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US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on UK airbase
'I love Mardi Gras:' Carnival spirit takes over New Orleans
Costumed partiers gathered before dawn to see the North Side Skull & Bone Gang
Union rejects MLB's last offer at deadline to cancel games
Baseball is now on the precipice of losing regular season games to a work stoppage for the first time since 1995
California, Oregon, Washington to drop school mask mandates
The changes reflect a growing sense that the virus is not going away and Americans need to learn to live with it
Pandemic fears are fading along with omicron: AP-NORC poll
most Americans think the virus will stick around as a mild illness
New York to lift statewide school mask mandate by March 2
Most Americans can now safely take a break from wearing masks, including students in schools
CDC: Many healthy Americans can take a break from masks
But with protection from immunity rising — both from vaccination and infection — the overall risk of severe disease is now generally lower, the CDC said
Treasury: Most COVID rental aid went to low-income residents
Lawmakers approved $46.5 billion in Emergency Rental Assistance last year
Biden to nominate Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court
She would be only the sixth woman to serve on the court
Key inflation gauge hit 6.1% in January, highest since 1982
On Friday, oil prices were steady after they had reached $100 a barrel in volatile trading on Thursday
CDC to significantly ease pandemic mask guidelines Friday
The new metrics will still consider caseloads, but also take into account hospitalizations and local hospital capacity
Biden hits Russia with new sanctions, says Putin 'chose' war
Biden also said the U.S. will be deploying additional forces to Germany to bolster NATO
US markets recover after Ukraine invasion sends them reeling
On Wall Street, the S&P 500 fell 1.1%
EXPLAINER: Just how hard could US sanctions hit Russia?
Strongly in the mix are penalties targeting Russia’s biggest state banks and new export controls
Over half of U.S. abortions now done with pills, not surgery
Use of abortion pills has been rising since 2000
AP-NORC poll: Most in US oppose major role in Russia strife
Just 26% say the U.S. should have a major role in the conflict