Valentina Bardakova, a demonstrator against Russian military actions in Ukraine, attends a rally near Times Square, on Sunday, March 2, 2014, in New York. Western powers are prepared “to go to the hilt” to isolate Russia for its military incursion into Ukraine, “an incredible act of aggression” that may lead to visa bans, asset freezes, trade and investment penalties, and a boycott of a Russian-hosted economic summit of global powers in June, Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday.Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
- OUTRAGE FOLLOWS RUSSIAN PUSH INTO CRIMEA
Kerry calls on Putin to pull back from “an incredible act of aggression.”
- AND THE OSCAR GOES TO … ’12 YEARS A SLAVE’
The historical drama has been hailed as a corrective to the movie industry’s long omission of slavery stories and years of whiter tales like “Gone With the Wind.”
- A THUMB’S UP FOR ELLEN DEGENERES
The AP’s Frazier Moore says that she did what any Oscar host should do: Stay involved and make sure everyone has fun.
- WHERE LATEST WINTER STORM IN THE US MIGHT HIT HARDEST
Nearly a foot of snow is expected in parts of New Jersey.