The Lede: American Journalist Released by Ukraine Separatists

Separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine released the American journalist Simon Ostrovsky on Thursday, three days after he was taken prisoner in Slovyansk while reporting for Vice News.



The Lede: American Reporter Held by Ukraine Separatists

The Vice News reporter Simon Ostrovsky, who has produced a series of vivid dispatches from Ukraine in recent weeks, was detained by pro-Russia separatists in the town of Slovyansk on Tuesday.



The Lede: A Twitter Message About AIDS, Followed by a Firing and an Apology

A Manhattan public relations executive loses her job after a post on Twitter about AIDS, race and Africa created an online furor.

    



The Lede: Kremlin-Owned Network Hires Larry King

The news that the Russian government’s satellite news network Russia Today, or RT, has hired Larry King prompted a wave of derisive comments on Twitter.