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Nearly 120,000 Ukrainians flee Russian conflict so far, up to 4 million if situation worsens, says U.N. body

By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press

Lines of vehicles miles long are clogging border crossings out of Ukraine, as residents rushed to escape danger from invading Russian troops that were advancing toward the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.

Biden selects Ketanji Brown Jackson for the U.S. Supreme Court

President Biden on Friday delivered on his promise to nominate the first Black woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court. After a month-long search to fill the seat of retiring Justice Stephen Breyer, Biden selected a former Breyer…

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How Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson could reshape the nation's highest court

By Lisa Desjardins, Ebony Joseph

President Biden's nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court is a landmark moment for Black women across the legal field, who throughout American history have made up less than 2 percent of the federal bench. Margaret…

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Brooks and Capehart on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Biden's Supreme Court nomination

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including Russia's invasion of Ukraine and President Biden’s selection for the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Healthy Americans can stop wearing masks in areas with low COVID-19 impact, CDC says

By Carla K. Johnson, Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

U.S. officials say most Americans live in places where healthy people can safely take a break from wearing masks.

WATCH: Russia vetoes U.N. resolution demanding end to Ukraine attack

By Edith M. Lederer, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press

Russia has vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding that Moscow immediately stop its attack on Ukraine and withdraw all troops, a defeat the United States and its supporters knew was inevitable but sought to highlight Russia's global isolation.

WATCH: Additional U.S. troops to Europe may join NATO response force as Russian attack on Ukraine continues, says Pentagon

By News Desk

Pentagon press secretary John Kirby holds a news briefing on Friday amid a Russian attack on Ukraine.

WATCH : Ukraine ready for 'peace talks but we are not ready to capitulate', says ambassador

By News Desk

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy is open to diplomacy, including peace talks, with Russia but is not ready to surrender, Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova said during a news briefing on Friday.

56 percent of Americans think Biden's first year was a failure

By Laura Santhanam

If history is any guide, Biden has a long three years ahead, according to this latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll.

WATCH: U.S. respects 'bravery' and 'heroism' of Russians protesting war against Ukraine, says State Department

By News Desk

State Department spokesman Ned Price on Friday praised peaceful protests in Russia against that country's invasion of Ukraine, saying the U.S. "deeply" respected protesters.