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The tribal officials' van deviated from the coastal highway, away from the Pacific, and onto a dirt path shaded by cedar and spruce trees....

Following a sharp drop in cases and hospitalizations following a summer surge, California now has the lowest coronavirus transmission rate of any state. The nation's...

Afghans and Westerners stranded in Kabul following the Taliban takeover began trickling into the city's US-controlled airport for evacuation flights, but entry remained extremely...

Several decades ago, Mexican activists drove women to the United States to have their pregnancies terminated at clinics. Women in the United States are...

The delay in confirming President Biden's nominees for positions at the State Department and USAID has already harmed our national security. That is easier...

The head of the Food and Drug Administration will testify before Congress for the first time Thursday about the baby formula shortage, which has...

Extinction Rebellion is planning to step up its campaign against the banking system with a series of direct-action protests and debt strikes in the...

Sarah Palin's positive coronavirus tests have forced the postponement of a civil trial scheduled to begin Monday over her defamation claims against The New...

Community leaders have questioned the New Zealand government’s decision to temporarily close the border to people travelling from India, and say they fear the...

Early on Tuesday, congressional leaders unveiled a $1.7 trillion government-wide spending plan that includes another significant round of aid to Ukraine, an increase in...

Roger Federer's comeback after 14 months out with a knee injury ended in the quarter-finals of the Qatar Open after he was beaten by...

Vaccination mandates imposed by President Joe Biden are under attack. The mandates were hailed as a way to help America recover from the Covid pandemic,...

An Oklahoma judge temporarily blocked the implementation of two new anti-abortion laws that go into effect next month, including one that is similar to...

With the U.S. closing in on President Joe Biden's goal of injecting 100 million coronavirus vaccinations weeks ahead of his target date, the White...

Republicans had an opportunity on Monday to distance themselves from embattled former President Donald Trump. Instead, they increased their support. Keep an eye on The...

The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol has been working for nearly a year,...

Tom Brady secured his 7th ring on Sunday with a 31-9 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. An overwhelming performance along with his 5th...

A monument at a Hong Kong university that was the most well-known public remembrance of the Tiananmen Square massacre on Chinese soil was demolished...

As Russia's invasion continues, Ukrainian officials and two Republican members of Congress have pushed for the US to impose a no-fly zone, but doing...

So what is earthquake insurance and how does it work? Does homeowners, renters coverage cover earthquakes? What does earthquake coverage cover? Earthquakes happen when there...

China announced on Monday that all married couples would be allowed to have three children, ending a two-child policy that had failed to increase...

When Apple or Samsung unveils a new smartphone, consumers can preorder the device within days and expect to get it in their hands within weeks. When Motorola introduced the first-ever...

French President Emmanuel Macron hopes that his three-day trip to Algeria beginning Thursday will end a diplomatic squabble and allow him to strengthen ties...

In recent days, violent protests in Kazakhstan have resulted in the resignation of the government and the declaration of a state of emergency, as...

The solar energy industry is in a frenzy, and projects are coming to a halt, after the Biden administration launched an investigation that some...

Diana Gabriela Aranguren couldn't believe what she was hearing on the news. She kept staring at the TV screen, trying to figure out how...

Donald Trump is facing a potentially crippling financial and political blow as state prosecutors consider charging his family business with a crime this week. Prosecutors...

People vaccinated against Covid-19 in high-risk areas of the United States should resume wearing masks indoors, the country's top health official said Tuesday, reversing...

The American Library Association (ALA) reports that books for children and young adults with themes of race, gender, and sexual identity faced an "unprecedented"...

Ethiopia's Nobel Peace Prize winner says he will lead his country's army "from the battlefront" beginning Tuesday, a dramatic new step in a year-long...

The raging floodwaters that killed or went missing dozens of people in eastern Kentucky also washed away some of the region's irreplaceable history. Appalshop, a...

Hundreds of thousands of dollars are on the line for a suburban Iowa school district on Friday if enraged parents carry out a plan...

On Sunday night, Texas Democrats staged a dramatic, last-ditch walkout in the state House of Representatives to prevent the passage of one of the...

In an emotional debate on Thursday, U.S. Catholic bishops clashed over how to address concerns about Catholic politicians, including President Joe Biden, who continue...

According to a recently declassified report by the House Intelligence Committee, U.S. intelligence agencies missed an opportunity to better understand Covid-19's spread because they...

A subway overpass collapsed in Mexico City on Monday night, sending the cars of a passenger train crashing to the ground and killing at...

The Labor Department's report on Friday that the economy added 559,000 jobs in May, an increase from April, boosted Democrats and the Biden administration,...

Several of the country's largest labor unions are suing over President Joe Biden's vaccine and testing mandates, not to overturn them, but to broaden...

The Biden administration is restoring California's authority to set its own automobile tailpipe pollution standards, reversing a Trump administration policy and likely ushering in...

According to a report by a panel that advises state officials, oil refineries, utilities, and other companies that must pay to emit greenhouse gases...

