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‘We’re Still in It’: Biden Urges Calm as He Steps Up Om...

The president announced new plans including sending military medical professionals to overburdened hospitals and distributing 500 ...

The Policy Debate at the Heart of the Biden-Manchin Sta...

President Biden and Senator Joe Manchin III have many differences over the proposed domestic policy bill, but one issue stands out...

5.9-Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Parts of Alaska

There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries after the earthquake, whose epicenter was about 135 miles southwest of Ancho...

Justice Dept. Says Some Inmates Can Stay Confined at Ho...

The move reverses a Trump-era decision that would have sent many of the thousands of inmates released to home confinement during t...

She Fled Kabul for A New Life in Kentucky, Then The Tor...

On Dec. 11, Bowling Green, Ky. was hit by powerful tornadoes, leading to 16 fatalities. Sodaba Rahmaty and her family were among o...

Omicron Is Just Beginning and Americans Are Already Tir...

A sense of dread about the variant’s rapid spread is growing even in places that had experienced a virus lull.

Endangered Seal Found on Hawaii Beach Was Shot to Death

The shooting is the third deliberate seal killing of 2021 on the island of Molokai, investigators said. “Why would somebody do tha...

The F.B.I. Deployed Surveillance Teams Inside Portland ...

Federal agents infiltrated Portland’s unruly racial justice protests, dressing to blend in and capturing clandestine video. The ta...

Colleges Fear Mental Health Crisis Amid Covid Surge

After almost two years of remote schooling, restricted gatherings and constant testing, many students are isolated and depressed. ...

What It’s Like to Live Next to America’s Largest Port A...

In one Los Angeles neighborhood, traffic spilling over from the backlogged port has brought noise, pollution and safety hazards.

Can Schools Handle Omicron?

The looming wave is shaking the rickety infrastructure that has kept schools running.

U.S. Eases Pressure of Sanctions on Afghanistan

The Treasury Department issued new “general licenses” to help aid flow as a humanitarian crisis deepens.

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