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Powerful Hurricane Polo drenches Mexico's coast as Nolo takes aim at Hawaii
Forecasters said the storm could drop 20 inches (50 centimeters) of rain on the Big Island, with higher amounts po…
Trump sues niece, NY Times over records behind '18 tax story
Is seeking $100 million in damages
Options shrink for Haitian migrants straddling Texas border
What they are asking for is to be allowed to pass freely through Mexico to the United States
Gabby Petito story boosted by social media, true-crime craze
Hashtag #gabbypetito had received more than 650 million views on TikTok
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