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Just before dawn Thursday, Russia launched one of its largest air attacks on Kyiv since the start of the war,

killing at least 18 people and wounding nearly 50 others.

According to a city official, four of the victims were children, and the death toll is expected to rise.

Hundreds of missiles and drones slammed into the capital city, damaging nearly 100 buildings,

including EU offices and the British Council. Both the European Union and the UK summoned Russian

envoys in response to the strikes. British Prime Minister Kier Starmour called the assault,

quote, sabotage of ongoing peace efforts,

while Ukraine's president accused Moscow of choosing bombs over negotiations.

The Kremlin insists it still wants to pursue peace talks, but Thursday's attack has raised

fresh doubts about Russia's intentions to end the war.

A transgender student athlete in Riverside County finds herself once again at the center of a national debate.

Kevin Baxter reports that at least three Southern California high schools have forfeited volleyball matches against Jerupa Valley High, citing the participation of Senior

A.B. Hernandez. Under California law, transgender athletes can compete in sports that match their

gender identity. 17-year-old Hernandez has played volleyball and track and field for three years

without controversy. But that all changed last spring,

when she won three medals at the state track meet and was then outed on social media by a former

teacher and local school official. Overnight, Hernandez went from high school athlete to political

symbol of the nation's ongoing culture war. But after a string of forfeits,

there is a school willing to take the court. Chaffee High confirmed it will face Cherubba Valley

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