After a year and a half of fighting in Ukraine, Russia is replenishing its supplies of ammunition for what could be a long war of attrition. Along with ramping up its domestic arms production, Moscow is turning to an old ally with a vast arsenal — North Korea.

U.S. officials expect North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to visit Russia soon to seal a possible deal on munitions transfer with President Putin. It would be a remarkable reversal from the Korean War, when the Soviet Union provided weapons and ammunition to the communist North.

Major corporations from oil and gas companies to retail giants would have to disclose their direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions under legislation passed Monday by California lawmakers. This is the most sweeping mandate of its kind in the nation.

The legislation would require thousands of public and private businesses that operate in California and make more than one billion dollars annually to report their direct emissions as well as those that come from activities such as employee business travel.

The Carver County Library is considering the removal of the book “Gender Queer: A Memoir” at a meeting today. Libraries in Minnesota and across the country continue to see more pressure to ban books centered on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Rhynn Paulsen can be reached at rhynn.paulsen@stthomas.edu.