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In France, 12 presidential candidates are set to face off Sunday in the first round of the presidential election. And thanks to French election law, they all get equal time on the airwaves.

NPR's A Martinez talks to Vandana Menon, a reporter with ThePrint, an Indian online newspaper, about protesters in Sri Lanka demanding the president step down.

Senators have reached a deal on $10 billion for additional COVID aid. It's far less than what the Biden administration wanted, but it's what lawmakers could agree to.

Airline CEOs say it's time to end the requirement that everyone wear masks in airports and on planes. The Biden administration has extended the mask mandate until mid-April.

Ukraine's president will address the U.N. Security Council. Senators reach a $10 billion deal on additional COVID funds. Protesters in Sri Lanka demand the president resign amid an economic crisis.

FDA advisers meet Wednesday on the future of COVID vaccines. A fall booster push may be in works. And data is expected this month on vaccine efficacy in kids younger than five.

NPR's A Martinez speaks with SCOTUSblog reporter Amy Howe about Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson's possible influence on the high court, if the full Senate votes to confirm her this week.

The University of South Carolina beat the University of Connecticut 64-49 to become the women's NCAA basketball champions. The men's winner will be decided Monday when North Carolina faces Kansas.

The latest in the Russia-Ukraine war. The sentencing phase of the Parkland, Fla., school shooter begins Monday. Pakistan's prime minister dissolved parliament and called for a new election.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with winner Jim Frost of Albuquerque, New Mexico and puzzlemaster Will Shortz.