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Officers search for missing person of interest in Florida
Community

Search resumes for man whose girlfriend disappeared on trip

Dozens of law enforcement officers have started a second day of searching in a vast wildlife area near Florida’s Gulf Coast for a 23-year-old man, a person of interest.

5 years ago

An anti-vaccination protester holds a sign and a flag as he takes part in a rally against Covid-19 vaccine mandates, in Santa Monica, California, on August 29, 2021. (Photo by RINGO CHIU / AFP) (Photo by RINGO CHIU/AFP via Getty Images)
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Health

How Ivermectin became the new focus of the anti-vaccine movement

Scientists are still studying whether the deworming medicine could have any effect on COVID-19. But the frenzy over the drug has far more to do with politics than science. Her

5 years ago

Supporters of those charged in the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol attend the ‘Justice for J6’ rally near the U.S. Capitol September 18, 2021 in Washington, DC
NPR
Courts & Law

Hundreds rally in support of Capitol riot suspects amid heightened police presence

The crowds were demonstrating in support of people who are accused of participating in the Jan. 6 insurrection, which left several people dead.

5 years ago

Haitian migrants use a dam to cross to and from the United States from Mexico, Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, in Del Rio, Texas
Courts & Law

US ramps up plan to expel Haitian migrants gathered in Texas

The Biden administration is nearing a final plan to expel many of the thousands of Haitian migrants who have suddenly crossed into a Texas border city from Mexico.

5 years ago

President Joe Biden disembarks Marine One upon arrival at the Gordons Pond in Rehoboth Beach, Del., Friday, Sept. 17, 2021
Politics & Policy

One stunning afternoon: Setbacks imperil Biden’s reset

The wave of bad headlines came just as the White House aimed to implement a September reset.

5 years ago

Police stand outside a security fence ahead of a rally near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. The rally was planned by allies of former President Donald Trump and aimed at supporting the so-called
Politics & Policy

Police say they’re ready for rally supporting Jan. 6 rioters

The U.S. Capitol Police have requested assistance from nearby law enforcement agencies, including the National Guard.

5 years ago

In this Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020 file photo, Chester County workers transport mail-in and absentee ballots to be processed at West Chester University in West Chester, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Politics & Policy

Election security experts: Pa. GOP trying to play ‘Russian roulette’ with voters’ personal info

Republican lawmakers are requesting social security digits and driver’s license numbers, which aren’t public, of every Pennsylvania voter.

5 years ago

A syringe is prepared with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
Health

FDA advisory panel rejects widespread Pfizer booster shots

The vote Friday, 16-2, was a blow to the Biden administration’s effort to shore up people’s protection against the virus amid the highly contagious delta variant.

5 years ago

Malaysia Hammond places flowers at a memorial mural for George Floyd in Minneapolis on Sunday. Police brutality has sparked days of civil unrest. But the sparks have landed in a tinderbox built over decades of economic inequality, now exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.
Courts & Law

Minnesota high court OKs ballot question on Minneapolis PD

The state’s highest court overturned a lower court ruling that rejected ballot language approved by the City Council.

5 years ago

The main gate of the privately-run Leavenworth Detention Center in a 2016 file photo. At the time, the prison's operator was known as the Corrections Corporation of America but has since been renamed CoreCivic. Legal advocates are hoping the facility shuts down when its federal contract ends at the end of the 2021.
NPR
Politics & Policy

Biden ended contracts with private prisons. So one may turn to house immigrants

A for-profit detention center in Kansas that's been plagued with violence may be trying to do an end-run against a presidential executive order.

5 years ago

Afghan evacuees
Politics & Policy

Biden voters in Pa. grappling with chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, America’s longest war

A recent poll found that 52% of Democrats support the withdrawal and Biden’s handling, 37% want to withdraw but say mistakes were made, and 17% oppose.

5 years ago

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Weather

Tropical storm Nicholas heads toward Texas and Louisiana

Heavy rain could start late Sunday and run through at least Tuesday, causing flooding, high winds and deadly storm surge.

5 years ago

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Politics & Policy

Internet funding rule could favor rural areas over cities

Officials in some urban areas are raising concerns about a federal rule limiting how federal coronavirus relief money can be spent on high-speed internet.

5 years ago

Photo taken in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Towfiqu Barbhuiya / EyeEm/Getty Images/EyeEm)
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Health

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