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Few details are being released about the detainment in Russia of Brittney Griner. Among the questions being raised are: where is she and why is she being held?

Climbing up the tree was easier than getting down. The teen got stuck and the rescuer needed a rescue. Firefighters got him down safely, but the cat remained in the tree.

Florida's Senate is preparing to pass a bill that bans any discussion of sexual orientation in schools from kindergarten through third grade. Republican supporters say it's about parental rights.

Where do diplomatic talks stand in the efforts to end the war in Ukraine? U.S. gas prices surge to above $4 a gallon. A bill to make lynching a federal hate crime is on its way to President Biden.

Former national security adviser Jake Sullivan says President Trump will "put all the pressure on Zelenskyy" to make a peace deal with Russia, during their meeting in Washington, D.C. today.

Darren Aronofsky's film is a funny, bloody valentine to 1990s New York City. Though awfully engrossing, Caught Stealing's mix of rambunctious slapstick and bone-crunching violence doesn't always gel.

A wealthy New York couple is suing their son's kindergarten, claiming they were tricked into paying $50,000 for a finger painting done by a group of five-year-olds — including their son. The couple was out of town during the school's benefit auction, so they instructed a proxy to make sure they made the highest bid. The couple claim the school rigged the auction by having a first-grade teacher drive up the price.

More than a dozen firefighters in Arizona were killed on Sunday as they were battling the Yarnell Hill fire near Prescott. It was the deadliest wildfire involving firefighters in the U.S. in decades.

In some parts of the country, you can text 911 if you have an emergency. But that technology is taking a long time to roll out. It's among the difficulties of adapting old systems to new technologies. Renee Montagne talks with Trey Forgety of the National Emergency Numbering Association about the challenges and opportunities for texting to 911.

Nurul Haque vowed to give back to the U.S. — the country he credits with allowing him to escape from one of the bleakest humanitarian crises in the world.