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President Biden's approval ratings have risen since he delivered the State of the Union address Tuesday, according to a new NPR/<em>PBS NewsHour</em>/Marist poll.

Biden gets a bounce after the State of the Union, NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll shows

After Tuesday's speech, the president saw a significant jump with Democrats and independents, as he may be seeing a rally-around-the-Ukrainian-flag moment.

The Supreme Court has reinstated the death sentence for convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. The justices, by a 6-3 vote Friday, agreed with the Biden administration's arguments that a federal appeals court was wrong to throw out the sentence of death a jury imposed on Tsarnaev for his role in the bombing.

The Supreme Court reimposes a death sentence for the Boston bomber

The Supreme Court reversed a federal appeals court in Boston that had overturned Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's death sentence. The 2013 attack killed three people.

Governor Gavin Newsom at press conference on the next phase of the state’s pandemic response on Feb. 17, 2022.

Newsom unveils ‘completely new strategy’ for California’s mental health crisis

The governor’s new proposal would require all 58 counties to participate in the program to compel people with serious mental illnesses into treatment.

Oregon State Capitol building, May 18, 2021. The capitol was completed in 1938.

Bill that would limit minor traffic stops heads to Oregon Gov. Kate Brown

Senate Bill 1510 also provides grant money for social services and alters restrictions for people on probation or parole.

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, with President Biden and Vice President Harris, speaks after being nominated for the U.S. Supreme Court at the White House on Feb. 25.

Civil rights activists are prepared to fight for Jackson's nomination to the court

The confirmation hearings for the Supreme Court nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson are set for March 21. Activists who pushed for a Black woman are excited and ready for a fight.

A hiring sign is posted outside business in Huntingdon Valley, Pa., on Feb. 22. Employers are keen for workers as the economy continues to recover from the pandemic.

The U.S. added 678,000 jobs in February. It's another sign of a hot labor market

U.S. employers added 678,000 jobs in February as the unemployment rate fell to 3.8%, from 4% in January. The Federal Reserve hopes to curb inflation without stalling job growth.

A Ukrainian girl and her cat wait at the platform inside Lviv railway station in Ukraine on Sunday. An international cat federation is banning Russian cats from its competitions for the next three months over its invasion of Ukraine.

The 'United Nations of cat federations' bans Russian cats from its competitions

The Fédération Internationale Féline is temporarily placing restrictions on cats that were bred in Russia or belong to exhibitors who live there, in response to its attack on Ukraine.

Fireworks are seen as the Olympic cauldron is lit during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics at the Beijing National Stadium on March 04, 2022 in Beijing, China.

Calls for peace and inclusion dominated the Winter Paralympics opening ceremony

Hundreds of athletes are competing in Beijing in this year's events, which run through March 13. The opening ceremony kicked off on Friday, with the world focused on Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose during their meeting in Beijing, on Feb. 4.

The battle for Ukraine could test the limits of closer ties between China and Russia

The Cold War rivals have grown much closer in recent years. But China's ties to Russia are now becoming a bigger liability than Beijing expected.

Rescue workers and volunteers gather at the site of bomb explosion in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Friday.

A suicide bombing at a mosque in Pakistan kills at least 30

The bombing was the latest act of violence in majority Sunni Muslim Pakistan, where minority Shiite Muslims have come under repeated attacks.

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