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A new study showed that nearly one-third of 12- to 17-year-olds who were hospitalized with covid-19 during a surge of cases early this year required intensive care, and 5 percent required mechanical ventilation.
As vaccine distribution continued and many states eased coronavirus restrictions, the pace of hiring rose, but some businesses have complained they are having a hard time recruiting workers.
Simone Biles debuted her Yurchenko double pike vault at the U.S. Classic last month. (Getty Images)
Four decades before Simone Biles rocked the gymnastics world, a young Russian with an innovative coach blazed a trail.
The change is part of its responses to the Facebook Oversight Board’s ruling on former president Donald Trump and comes after years of criticism that the company was too deferential to powerful figures during Trump’s time in the White House.
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An upcoming Supreme Court review of a Mississippi abortion law could pave the way for many other state laws that restrict or ban the procedure.
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The ex-White House counsel was the most-cited witness in Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, explaining how the former president tried to have the special counsel fired and then asked aides to lie about it.
President Biden and Jill Biden in the Oval Office on May 20 with the Kennedy Center honorees. (Adam Schultz/The White House)
The president’s speech in a video for the Kennedy Center honorees came after his first budget proposal called for a record-setting $201 million for the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited Memphis to inspect the work on the cracked bridge and to hear how the lengthy closure has affected nearby communities.
In his decades-long career, he was celebrated in some corners and scorned in others.
Minneapolis municipal workers remove barriers at George Floyd Square on Thursday. (AFP/Getty Images)
Tosca chef Phil Marzelli welcomes regulars and newcomers alike with his beautiful Italian fare
Virtual film festivals, streaming concerts and socially distanced events offer escapes during the coronavirus pandemic.
The American University Museum encapsulates the spirit of a decade in a span of 32 years.
The president is trying to avoid raising taxes on Americans making less than $400,000 a year while also steering clear of the “red line” set down by Republicans who see the 2017 tax cuts as their crowning economic achievement.
The executive order bars investment in companies supporting the Chinese military or developing surveillance technology used in human rights abuses.
An artist rendering of the Boom Supersonic plane. (Boom Supersonic/AFP/Getty Images)
Boom's Overture planes, which have yet to be built and certified, would fly at twice the speed of some of today's fastest jets.
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Strasburg is the most expensive asset in the history of the franchise, and he might be the key to whether there’s a sustainable winner in Washington.
The continued restrictions come as media members across sports are grappling with questions about access to athletes and what their jobs may look like in the future.
LeBron James and the Lakers lost to the Suns on Thursday. (Ashley Landis)
It's strange, and perhaps concerning, that the postseason has barely begun, and some of the most influential NBA players and teams have been eliminated.
As Olympic gymnastics teams have gotten smaller, specialists in a particular event have been nudged out in favor of strong all-around performers.
The team will be at the Bon Secours Training Center from July 27-31, with the expectation it will hold four practices open to fans. The rest of camp will be held in Ashburn.
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Author John Maclean fishing the upper Blackfoot River. (Alec Underwood)
John Maclean’s book “Home Waters” is about life in Montana and his father’s famous work.
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Ingres’s portrait of the Comtesse d’Haussonville at the Frick Collection is one of the most celebrated paintings in America
Sommers's initial “Driver’s License” video has been viewed more than 7 million times.
Finland’s official Oscar submission, the biopic “Tove” tells the story of the early years in the career and love life of Tove Jansson, artist and writer of beloved children’s books about creatures called Moomins. 
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This month's release will be the latest in a series that dates back to the late 1980s, when games were still being released on floppy disks and inserted into the Nintendo Famicom Disk System.