People gather in a basement, used as a bomb shelter, during an air raid in Lviv, western Ukraine. Bernat Armangue/AP hide caption
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A jury will decide whether former county clerk Kim Davis is responsible for legal fees and other monetary damages after she refused to sign marriage certificates for same-sex couples in 2015. Timothy D. Easley/AP hide caption
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Jimmy Hill, a U.S. citizen, was killed in Ukraine this week by a Russian bomb. Katya Hill hide caption
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A Ukrainian soldier fires a U.S.-made Javelin missiles during a training exercise in January. The Ukrainians have used the Javelins to repeatedly take out Russian tanks and other armored vehicles. Ukrainian Defense Ministry via AP hide caption
With small, portable weapons, Ukraine's fighters keep Russia at bay
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At the Broadway Makers Marketplace, theater fans find both crafts and community
The U.S. Senate advanced a bill on March 15 that would bring an end to the twice-yearly changing of clocks in favor of a "new, permanent standard time" that would mean brighter winter evenings. Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A tourist strolls along the white sand of Maya Beach in Thailand. The destination was once overrun by visitors, but thanks in part to the pandemic, its ecosystem has had time to recover. Michael Sullivan/NPR hide caption
Pope Francis has issued the "Praedicate Evanglium" — or "Proclaiming the Gospel" — as part of his reform work for the Catholic Church. Alessandra Tarantino/AP hide caption
The U.S. omicron outbreak has dramatically slowed, cutting wait times for tests. But health officials worry a new uptick in cases fueled by the BA.2 variant could be on the way. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
U.K. COVID cases are rising. Health officials are watching to see if the U.S. is next
Maksim Chepchenko near a burning home in in Irpin, Ukraine, after Russian bombings on Saturday. Marcus Yam/Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images hide caption
A photojournalist in Ukraine heads toward deadly conflict to humanize war
Russian cosmonauts (from left) Sergey Korsakov, Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveev wear yellow at the International Space Station. Roscosmos via AP hide caption
