The Florida state legislature has passed a law that bans abortions after 15 weeks, with the exception of fatal fetal abnormality or “serious risk” to the mother.
New York is lifting its statewide mask mandate for schoolchildren on March 2, after months of debate and demands from New Yorkers who have been fighting for their kids’ right to attend school without wearing a face covering.
Oil prices soared and investors shifted more money into ultra-safe U.S. government bonds as Russia stepped up its war on Ukraine. The price of oil surged back above $100 a barrel after Russia, a major energy producer, faced further isolation and economic damage because of its invasion of Ukraine.
Western news outlets and social media accounts spread the story of Ukrainian soldiers on Snake Island defiantly telling off the Russian navy before being killed—the story is now confirmed "fake news."
