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Here's the latest for Thursday April 15th: Protests in Minnesota as officer is charged; Biden Administration prepares to ...

Homeless Americans finally getting a chance at COVID-19 shot

Homeless Americans who have been left off priority lists for coronavirus vaccinations — or even bumped aside as states ...

House panel votes to advance bill on slavery reparations

A House panel advanced a decades-long effort to pay reparations to the descendants of slaves by approving legislation ...

Soldier charged after video of confrontation with Black man

A white Army non-commissioned officer depicted in a viral video accosting and shoving a Black man in a South Carolina ...

Biden's gamble: Will pulling troops revive extremist threat?

At its start, America’s war in Afghanistan was about retribution for 9/11. Then it was about shoring up a weak government and ...

Study finds that blocking seats on planes reduces virus risk

A new study says leaving middle seats open could give airline passengers more protection from the virus that causes COVID-19.

Capsized ship off Louisiana: 12 missing, 1 dead, 6 rescued

Coast Guard boats and aircraft have covered an area larger than the state of Rhode Island to search for 12 people still ...

Senate breaks filibuster on Asian-American hate crime bill

The Senate opened debate Wednesday on legislation confronting the rise of potential hate crimes against Asian Americans, a ...

More COVID state shutdowns unlikely, despite CDC suggestion

When one of the nation's top health officials this week suggested states dealing with a spring spike of coronavirus cases ...

EXPLAINER: Chauvin defense suggests prone position not risky

The attorney for the former officer charged with killing George Floyd says several studies suggest police can safely use ...

Treasury Department creates office to oversee virus relief

The Treasury Department has created a new office to supervise the disbursement of the billions of dollars in relief money ...

COVID, China, Russia, top annual threat assessment

The director of national intelligence told Senate lawmakers that the coronavirus, China and Russia are among the top global ...

Biden plan to pull-out troops gets mixed reaction

Middle East foreign policy experts discuss the pros and cons of President Joe Biden's plan to withdraw remaining U.S.

J&J vaccine to remain in limbo while officials seek evidence

Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine will remain in limbo for a while longer after government health advisers declared ...

Prosecutors: No charges for officer in Capitol riot shooting

Federal prosecutors will not charge a police officer who shot and killed a woman as she climbed through the broken part of ...

Loved ones wait for missing from capsized boat

Family members gather at a fire station as search and rescue efforts continue for missing workers and crew of a capsized ship ...

Biden ends Afghan 'forever war' for US troops

President Joe Biden says he will withdraw remaining U.S. troops from the "forever war” in Afghanistan, declaring that the ...

Biden taps ex-Obama official as Interior Department deputy

The White House is naming Tommy Beaudreau, a former Obama administration official, to be deputy secretary at the Interior ...

US Sen. Graham opposes Afghanistan troop pullout

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Charges filed in California missing student case

The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney says Paul Flores has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of ...