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Russian troops and their Belarusian counterparts await orders during joint military exercises in Belarus last year. Next month, Russia will embark on another joint military exercise — this time on a much larger scale and in collaboration with China and Mongolia.

Russia Prepares 300,000 Troops For Its Largest War Games In Nearly 4 Decades

The exercise known as Vostok-2018 will occur next month and involve more than 1,000 aircraft and the help of Chinese soldiers. The Kremlin says it has not mustered drills on such a scale since 1981.

Gahanna Divided Over First Proposed Income Tax Increase In Four Decades

Voters in Gahanna will decide in November whether to approve an income tax hike, putting the city's tax in line with Columbus but above other suburbs.…

Lyn Collins, pictured here in 1970, inspired the chorus to Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock's pioneering hip-hop hit "It Takes Two."

The Voice Behind One Of Hip-Hop's Most Famous Hooks

Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock put out their debut album 30 years ago featuring "It Takes Two." The song's sample was so widely recognized, it revitalized the career of Lyn Collins, the original artist.

Stock and bond markets have been roiled by concerns about trade tensions and the economy.

Dow Drops 799 Points, As Topsy-Turvy Interest Rates Boost Recession Fears

The bond market is worried the trade war, slowing global growth and a drop in oil prices are signs the economy is slowing and may be heading for a recession. Nervousness spilled over into stocks too.

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., (left) and Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., listen to President Trump's State of the Union speech on Feb. 5.

Democrats Planning Another Public Rebuke Of Rep. Ilhan Omar

Senior Democratic lawmakers are again criticizing the freshman Minnesota Democrat for rhetoric that plays on anti-Semitic tropes. This time, the congresswoman is refusing to apologize.

A sign at the entrance of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., says the museum will reopen Tuesday. The shutdown reduced federal spending by $18 billion, although most of that will be recouped now that the government has reopened, according to a new report.

Government Shutdown Cut Into Economic Growth, CBO Says

A report says the shutdown reduced federal spending by $18 billion, although most of that will be recouped now that the government has reopened.

Conductor Marin Alsop, at a performance with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in 2006, just before she became the BSO's music director. She's leaving the organization after 14 years.

Reflections On Connections: Marin Alsop Bids Farewell To Baltimore

The groundbreaking conductor — the first woman to lead a major American Orchestra — reflects on 14 years as music director of the Baltimore Symphony.

A child receives the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine at the Fairfax County Government Center in Annandale, Va., last November. Vaccines will soon be available for children as young as 6 months old.

CDC clears the way for vaccinations for children 6 months to 5 years old

CDC advisers are recommending the use of two separate COVID-19 vaccines for the youngest children made by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech, paving the way for vaccine rollout as early as next week.

A 1952 portrait of Greek actress Irene Papas taken in Paris. Papas died Wednesday at age 96.

Irene Papas, celebrated Greek actress from 'Zorba' to 'Iphigenia,' has died

Papas catapulted to international fame in such films as Zorba the Greek, Z and The Guns of Navarone. She also earned acclaim for her work in classical Greek plays. She died Wednesday at age 96.

A monk lights funeral pyres on Tuesday to cremate those who died in the day care center attack at Wat Rat Samakee temple in Uthai Sawan, northeastern Thailand.

Families bid farewell as Thai massacre victims are cremated

Hundreds gathered Tuesday to watch flames burn from rows of makeshift furnaces at cremation ceremonies for the young children and others who died in last week's killings at a day care center.

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