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St. Louis gun-waving couple pleads guilty to misdemeanors
Mark McCloskey was unapologetic after the hearing
'Obamacare' survives: Supreme Court dismisses big challenge
Left in place is the law’s now-toothless requirement that people have health insurance or pay a penalty
Biden to sign bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday
It’s the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was created in 1983
Fed sees faster time frame for rate hikes as inflation rises
Rate hikes in the future
US Army has hidden or downplayed loss of firearms for years
The Pentagon stopped regularly sharing information
Biden, Putin set consultations on updating nuclear pact
Putin said he and Biden agreed to begin negotiations on nuclear talks
MacKenzie Scott, citing wealth gap, donates $2.7 billion
Scott’s wealth is estimated by Forbes at roughly $60 billion
US COVID-19 deaths hit 600,000, equal to yearly cancer toll
US COVID-19 deaths hit 600,000, equal to yearly cancer toll
Workers push back against hospitals requiring COVID vaccines
Indiana University Health is requiring all its employees be fully vaccinated by Sept. 1
Reality Winner, NSA contractor in leak case, out of prison
Release hailed as a cause for celebration after advocates had spent years fighting for her release or a pardon
US vaccine surplus grows by the day as expiration dates loom
The U.S. is confronted with an ever-growing surplus
Medicare copays for new Alzheimer's drug could reach $11,500
Alzheimer's affects about 6 million Americans, the vast majority old enough to qualify for Medicare
Another jump in prices tightens the squeeze on US consumers
Core inflation rose 0.7% in May after an even bigger 0.9% increase in April
Senate report details broad failures around Jan. 6 attack
One officer said he had stopped several men in full tactical gear
Pipeline CEO: Ransom payment 'hardest decision' of career
The Justice Department was able to recover much of the $4.4 million ransom