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Independent journalist reports Ukraine launched shells into the contested area, killing two school teachers.

Ukrainian press secretary says consultations are underway about the place and time of the negotiations.

CDC data indicates that the birth rate in the United States in the year 2020 dropped to the lowest rate since 1980.

Russia says Ukraine has been committing "genocide" on Russians in disputed Ukrainian regions.

Nebraska and Wisconsin are the two most recent of the 17 states that have now passed resolutions to hold an Article V convention that look to clip back the rights of the federal government over citizens.

Within the next couple of months it is likely that there will be direct US military involvement in Ukraine, with Russia now openly supporting and recognizing separatist groups in the Donbass region on the eastern edge of the country and apparently moving to aid them militarily in separation.

Russian forces have reportedly captured the Chernobyl power plant, an adviser to the Ukrainian presidential office said Thursday.

California lawmakers want COVID vaccine mandates for all K-12 students and the right to “discipline” doctors who step outside public policy guidelines for treating COVID patients. But other states, including New Hampshire and Kansas, are eying legislation designed to protect physicians who prescribe drugs like ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine.

Florida lawmakers unanimously approved a bill on Feb. 23 that would require high school students to take and pass a financial literacy course before graduating.

U.S. tax dollars are funding migrant shelters inside Mexico, but the Biden administration won’t release any details.