A helicopter crash in Ukraine killed a top official and at least 16 others.

• What to know: The crash happened this morning near a kindergarten in Brovary, a city just outside Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv. Early signs point to it being an accident.
• The victims: Interior Minister Denis Monastyrsky, other officials, crew members and four children were killed, police said. At least 25 people were injured.

Far-right Republican lawmakers were assigned to House committees yesterday.

• Why that matters: When Democrats were in control, Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.) and Paul Gosar (Ariz.) were removed from committees after making violent or extremist remarks.
• One notable assignment: Greene, Gosar and other allies of former president Donald Trump are on a committee that plans to investigate President Biden.
• What else is happening: Expect to hear a lot about the debt ceiling. The U.S. will begin taking “extraordinary measures” tomorrow to stay under the borrowing limit.

A Massachusetts man has been charged with murdering his wife.

• The case has drawn national attention: Ana Walshe, a real estate investment manager and mother of three, was reported missing two weeks ago.
• Why police suspect the husband: They weren’t able to verify some of Brian Walshe’s actions after Ana went missing, and they say he bought hundreds of dollars of cleaning supplies.
• What’s next? Brian Walshe is expected to appear in court today.

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