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Explosions reported near Lviv, Ukraine

Explosions were reported near the western city of Lviv in Ukraine on Saturday. Many refugees reside there for safety, as Lviv has mostly escaped bombardment and fighting since Russia launched its invasion over a month ago. CBS News' Ali Bauman discusses the attack with CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab, who also weighs in on a new phase in Russia's military invasion and the horrors children have endured as the war in Ukraine rages on.

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Rand Paul holds up $40B in U.S. Ukraine aid

Republican Rand Paul of Kentucky is stalling Senate approval of an additional $40 billion in U.S. aid to Ukraine. He insists that an inspector general be appointed to oversee spending on Ukraine. The FAA has stripped two daredevil pilots of their licenses after they tried to switch planes in mid-air over the Arizona desert. One crashed. And we’re getting the first image ever of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way. Eight telescopes worldwide helped capture it.

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Roe v. Wade’s time may be up

An initial draft opinion obtained by Politico suggests the Supreme Court will vote to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision. In the draft, which is several months old, Justice Samuel Alito writes in part that Roe was “egregiously wrong from the start.” U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson will address Ukraine's parliament remotely amid hopes for more evacuations from Mariupol. And the stars sparkled at the annual Met Gala in New York as the “party of the year” returned to its pre-pandemic schedule.

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