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U.S. sending $350 million in ammunition, tanker trucks, boats to Ukraine

By Lolita C. Baldor, Matthew Lee, Associated Press

The State Department says the U.S. will send Ukraine $350 million in weapons and equipment as fierce battles with Russian forces continue for control of the city of Bakhmut, and troops prepare for an expected spring offensive.

WATCH: 'Ted Lasso' cast visits White House to promote mental health care

By Darlene Superville, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

Mental health and looking after one another is a theme of the show, Jason Sudeikis told reporters from behind the lectern as he helped press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre open her daily White House briefing.

WATCH: War crimes committed by all parties in Ethiopia's Tigray conflict, Blinken says

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

The Biden administration announced Monday that it has determined all sides in the brutal conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region committed war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Trump's calls for protests fail to gain traction ahead of anticipated indictment

By Eric Tucker, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

Even some of Trump's most ardent loyalists are dismissing the idea as a waste of time or a law enforcement trap.

LISTEN: Supreme Court hears case over water rights of the Navajo Nation

By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press

The Supreme Court seems inclined to side with the federal government and a group of states in a dispute with the Navajo Nation over water from the drought-stricken Colorado River.

Some Democrats express concern over Biden's appeals court nominee

By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press

One of President Joe Biden’s nominees to a federal appeals court has generated rare concern from some Democrats and outside groups. They question the nominee's involvement in a legal brief defending a New Hampshire parental notification law, injecting the issue…

Biden calls Israel's Netanyahu with 'concern' over judicial plan as protests enter 11th week

By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Associated Press, Associated Press

President Joe Biden spoke Sunday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “express concern” over his government’s planned overhaul of the country’s judicial system that has sparked widespread protests across Israel and to encourage compromise.

Analysis: Who is winning in the high-revenue world of college sports?

By Andrew Zimbalist, Econofact

The U.S. hyper-commercialized system of college sports, which does not exist anywhere else in the world, is in a period of overarching transition and deep financial crisis.

As Congress stalls on federal gun safety laws, some states push their own rules

By John Yang, Kaisha Young

This week, Michigan’s Senate passed a major gun safety package and sent it to the House, where it is expected to pass. The action was spurred by last month's shooting at Michigan State University that killed three students and wounded…

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Trump says he expects to be arrested in hush-money case, stokes unrest on social media

By Michelle L. Price, Jill Colvin, Eric Tucker, Associated Press

Donald Trump claimed on Saturday that his arrest is imminent and issued an extraordinary call for his supporters to protest as a New York grand jury investigates hush money payments to women who alleged sexual encounters with the former president.