Inflation and consumer practices spell big trouble for big tech. Civilians in Mariupol are fast running out of food and water, and suffering is immense. And NPR's Scott Simon talks with Russian chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov about Putin's plot to expand Russia.

Russian missiles struck Ukraine's capital Kyiv during a visit by the UN Secretary General to negotiate a humanitarian corridor. President Biden is asking Congress for $33 billion in aid to Ukraine. He says they have almost used up all the money the U.S. already sent. And, a large majority of parents reported being happy with what's being taught in their children's schools, including issues of racism, slavery, gender and sexuality.

Russia cut off all energy supplies to Poland and Bulgaria, warning other European countries that they could suffer the same fate for their support of Ukraine. The Biden Administration was hoping for an easy win with the upcoming expiration of Title 42, a Trump era immigration policy. But Republican led states are arguing it should remain in place. And, U.S. GDP numbers show a sharp slowdown in economic growth, but experts are optimistic about the spring and summer months.

Russia is pushing back against Europe for its support of Ukraine, meanwhile the head of the UN met with Vladimir Putin to negotiate humanitarian corridors as attacks continue in the east and south. Pfizer and BioNTech are requesting FDA authorization for the first booster shot for kids ages 5 to 11. And, North Carolina Congressman Madison Cawthorn was cited for having a fully loaded handgun in the Charlotte airport.

Elon Musk is buying Twitter for $44 billion and taking the company private, saying he wants to "unlock" the company's potential. The White House announces a new push to inform people about Pfizer's life saving anti-viral pill for Covid. And, former President Donald Trump is being held in contempt of court for failing to turn over subpoenaed documents to the New York Attorney General.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin met with President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv, promising to gradually re-establish a diplomatic presence in Ukraine. French President Emmanuel Macron won a second term, beating far right candidate Marine Le Pen with 58 percent of the vote. And, workers at an Amazon sorting facility in Staten Island begin voting on unionization today.

In honor of Earth Day, a look back at an award-winning Planet Money episode about how big oil misled the public into believing plastic would be recycled. NPR investigative correspondent Laura Sullivan tracks down retired industry lobbyists to expose a decades-long marketing scam to convince consumers that plastic products are far more recyclable than they really are.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy claims he did not support President Trump resigning after the January 6 attacks, but recordings of him prove otherwise. After a week of unrest at a site holy to Muslims and Jews, a quiet morning in Jerusalem. The Biden administration was slow to respond to a federal judge's ruling that ended the transportation mask mandate, and some legal experts have a theory.

The U.S. announces more aid for Ukraine as reports surface of new mass graves outside the battered city of Mariupol. A group of voters are fighting to remove Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene from the ballot, alleging that she helped facilitate the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol. And, Florida is considering stripping Disney of it's self-governing status after the company publicly opposed Governor Ron DeSantis.

Russian attacks are intensifying in Eastern Ukraine as Putin looks to control the Donbas region. The White House released a new plan to deal with surging drug overdose deaths in the US. And, the Department of Justice is appealing a federal court's decision to overturn a mask mandate on public transportation, but the CDC is encouraging people to keep masking.