Here's the biggest news you missed this weekend

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy meets Pope Francis, Italian leaders

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met privately with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Saturday, seeking support for Ukraine’s peace plan from the pontiff, who in the past has offered to try to help end the full-scale war launched by Russia a year ago. Zelenskyy also met with Italian President Sergio Mattarella and Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, who staunchly backs military and other aid for Ukraine. Earlier in the day, Zelenskyy received from Italian officials pledges of open-ended military and financial support as well as stronger backing for Ukraine’s cherished aim to join the European Union. More updates on Ukraine.

North Carolina governor's veto of abortion ban faces 'uphill battle'

North Carolina's Democratic governor vetoed legislation Saturday that would have banned nearly all abortions in his state after 12 weeks of pregnancy. Hundreds of abortion-rights activists and voters watched on a plaza in the capital of Raleigh as Gov. Roy Cooper affixed his veto stamp to the bill. The veto launches a major test for leaders of the GOP-controlled General Assembly to attempt to override Cooper's veto after they recently gained veto-proof majorities in both chambers. The bill was the Republican response to last year's U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

• Abortion post-Roe: 5 ways the landscape has changed since the end of Roe v. Wade 'upended' abortion access.

'Doomsday mom' Lori Vallow Daybell found guilty of killing her kids

Lori Vallow Daybell, the Idaho mother whose case has garnered widespread notoriety around the world, was found guilty Friday of killing her two youngest children and her husband's former wife. A seven-man and five-woman Idaho jury rendered their verdict after deliberating for seven hours following a five-week trial. The verdict comes nearly three years after the bodies of Joshua "JJ" Vallow, 7, and Tylee Ryan, 16, were discovered by authorities in Vallow Daybell's husband's backyard near a "pet cemetery."

• 'Kids were thrown away like garbage': Lori Vallow Daybell created immediate suspicions, dead victim's sister testifies.

Real Quick

• Girl escaped kidnapping attempt as brother used slingshot to pelt attacker.

• Ohio Catholic priest guilty of sex trafficking boys; allegations spanned 15 years.

• FDA approves new menopause drug for hot flashes, sweating and chills.

• Kelly Clarkson pledges to eradicate 'any notion of toxicity' after criticism of show's work culture.

Shattered houses, crushed cars: Texas tornado leaves at least 1 dead

The southern tip of Texas is cleaning up Sunday after a powerful tornado tore through the community of Laguna Heights at about 4 a.m. Saturday, killing one person and sending at least 10 others to local hospitals. The tornado hit as most people were in their homes asleep in the unincorporated community of Laguna Heights, located on the mainland across from South Padre Island, off the Gulf of Mexico.

Pacific Northwest in the oven: After an already sweltering Saturday, record-breaking heat will bake Seattle and Portland again Sunday, and there is no relief in sight until the middle of the week, forecasters say. Here's the latest on the weather.

• Climate: Scientists warn an El Niño is likely coming that could bring scorching heat to Earth.

Suns fire head coach Monty Williams in wake of playoff flameout vs. Nuggets

The Phoenix Suns dismissed head coach Monty Williams on Saturday, according to a person with direct knowledge of the situation who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. Williams' four-year tenure ends two days after the Suns were eliminated on their home floor in a largely non-competitive 125-100 home loss to the No. 1 seed Denver Nuggets. Despite Williams' relative success with the Suns, it marked the second consecutive year that the Suns' season ended in embarrassing fashion at home in the second round.

• 'It hurt big time': Suns out of NBA playoffs after another embarrassing exit.

Cyclone Mocha makes landfall in Myanmar; hundreds of thousands evacuated

Thousands of people hunkered down Sunday in monasteries, pagodas and schools, seeking shelter from a powerful storm that slammed into the coast of Myanmar, tearing the roofs off buildings and killing at least three people. The center of Cyclone Mocha made landfall Sunday afternoon in Myanmar’s Rakhine state near Sittwe township with wind speeds up to 130 mph, Myanmar’s Meteorological Department said. Earlier, the storm passed over Bangladesh’s Saint Martin’s Island, causing damage and injuring people, but turned away from the country’s shores before landfall. More updates.

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