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WATCH: Pentagon press secretary John Kirby holds briefing after Russian attack on Ukraine nuclear plant

By Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Pentagon press secretary John Kirby held a briefing after Russia attacked Europe's biggest nuclear power plant in Ukraine.

How Russia’s attack on Ukraine violates international law

By John B. Bellinger III, Council on Foreign Relations

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine violates the U.N. Charter and cannot be justified under international law as an act of self-defense or humanitarian intervention.

Florida poised to limit abortions as Supreme Court mulls Roe v. Wade

By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press

Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to sign a 15-week abortion ban into law after Florida's legislature joined the trend of Republican-led states anticipating a U.S. Supreme Court decision that could sharply limit abortion rights in America.

Biden gets ‘significant bounce’ in week navigating Russian war, State of the Union

By Laura Santhanam

Approval among U.S. adults of President Joe Biden’s handling of Russia's war in Ukraine rose almost 20 percentage points in two weeks, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll.

Supreme Court reimposes death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The Supreme Court has reinstated the death sentence for convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

WATCH: White House press secretary Jen Psaki says Congress must act soon to replenish COVID funds

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

Nearly a year after passage of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, the administration says the federal government has nearly depleted funding dedicated directly to COVID-19 response.

Russian lawmakers approve prison for what they deem to be ‘fake’ war reports

By James Ellingworth, Associated Press

Russians could face prison sentences of up to 15 years for spreading information that goes against the Russian government's position on the war in Ukraine, a move that comes as authorities block access to foreign media outlets.

WATCH: Biden announces investment in Siemens as part of his Made in America initiative

By James Ellingworth, Associated Press

President Joe Biden has been pushing for more U.S. factory jobs — and he was joined Friday by the CEO of technology company Siemens USA to announce a $54 million investment in producing equipment for the electrical infrastructure.

U.S. added 678,000 jobs in February in sign of economic health

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

U.S. employers added 678,000 jobs in February, another solid gain that underscored the economy's robust health as the omicron wave fades and more Americans venture out to spend at restaurants, shops and hotels despite surging inflation.

Europe’s largest nuclear power plant on fire in Ukraine after Russian shelling

By Jim Heintz, Yuras Karmanau, Mstyslav Chernov, Associated Press

A spokesman for the Zaporizhzhia plant told Ukrainian television that shells were falling directly on the facility in the city of Enerhodar and had set fire to one of the facility's six reactors.