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Hospitals in Michigan and Minnesota on Tuesday reported a wave of COVID-19 patients not seen in months as beds were filled with unvaccinated people and health care leaders warned that staff were being worn down by yet another surge.

A book about a wealthy American family whose actions helped unleash the United States opioid epidemic won Britains leading nonfiction book prize Tuesday.

Two incumbent Democrats who trail Republican challengers in close races in Virginias House of Delegates announced Tuesday that they will seek recounts, leaving control of the House in limbo.

The U.N. Security Council condemned the supply of weapons and ammunition to alShabab extremists and others in Somalia in violation of a U.N. arms embargo and voted Monday to extend the ban for a year, saying the alQaida affiliate's terrorist activities co...

A woman who won freedom from prison a decade ago after being convicted with her sister in a 1993 armed robbery in Mississippi, then went on to become an advocate for justice, has died of COVID19.

Federal prosecutors ended their case against four former coal company executives on Monday after a former safety director testified about how he attempted to cheat underground mine safety rules.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Belarus' leader Alexander Lukashenko held a phone call on Monday to discuss humanitarian aid for refugees and migrants stranded at the EUBelarus border, a German government spokesperson said.

A North Carolina judge on Monday set a trial date next summer for a political operative accused of ballot fraud dating to 2016, including a 2018 congressional election whose results ultimately got tossed out.

A North Carolina judge on Monday set a trial date next summer for a political operative accused of ballot fraud dating to 2016, including a 2018 congressional election whose results ultimately got tossed out.

A panel investigating shootings in Nigeria's Lagos state that sparked the worst civil unrest in the nation since the end of military rule submitted its findings to the government on Monday, but the report was not immediately made public.

Visitors from Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia and United Arab Emirates are also likely to be allowed entry from early next month.

Many in the vice president's circle fume that she's not being adequately prepared or positioned, and instead is being sidelined.

Aleksandar Mitrovic scored in the 90th minute as Serbia stunned Portugal with a 21 win on Sunday to qualify for next year's World Cup in Qatar, and leave Cristiano Ronaldo in danger of missing out on the tournament after four straight appearances.

A Chinese businesswoman convicted of trespassing at President Donald Trumps MaraLago club and lying to Secret Service agents was deported over the weekend, federal authorities said, more than two years after serving her sentence.

Troopers investigating a crash last year that killed five bicyclists on a stretch of Nevada highway did not suspect the driver of the box truck that hit them was impaired, although a blood test later found he had a potentially lethal level of methamphetam...

The emails started coming from an FBI address early Saturday and have hit at least 100,000 inboxes.