Zelensky Brings Backup to the White House as Trump Aligns More Closely With Putin

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This time, when President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine arrives in the Oval Office, he will come with backup. ‎ ‎An array of European prime ministers and presidents are flying in for the meeting on Monday to make sure that a viable, defensible Ukraine survives whatever carving up of its territory is about to happen at the negotiating table. ‎ ‎But they are also there to make certain that the trans-Atlantic alliance emerges intact. President Trump’s instant reversal on the critical issue of obtaining a cease-fire before negotiating over land or security guarantees has left many of them shaken, and wondering whether Mr. Trump had once again been swayed by President This time, when President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine arrives in the Oval Office, he will come with backup. ‎ ‎An array of European prime ministers and presidents are flying in for the meeting on Monday to make sure that a viable, defensible Ukraine survives whatever carving up of its territory is about to happen at the neg...
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9 killed in fire at senior living facility in Massachusetts

 


A blaze at an assisted livingA blaze at an assisted living facility in Massachusetts killed at least nine people and injured over 30 others after it trapped residents inside and saw some escape through their apartment windows.


Firefighters responded Sunday around 9:50 p.m. to Gabriel House Assisted Living Facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, about 50 miles south of Boston. Upon arrival, they saw the front of the building engulfed in flames and smoke, and began rescuing people while trying to quell the blaze

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