Officials in the Siberian city of Chita have raised eyebrows by commissioning 24 ice and plastic sculptures of Russian combat soldiers and placing them around the city as New Year's decorations.

From left: Katia Basley, Brooke Stelzel, Shannon Adamczyk and Sarah Starling at the Junior League of Houston's Fire & Ice Ball Thursday Feb. 7, 2019.

(Reuters) - The headquarters of the Republican Party of New Mexico was set on fire on Sunday and "ICE=KKK" spray painted on the building in what the party called "a deliberate act of arson." ...

Fire and ice trips — one jaunt that juxtaposes two staggeringly different climates (usually one snowy, one sunny) — offer more variety and experiences than a single trip to one destination might.

The entrance to the Republican Party of New Mexico’s headquarters was set on fire and defaced with graffiti in an alleged arson attack Sunday morning, authorities and Republican officials said ...