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While many states have already lifted their statewide mask mandates, many mandates remain in place. But the science is mixed about masks effectiveness in schools — especially for kids.

The U.K. has signed a deal with Rwanda to send migrants to the East African nation. There, their claims for asylum can be processed and many may be asked to settle.

Nutrition researchers are pushing for a big increase in the daily recommended dose of Vitamin D. Dozens of recent studies suggest that deficiencies of the vitamin make people more vulnerable to everything from fractures to certain cancers and diabetes.

Hurricane Fiona's unrelenting rains led to swollen rivers and washed out roads and bridges in many areas of Puerto Rico. It's isolated many mountain communities and slowed the recovery.

In defiance of Congress, the Obama administration has issued new rules on how it will comply with a defense law mandating that many al-Qaida suspects be sent into military custody: It will issue waivers in many cases. Meanwhile, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing Wednesday on the trouble with waivers and the need for flexibility in dealing with suspects.

As drug deaths continue to surge, many activists and drug policy researchers say criminalization, arrests and prison sentences are doing more harm than good.

As schools plan ways to reopen, parents of students with disabilities have an extra layer of concern. Some therapies can't be replicated at home, but going to school might not be the safest option.

FEMA plans to roll out an improved application process for disaster victims in March. Many hope it will simplify a complex system that's preventing some from getting help.

We hear a lot about the big-ticket weapons the West is shipping to Ukraine. But Ukraine is also fighting effectively with a weapon it can buy off-the-shelf and is small enough to hold in one hand.

Faith and Freedom Coalition founder Ralph Reed, an activist in GOP politics for three decades, is working to turn out and expand the evangelical vote in 2022.