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Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech at a concert marking the eighth anniversary of Russia's annexation of Crimea at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow on March 18, 2022. (Photo by Alexander VILF / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ALEXANDER VILF/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Putin's puffy coat and Zelenskyy's T-shirts show the power of fashion in war

President Vladimir Putin's coat and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy's T-shirts can be considered political statements.

This image made available by NASA shows an illustration of the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). Scheduled for an April 2018 launch, the spacecraft will prowl for planets around the closest, brightest stars. These newfound worlds eventually will become prime targets for future telescopes looking to tease out any signs of life. (NASA via AP)

There are more than 5,000 confirmed planets beyond our solar system, NASA says

These so-called exoplanets include rocky worlds similar in size to Earth, gas giants larger than Jupiter and even"'mini-Neptunes."

White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Thursday, March 17, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

White House press secretary Jen Psaki tests positive (again) for COVID-19

In a statement posted to Twitter, Psaki says she had two "socially-distanced meetings" with President Biden on Monday and said he was not considered a close contact. His most recent test was negative.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, speaks as he arrives for a visit of the 'Joint Operations Command' of the German armed forces, Bundeswehr, in Schwielowsee near Berlin, Germany, Friday, March 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

With war on its doorstep, Germany plans a major military buildup

Chancellor Olaf Scholz's plan to boost defense spending could remake Germany's beleaguered military into the strongest armed forces in Europe — an idea that has met resistance in the past.

LVIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 22: (L-R) Sywasz Elizabeth, Samarska Ludmyla and Pylypenko Arsenij wait on a bus after arriving safely on a train from the besieged city of Mariupol that is under Russian military attack on March 22, 2022 in Lviv, Ukraine. Trains that carried evacuees included several hundred people from the besieged city of Mariupol, where over 100,000 residents remain trapped amid Russian bombardment, arrived in Lviv today. More than 3 million people have fled Ukraine, with millions more internally displaced, after Russia's large-scale invasion of the country on Feb. 24. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (March 22)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

FILE - In this June 5, 2011 file photo, Amanda Bynes arrives at the MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles. Bynes was arrested early on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2014, and booked on suspicion of driving while under the influence of a drug. She was released after posting $15,000 bail. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)

Former child star Amanda Bynes is freed from conservatorship

A Southern California judge terminated the controls Bynes had been under since 2013.

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 22: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson testifies on her nomination to become an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court during the Senate Judiciary confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill March 22, 2022 in Washington, DC. Judge Jackson, President Joe Biden's pick to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer on the U.S. Supreme Court, will begin four days of nomination hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee. If confirmed by the Senate, Judge Jackson would become the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court. (Photo by Mandel Ngan-Pool/Getty Images)

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearings: What happened on Tuesday

Judge Jackson defended her record of sentences she handed down in child pornography cases after several Republican senators alleged she was soft on crime.

LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 26: Phil Mickelson plays a shot on the fifth hole during the first round of The Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course on January 26, 2022 in La Jolla, California. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)

Amid controversy, Phil Mickelson will miss the Masters for the 1st time in 28 years

News of his absence comes after the golfer publicly apologized for controversial comments he made about Saudi Arabia and a new Saudi-backed golf league.

People protest to demand an apology and slavery reparations during a visit to the former British colony by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate, in Kingston, Jamaica, Tuesday, March 22, 2022. The two-day visit to Jamaica is part of a larger trip to the Caribbean region encouraged by Queen Elizabeth II as some countries debate cutting ties with the monarchy like Barbados did late last year. (AP Photo/Collin Reid)

As British royals visit Jamaica, protesters demand slavery reparations

The protest comes a couple of days after dozens of prominent leaders in Jamaica publicized a letter demanding that Britain apologize and award its former colony slavery reparations.

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 18: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about the new health research agency, ARPA-H, during an event at the White House complex March 18, 2022 in Washington, DC. The newly created agency is intended to accelerate research on cancer and other diseases, medical innovations, and addressing disparities in health outcomes. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Biden and U.S. allies plan to step up sanctions on Russia over its war in Ukraine

President Biden will meet with NATO allies and G-7 leaders on Thursday before heading to Poland — a nation grappling with millions of Ukrainian refugees fleeing Russia's war in their country.

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