Travel ban goes into effect in Wuhan as Chinese authorities try to stop coronavirus spread
The city has a population of 11 million and is at the center of key air and rail routes. The ban comes as the virus’s death toll increased to 17 and during the busiest travel period of the year in China.
GOP state lawmakers push bills to restrict medical treatments for transgender youths
More than half a dozen statehouses are considering bills that would penalize medical professionals — and, in at least one case, parents — who give young people access to puberty-blocking medicines and other treatments.
Why McConnell is aiming for a ‘boring’ impeachment trial
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The C-130 Hercules aerial water tanker crashed while battling wildfires in the Snowy Monaro region of Australia’s southern New South Wales state.
The rules sought by the Department of Transportation narrow the definition of service animal to dogs that have received individualized training to do work or perform tasks for a person with a disability. The proliferation of animals has led to conflict and sometimes injury.
Campaign 2020In 2016, President Trump vowed not to touch programs such as Social Security and Medicare.
The announcement came in response to the alleged hacking of a phone belonging to Washington Post owner and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.
New Trump administration rule could make it more difficult for some pregnant women to get U.S. visas
State Department regulations, expected to be issued soon, aim to limit what the administration calls “birth tourism.”
In a town still basking in the glow of a college football championship, the No. 1 overall pick delivered in his debut, scoring 15 straight points in the fourth quarter and finishing with 22.
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