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American Michael Calvey moved to Moscow 25 years ago and started one of Russia's most successful investment funds. He's in a Russian jail awaiting trial after a dispute with his business partners.

Brian Bahouth, of member station KUNR in Reno, reports that a few Californians have managed to escape the effects of the state's power crisis -- by staying off the power grid entirely.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says his city is taking more steps to change policing following the murder conviction of Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd.

The Petronio Alvarez Festival has been the biggest source of income for artists, cooks and vendors in the Pacific region. But some critics say they want the festival to return to its roots.

Greece's two largest unions held a general strike and anti-austerity demonstrations on Tuesday. Now, the country's parliament will debate and vote on deep civil service cuts. Greece must downsize the public sector in order for it to keep getting international bailout loans.

Commentator Daniel Pinkwater has a new guest in his backyard: a red-tailed hawk. It has chased other birds away, and presides over the backyard like an airborne warlord. Pinkwater feels privileged the hawk chose his domain for his new home.

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulates President Bush on his reelection. The two men have said they are sure U.S.-Russian relations will continue to improve. The question for some analysts is whether the two countries are getting much of substance out of that relationship. Hear NPR's Lawrence Sheets.

James Sexton has seen the demise of more than a thousand marriages — which inspired him to write a new book on how to keep it together. His advice? Keep communicating, and be painfully honest.

Remember Juicy Couture and Pier 1? They went under, but not all the way under. Someone still makes millions of dollars off these names. And the hunt for revivable brands is big business.

Judges for the Pulitzer Prize Monday cited The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Mike Luckovich "for his powerful cartoons on an array of issues, drawn with a simple but piercing style." It's a second prize for Luckovich, who was also honored in 1995.