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Updated 20 hours, 25 minutes ago

Hurricane Polo fuels fears of landslides and flooding in Mexico's southwest

Rain and strong winds began to pummel the coastline on Wednesday afternoon with waves crashing onto the normally p…

Updated 4 years, 7 months ago
A key inflation gauge rose 5.8% in 2021, most in 39 years

economists project that growth will slow in the first three months of the year

Updated 4 years, 7 months ago
Coast Guard suspends search for migrants off Florida

The Miami office of Homeland Security Investigations has launched an inquiry

Updated 4 years, 7 months ago
In one small prairie town, two warring visions of America

Two starkly different realities

Updated 4 years, 7 months ago
Book about Holocaust banned in Tennessee school district

The board emphasized in the minutes that they did not object to teaching about the Holocaust but some were concerned the work was not age-appropriate

Updated 4 years, 8 months ago
At least 3 judges eyed as Biden mulls Supreme Court pick

Jackson, 51, was nominated by President Barack Obama to be a district court judge

Updated 4 years, 8 months ago
Vaccine mandate to kick in for first wave of health workers

The mandate ultimately will cover 10.4 million health care workers at 76,000 facilities

Updated 4 years, 8 months ago
Fed plans to raise rates as soon as March to cool inflation

The Fed’s actions are sure to make a wide range of borrowing costlier over time

Updated 4 years, 8 months ago
Situation 'dire' as Coast Guard seeks 38 missing off Florida

The rescued man told the Coast Guard he was part of a group of 40 people who left the island of Bimini

Updated 4 years, 8 months ago
COVID-19 booster drive is faltering in the US

Just 40% of fully vaccinated Americans have received a booster dose

Updated 4 years, 8 months ago
Pfizer begins testing omicron-matched COVID shots in adults

Omicron is more likely than previous variants to cause infection even in people who’ve been vaccinated

Updated 4 years, 8 months ago
Rare eagle seen in Maine, wowing birders, might stay a bit

The Steller's sea eagle arrived in late December

Updated 4 years, 8 months ago
New space telescope reaches final stop million miles out

The telescope will enable astronomers to peer back further in time than ever before

Updated 4 years, 8 months ago
Cruise ship changes course after US judge orders seizure

It was not immediately clear how many passengers were aboard, with one news outlet reporting 300 and another, 70

Updated 4 years, 8 months ago
Don't approach lab monkey missing after crash, people told

cynomolgus monkeys are often used in medical studies

Updated 4 years, 8 months ago
Booster shots needed against omicron, CDC studies show

Vaccine effectiveness was best after three doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines in preventing COVID-19-associated emergency department and urgent care visits