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Biden angers France, EU with new Australia, UK
President has alienated numerous allies with a go-it-alone approach on key issues
States learning how many Afghan evacuees coming their way
California is projected to take more arrivals than any other — more than 5,200 people
FDA strikes neutral tone ahead of vaccine booster meeting
Earlier this week, two top FDA vaccine regulators joined a group of international scientists in rejecting boosters now for otherwise healthy individuals
Religious exemption requests grow as vaccine mandates rise
Roman Catholic leaders in New Orleans and St. Louis went so far to call Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 shot 'morally compromised'
Tropical Storm Nicholas slows, dumps rain along Gulf Coast
Galveston, Texas, saw nearly 14 inches of rain
US unemployment claims rise after hitting pandemic low
Hiring in August plummeted in industries that require face-to-face contact with the public
Sweeping new vaccine mandates for 100 million Americans
Despite more than 208 million Americans having at least one dose of the vaccines, the U.S. is seeing about 300% more new COVID-19 infections a day
FDA delays decision on e-cigarettes from vaping giant Juul
Parents, politicians and anti-tobacco advocates have pressured the FDA for years to ban Juul's high-nicotine devices
Justice Dept. sues Texas over state's new abortion law
The Texas law, known as SB8, prohibits abortions once medical professionals can detect cardiac activity
AP source: Biden requiring federal workers to get COVID shot
Biden is also expected to outline plans to increase virus testing in schools
Gen. Lee statue comes down in former Confederate capital
The removal marked a major victory for civil rights activists
Ethel Kennedy: RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan shouldn't be freed
Two other RFK offspring, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Douglas Kennedy, have said they support the release
Hurricane Ida power outages, misery persist 9 days later
More than 50% of gas stations in New Orleans and Baton Rouge remained without gasoline Tuesday morning
Florida gunman killed 4, including mom still holding baby
33-year-old Bryan Riley appeared to be suffering from mental health issues
Searches, sorrow in wake of Ida's destructive, deadly floods
At least 25 people perished in New Jersey