The Biden administration is working to create a "fair and equitable" asylum-seeker system, according to the top official at US Customs and Border Protection,...

According to a new survey, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed Americans' perceptions of health care, and not for the better. According to the West Health-Gallup...

On Wednesday President Biden continued with his executive actions that aimed at addressing the climate crisis along with a new memorandum on scientific integrity. These are the two...

Having long been at loggerheads over trade, technology and capital markets, the world's foremost economic superpowers are turning their attention to climate change as...

Ordinary Americans may be unaware of this, but political science buffs who live in and write about Washington are arguing about how bad things...

The dire warning implicit in President Joe Biden’s more than $2trillion American Jobs Plan — which promises to rebuild American infrastructure, create union jobs, and...

Beech-Nut Nutrition voluntarily recalled an infant rice cereal on Tuesday because it contained more arsenic than the US Food and Drug Administration's limit of...

The Democratic Party has shifted to the left on US policy toward Israel in recent years, showing a greater willingness to criticize Israel and...

Starboard Value, an activist investor, has nominated a minority slate for Box Inc.'s board of directors, pitting its nominees against Chief Executive Officer Aaron...

Were they gullible, foul-mouthed men duped by undercover agents? Or is it a rogue cast that is so enraged that they want to kidnap...

The fastest Boston Marathon field has ever returned from the quickest turnaround in the event's 126-year history, leaving Hopkinton for Boston's Back Bay on...

In a forecast from the University of Washington’s pandemic forecasting team, it is estimated that close to another 200,000 Americans are likely to dies...

Voters in the city rejected a ballot measure to overhaul policing that was drafted amid national outrage over the death of George Floyd by...

According to a newly released investigation, the commanding general of the D.C. National Guard was directed twice by Pentagon leadership to send in troops...

West Virginia will receive $99 million as part of a settlement with Johnson & Johnson's subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. over the drugmaker's role in...

The Taliban's lightning-fast advance into more territory in Afghanistan is causing concern from Russia to China, as US President Joe Biden's decision to withdraw...

To temper rising oil prices, the Biden administration has flirted with lifting oil sanctions on previously shunned Venezuela, but it appears unwilling to encourage...

Republicans have frequently had to awkwardly defend or flat-out denounce the actions of former President Donald Trump. And it's unlikely to be the last time...

The FDA and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday that they are calling for an immediate pause on the use of the...

Google announced today that it will postpone plans to phase out third-party cookies in the Chrome browser until 2023, a year or so later...

The expansion of COVID-19 vaccination requirements across the United States has not had the desired effect, with the number of Americans receiving their first...

Calvin Qi, who works at Glean, a search startup, would love to improve his company's products with the latest artificial intelligence algorithms. Glean provides search...

Private space travel may appear to be a step forward, but experts say there are still concerns about how it will affect our future...

On Sunday, Novak Djokovic left Australia after three federal judges upheld the decision to revoke his visa for the second time. "I can confirm that...

Earlier this week, chief medical adviser, Anthony Fauci, gave a warning that Americans should not get complacent when it comes to following Covid safety...

NATO's rapid reaction force will be nearly eightfold increased to 300,000 troops as part of its response to a "era of strategic competition," according...

"Be really afraid right now," says Alston Green, 71, to LGBTQ people, especially the young. Don Bell is concerned that "all of our work over...

Despite a new executive order from Governor Glenn Youngkin, school districts responsible for hundreds of Virginia schools have indicated that mask mandates will continue. As...

President Joe Biden is set to present the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military honor for valor, to three U.S. soldiers for their...

Colorado's attorney general announced on Wednesday that a grand jury had indicted three police officers and two paramedics in the death of Elijah McClain,...

When the neighborhood she grew up in, Boston's Chinatown, was destroyed, Mary Yee was in elementary school. Beginning in the late 1950s, the state built...

Most people know him for his 1996 sing-along hit "I Believe I Can Fly," which became an inspirational anthem played at school graduations, weddings,...

Later this month, U.S. intelligence agencies will deliver to Congress a highly anticipated unclassified report on what they know about UFOs, or Unexplained Aerial...

Twins may be more common today than at any time in history, according to the first comprehensive survey of twin births around the world. Researchers...

Japan and the United States joined forces Tuesday to criticize China's “coercion and aggression" in Asia as senior ministers from both countries held their...

When news broke in July that a 10-year-old rape victim had been forced to travel to Indiana for an abortion due to Ohio's six-week...

Demetrius Napolitano stood outside his adoptive mother's apartment in New York. Child welfare officials had removed him from her home years before. Years had passed...

South Carolina officials have confirmed the United States' first two confirmed cases of the more contagious coronavirus strain. This more contagious strain was first...

Misha Sanders was starting from scratch. She had recently left an abusive relationship and was in her first semester of seminary, all while caring...

According to a new analysis, judges in Multnomah County, where Portland is located, have dismissed more than 200 felony cases since February due to...