Four Belarusian officials face aircraft piracy chargesNEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors charged four Belarusian government officials on Thursday with aircraft piracy for diverting a Ryanair flight last year to arrest an opposition journalist with a ruse that there was a bomb threat. The Year of Practical ThinkingAfter so much uncertainty and loss, many Americans are abandoning the unbridled optimism of a new year and adopting a more pragmatic outlook. US sanctions four Ukrainians accused of working for RussiaBiden administration targets Ukrainian nationals, including two lawmakers, it accuses of working to destabilise country. Russian invasion of Ukraine would be 'disaster for the world', Boris warnsThe UK has thrown its weight behind its beleaguered ally and told Vladimir Putin to step back from the brink. Year 2: Biden plans more public outreach, less legislatingWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden launched into his second year in office Thursday with a new focus on making fatigued Americans believe they’re better off under his leadership as he embraces a pared-back agenda before the midterm elections. Pelosi: Build Back Better may need to be 'more limited,' renamedSpeaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) conceded Thursday that to revive President Biden’s stalled Build Back Better package, Democrats may need to rebrand and scale back the massive climate and social spending package. International airlines suspend some US flights over 5G issueSeveral international airlines say they will cancel flights into the United States starting Wednesday amid uncertainty about interference between new 5G cell phone service and critical airplane technologies. Only 48% of Democrats want Biden to run for reelectionPresident's approval hits new low at one-year mark: AP-NORC poll Five big takeaways from Biden's White House news conferencePresident Biden held a rare formal news conference Wednesday, one day before the first anniversary of his inauguration. U.S. to make 400 million N95 masks available for free to fight COVID-19 pandemic -officialThe U.S. government will make 400 million non-surgical N95 masks from its strategic national stockpile available for free to the public starting next week, a White House official said, marking the Biden administration's latest effort to help curb the COVI