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In the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, shelling has intensified over the past 24 hours, and one government soldier was killed as Russian-backed separatists continue fighting.

Scott Simon speak with Jason Bardsley, president of the State Police Officers Council in Iowa, which represents park rangers who are being evicted from government-owned homes.

Scott Simon talks to novelist David Wright Falade about his new book, "Black Cloud Rising," about the leader of an all-Black brigade in the Civil War.

With 4.8 million people now playing, pickleball is ready for the big time.

A New York City opera company created an updated version of Fidelio for the Black Lives Matter era. The performance features singers who are incarcerated in real life.

Scores of state bills aim to limit what schools can teach about race, politics, American history and more. For some educators, that's made teaching about Black History Month especially fraught.

Vice President Harris is meeting with a host of world leaders in Munich as concern builds that Russia plans to invade Ukraine. Her meeting with Ukraine President Zelenskyy sends an important message.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with journalist Steve Reilly about who is providing financial support to the protesters in the so-called Freedom Convoys in Canada.

The Washington Post is about to unveil a Democracy Desk to report on the front lines of battles over voting, access to the polls, and the people caught up in these fights.

NPR's Michel Martin discusses why the Republican Party has had a warmer posture towards Russia in recent years with former Republican strategist Steve Schmidt.