Mathew S. Rosengart, the lawyer for Ms. Spears, addressed supporters after a judge suspended the singer's father, James P. Spears, from his position as the conservator of his daughter's estate.

Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said data showed that vaccines were safe and effective for any American who is pregnant, planning to become pregnant or currently breastfeeding.

Nearly 100 protesters gathered outside the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in Los Angeles to show their support for the star ahead of a highly anticipated hearing on Ms. Spears's 13-year conservatorship.

The scene outside the courthouse in Los Angeles where the hearing on Britney Spears's conservatorship is being held.

Fumio Kishida, a former foreign minister, addressed supporters after being elected as the Liberal Democratic Party's choice for Japan's next prime minister. Japan's Parliament will hold a special session next week to officially select the new prime minster.

Former President Barack Obama, along with Michelle Obama, the former first lady, broke ground on his presidential center on the South Side of Chicago. The project is estimated to cost $830 million and expected to take four years to build.

Boris Johnson, the prime minister of Britain, asked motorists to fill up only when they needed to, as a dearth of truck drivers has led to delayed deliveries of fuel and long lines at gas stations across the country.

Robert Aaron Long, who faces death penalty for a shooting rampage at a string of spas in the Atlanta area, pleaded not guilty to four murder charges. He had previously pleaded guilty to other charges in Cherokee County, where the shooting spree began.

Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III and Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, face questions by the Senate Armed Services Committee on the military's role at the end of the nation's longest war.

President Biden delivers remarks and receives a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.