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After Texas enacted a first-of-its-kind near-total abortion ban, advocates on both sides anticipate a domino effect in Republican-controlled statehouses, as the nation has reached a critical moment for abortion rights.
Deaths have climbed steadily in recent weeks after falling to the low 200s in early July — the latest handiwork of a contagious variant that has exploited the return to everyday activities by tens of millions of Americans, many of them unvaccinated.
The leaders of the FDA and CDC told a top White House official that their agencies may not be able to approve a more expansive booster plan that they endorsed last month.
With more than 800,000 customers still without electricity, many Louisiana residents are scrambling to find gas for their cars and to load up on milk, bread and water.
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After weeks fearing for her children's lives and a dangerous escape from Kabul, the moment Suneeta was praying for finally arrived.
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In a live video posted to Instagram, one of the two men who joined the dad told his followers that they were about to “confront this administration” for “breaking the law.”
Vyvianna Quinonez was arrested in San Diego after police say she assaulted a Southwest flight attendant. (Michelle Manner/usetmx)
A Southwest passenger charged with assaulting a flight attendant is among just a handful of unruly travelers who face federal prosecution.
Ida knocked out power for more than 1 million customers in the New Orleans area, and left at least two dozen dead.
Jill Biden speaking at the Evan G. Shortlidge Academy in Wilmington, Del., in September 2020. (AP)
Biden is the first first lady to maintain a full-time job outside the East Wing. Soon she’ll have another first under her belt: the only first lady to teach a hybrid-learning class at a Virginia community college.
The pandemic’s stubbornness, fueled by the delta variant and the large pockets of unvaccinated people, raises questions about the country’s long-term recovery.
Hundreds have been attacked — and it takes municipalities far longer to recover than private companies.
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