March 21 Headlines: Russia, Trump, Storm, School Strike, Fungus

A strike destroyed Russian cruise missiles in Russian-occupied Crimea, as both countries host world leaders this week. Officials in New York and Washington, DC, are preparing for potential protests as a grand jury weighs possible charges in Donald Trump’s alleged role in a scheme to pay hush money to adult film star Stormy Daniels. Emergency officials in California are dispatching swift-water rescue teams, hand crews and bulldozers in several counties as they anticipate another atmospheric river will dump more rain and snow in the state. A union representing 30,000 Los Angeles school custodians, cafeteria workers, bus drivers and other support staff will begin a three-day strike today. A drug-resistant and potentially deadly fungus is spreading fast in US health care facilities, according to a new study.