Putin says Russia will station tactical nukes in Belarus

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin announced plans on Saturday to station tactical nuclear weapons in neighboring Belarus, a warning to the West as it steps up military support for Ukraine.

Putin said the move was triggered by Britain’s decision this past week to provide Ukraine with armor-piercing rounds containing depleted uranium.

Tactical nuclear weapons are intended for use on the battlefield and have a short range and a low yield compared with warheads fitted to missiles. Putin argued that Russia was following the lead of the United States, noting the U.S. has nuclear weapons based in Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Turkey.

Challenger wins UAW race

DETROIT — A challenger defeated the president of the United Auto Workers in a close election and vowed Saturday to take a more confrontational stance with the big automakers. A court-appointed monitor declared challenger Shawn Fain the winner over incumbent Ray Curry. Fain’s slate of candidates won control of the big union, as workers rejected most incumbents in the wake of a bribery and embezzlement scandal.

Actor Jonathan Majors arrested

NEW YORK — “Creed III” actor Jonathan Majors was arrested Saturday in New York on charges of strangulation, assault and harassment, authorities said.

New York City police said that Majors was involved in a domestic dispute with a 30-year-old woman. Police responded around 11 a.m. to a 911 call inside an apartment in the Manhattan neighborhood of Chelsea. “The victim informed police she was assaulted,” a spokesperson for the NYPD said in a statement. “Officers placed the 33-year-old male into custody without incident. The victim sustained minor injuries,” the statement said. Majors was no longer in police custody as of Saturday night.

“He has done nothing wrong,” said a representative of Majors in an email to the AP Saturday. “We look forward to clearing his name and clearing this up.”

McConnell released after rehab therapy

WASHINGTON — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, 81, said Saturday he has been released from the rehabilitation facility where he had physical therapy for a concussion caused by a fall this month.