Washington portrays a united front against Russia's invasion of Ukraine as President Joe Biden signed a measure to reboot the World War II-era "lend-lease" program.
Jill Biden spent several hours in Ukraine, driving from the border with Slovakia to a town 10 minutes away to see first lady Olena Zelenska on Mother's Day.
French polling agency projections show President Emmanuel Macron and far-right rival Marine Le Pen leading in the first round of France's presidential election.
Russia's war on Ukraine is bringing new problems to the global auto industry, just as it was starting to recover from the pandemic and computer chip shortages.
America's employers extended a streak of hiring in March, adding 431,000 jobs in the face of a still-destructive pandemic and the highest inflation in 40 years.