March 18: Theater rubble searched as bombardment continues. US sends ‘kamikaze drones’ to Ukraine

J. Scott Wilson

Updated: Mar 18, 2022 / 05:02 AM CDT

A Chick-fil-A restaurant is seen in a file image taken on Jan. 2, 2015. (Credit: PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)

☀ Good morning! It’s Friday, March 18, 2022. Here’s a look at your news across the nation:

1️. Theater rubble searched as Russia’s assault continues

A woman walks past a burning apartment building after shelling in Mariupol, Ukraine, Sunday, March 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

2. US sending ‘kamikaze drones’ to support Ukraine’s defense

FILE – A Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drone is displayed during a rehearsal of a military parade dedicated to Independence Day in Kyiv, Ukraine, Aug. 20, 2021. The drones, which carry lightweight, laser-guided bombs, have carried out unexpectedly successful attacks in the early stages of Ukraine’s conflict with Russia. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

3. Ukrainian refugees coming to US via Mexico

People, fleeing Ukraine, register for a bus which will take them to Germany, at the train station in Przemysl, Poland, Thursday, March 3, 2022. More than 1 million people have fled Ukraine following Russia’s invasion in the swiftest refugee exodus in this century, the United Nations said Thursday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

4. 13-year-old behind wheel of truck in crash that killed nine

(Photo: Getty Images)

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California city may declare Chick-fil-A a public nuisance

Why did the chicken block the road?

A Chick-fil-A restaurant is seen in a file image taken on Jan. 2, 2015. (Credit: PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)

📅 What we’re watching

🔴 Biden calls Putin “a murderous dictator, a pure thug.”

🔴 Australia sanctions Russian billionaires with mining industry laws.

🔴 Zelenskyy Legos raise over $100K for Ukraine.

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