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The EO strips protections for thousands of federal workers. Trump says it's needed to get rid of "poor performers." Critics call it an attack on apolitical employees.

This election season has brought a series of computer hacks and disinformation efforts. How do we distinguish between a real threat and a minor distraction?

Rules in several key states don't allow election workers to begin processing or counting mail-in ballots until Election Day, so the winners may not be declared for days.

The memories of Trump's win in Michigan and the rest of the Upper Midwest are still searing in the minds of many Democrats during the last stretch before Tuesday's election.

The surge is particularly acute in the Midwest and Great Plains. Health experts say the increase is being driven in large part by people who don't exhibit any symptoms.

In the past week, the U.S. has blown past record levels of infection that were seen in the summer, when new cases topped 77,000 in July.

The Guard’s likely roles will be less visible — filling in as poll workers and providing cybersecurity expertise in monitoring potential intrusions into election systems.

Women are leaving the workforce at four times the rate of men. The shift is especially pronounced among Latina women. That could have lasting effects for the broader economy.

An alert warns hospitals and healthcare providers that there is "credible information of an increased and imminent cybercrime threat."

President Trump promised to end America's opioid crisis. On his watch overdose deaths flattened in 2018 then surged again to record levels.

“We’re dealing with the coronavirus — the virus itself — and also corona fatigue,” one expert said. “People are becoming more and more fed up with the preventive measures."

The government plans to distribute 300,000 doses of the drug at no cost, but that doesn't mean treatment will be free. Intravenous infusion charges can run more than $1,000.

Some households were marked as completed after only one attempt to reach residents living there, according to the revised lawsuit filed by the National Urban League.

Women have made great strides. But the uncomfortable truth is that in their homes, they're still fitting into stereotypical roles of doing the bulk of housework and parenting.

An increase in mask-wearing is encouraging, health experts say. But too few young people, especially, are social distancing and taking other steps to slow the virus' spread.