Today's Headlines: Jackson Confirmed as First Black Woman to Sit on Supreme Court

West Moves to Curb Russian Coal and Trade Over Ukraine War
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Jackson Confirmed as First Black Woman to Sit on Supreme Court

Jackson Confirmed as First Black Woman to Sit on Supreme Court

By Carl Hulse and Annie Karni

The vote was a bipartisan rejection of Republican attempts to paint her as a liberal extremist who had coddled criminals.

West Moves to Curb Russian Coal and Trade Over Ukraine War

West Moves to Curb Russian Coal and Trade Over Ukraine War

By Matina Stevis-Gridneff, Michael Levenson and Steven Erlanger

The United Nations also penalized Russia, suspending it from the Human Rights Council, as Russian forces moved to assault eastern Ukraine and more evidence emerged implicating them in atrocities against civilians.

'He Is a Child of War': Giving Birth Amid Chaos in Ukraine

'He Is a Child of War': Giving Birth Amid Chaos in Ukraine

As artillery shells fall, pregnant women are delivering prematurely, being shuttled in and out of bomb shelters or having babies in basements without even a midwife to help. Tens of thousands more are displaced.

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Today's Videos

Senate Confirms Judge Jackson to the Supreme Court

Video Video: Senate Confirms Judge Jackson to the Supreme Court

By The Associated Press

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation makes her the first Black woman to be elevated to the nation's highest court. Three Republicans joined Democrats in supporting her.

'Evil Came': The Toll of Russia's Occupation in Kyiv's Suburbs

Video Video: 'Evil Came': The Toll of Russia's Occupation in Kyiv's Suburbs

By Yousur Al-Hlou, Masha Froliak, Ben Laffin and Benjamin Foley

Land mines, bullet-riddled cars and corpses lying in the street. Residents of Bucha, Borodianka and Hostomel describe the horrors left behind by Russian forces.

U.N. Suspends Russia From Human Rights Council

Video Video: U.N. Suspends Russia From Human Rights Council

By The Associated Press

The Kremlin warned that that any country that voted to support the resolution or abstained from voting, would face consequences in its relationship with Russia.

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