billions in fees, report finds
Russia and Ukraine are fighting the first full-scale drone war
In Georgia runoff election, GOP worries about Walker, Trump and party’s future
From chicken wings to used cars, inflation begins to ease its grip
Fearing scandal, Air Force blocked generals’ foreign consulting deals
New Jan. 6 special counsel subpoenas Ariz., Wis. and Mich. officials for Trump communications
Warnock’s win in Georgia gives Democrats a 51-seat Senate majority
Brittney Griner released in swap for Russian arms dealer
In Senate shake-up, Sinema changes her party affiliation to independent
In Griner prisoner swap, Biden faced resistance abroad and at home
Congressional Republicans divided on attacking Trump investigations
Hospitals scramble to contain covid outbreaks across China
Cartels reach deep into U.S. heartland as geography of drug demand shifts
To live and die in Tijuana, Mexico’s new fentanyl capital
Russia is destroying Ukraine’s economy, raising costs for U.S. and allies
Ukraine air defenses counter Russian barrage, but missiles hit energy targets
Disaster scenarios raise the stakes for Colorado River negotiations
Argentina leads France 3-2 in extra time of epic World Cup final
Jan. 6 panel convenes, expected to refer charges for Trump to Justice Dept.
GOP’s looming Afghanistan probe worries Biden aides
Skepticism before a search: Inside the Trump Mar-a-Lago investigation
U.S. life expectancy continued to fall in 2021 as covid, drug deaths surged
Fallout continues from report that blames Trump for deadly riot
Brutal conditions batter U.S., ravaging Buffalo and leaving hundreds stuck in vehicles
Death toll in Buffalo rises to 7; conditions across U.S. remain frigid, travel snarled
At least 26 dead in Buffalo as roads remain impassable and more snow is expected
Social Security denies disability benefits based on list with jobs from 1977
Southwest memo cited staffing concerns as scrutiny grows over meltdown
Economists unsure whether 2023 will bring recession. These 10 charts show where things stand.
House panel releases Trump tax returns in another setback for former president
How Benedict’s death could reshape the Catholic Church
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