The Brief

This Ain't No Vacation
President Obama is on a whirlwind weeklong tour to several allies, beginning with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, as he seeks to reassure and reconnect with Washington's strategic but jittery friends amid global crises like Russia's annexation of Crimea

Ukraine Orders Crimea Retreat
Decision comes after news that two wounded servicemen were taken prisoner and days of signals from authorities that they might give up

China Spots 'Suspicious' Objects
Objects floating in an area of the Indian Ocean that may contain debris from missing Flight MH370 were spotted but poor conditions thwarted picture-taking

At Least 8 Die in Washington Mudslide
A dozen people minimum remain missing after a mudslide in Washington State as fears of a dam breach mount and Gov. Jay Inslee, who described the scene as "a square mile of devastation," institutes a state of emergency

Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher Expecting First Child
A friend of the recently engaged couple tells People that Ashton, 36, and Mila, 30, who met on the set of That 70s Show and began dating in 2012, are expecting a baby. There's been no official announcement yet

Controversial Clock Call Ends UNC–Iowa State Contest
Iowa State (3) had the lead after a shot with 1.6 seconds left on the game clock. North Carolina (6) played the ball and sought a time-out, which it got, but the refs said after a video review that the arena's clock wasn't accurate and the game was over

Egypt Sentences 529 Morsi Supporters to Death
The group is part of a larger trial involving more than 1,200 people rounded up amid an ongoing crackdown on the Brotherhood’s ranks and Islamist allies following the military's ouster of President Mohamed Morsi last July

The Good Wife Watch: Life is Overrated
A lot of episodes these days get called "game changers," but last night's "Dramatics, Your Honor," certainly earned the title. TIME's James Poniewozik commends the series' writers for a well-done surprise but is eager to see how it'll play out. (Stop here to avoid spoilers!)

Pump Pain: Gas Prices Up 5 Cents a Gallon
A new survey by industry analyst Trilby Lundberg finds the average price of gas is up 26 cents across the U.S. over the last six weeks—five cents just in the last two weeks—representing a nearly $4 bump on the typical tank

U.S. Steps Up Hunt for Ugandan Warlord Joseph Kony
President Obama is adding about 150 special-operations personnel and four aircraft to the years-long pursuit of the Lord's Resistance Army leader who has avoided detection as his ranks have ravaged large swaths of Central Africa

Train Derailment Injures 30 at Chicago Airport
Chicago's Transit Authority is investigating what caused a subway train at O'Hare International Airport, reportedly traveling faster than normal, to jump a track and collide with an escalator in the early morning accident

Nate Silver: Get Ready for a Republican Senate
Silver's data-driven journalism website FiveThirtyEight made one of its first major political predictions since its relaunch: Republicans will take back the Senate in the midterm elections behind held later this year
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