Author: Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY

A Hollywood actor found an abandoned 50,000-square-foot estate in England where his 14th great-grandfather was born. Now’s he’s trying to save it.

Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked war in Ukraine has fueled speculation he’s prepared to break a decades-old taboo on using nuclear weapons.

The White House believes Russia will attack Ukraine in the coming days and use a fabricated pretext to justify an invasion.

Zelenskyy is appealing for calm even as the U.S. says Russia could invade Ukraine soon, with Putin amassing 130,000 Russian troops on the border.

As their political leaders try to avert a war, Russian and Ukrainian athletes at the Winter Games keep their distance and are told to say little.

The movement that fights sexual harassment flickers in and out of sight in China, just like tennis star Peng Shuai after she retracted a sexual assault claim against a senior Chinese official.

Overseas visitors in China for the Beijing Winter Olympics could complicate the country’s efforts to keep a tight lid on COVID-19.