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A wave of the highly contagious respiratory syncytial virus is beginning to wash over the United States, sending greater numbers of babies and toddlers to the hospital for professional care.

“The performance of our government across the board is being diminished,” warned Max Stier, CEO of Partnership for Public Service.

Summary of the state deadlines for when election officials must receive absentee/mailed ballots and postmark deadlines.

The USDA asserts that Democrats are blocking funding to secure “health care for illegal immigrants” and funding for “gender mutilation procedures.” All of these claims are false.

The 55-page “lapse of funding” document for USDA is no longer available online.

“This case is a major push by the Trump administration to criminalize protest and punish anyone who speaks out against them.”

The Trump regime's disturbing views on everything from autism to transgender people have a scary "master race" vibe.

President Trump has ordered museums and monuments to show triumphal history. But addressing shame and defeat is part of what makes nations thrive.

RSF says it has seized control of army’s main base in Darfur, home to famine-stricken displacement camp Fears are growing for hundreds of thousands of civilians trapped in El Fasher after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces said it had captured the city, which it has been besieging for more than a year in Sudan’s civil war. The group said on Sunday that it had seized control of the army’s main base in the city in Darfur, where famine was declared in a displacement camp last year. It then released a statement saying it had “extended control over the city of El Fasher from the grip of mercenaries and militias”. Continue reading...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Saturday that food benefits under one of the country's biggest social assistance programs will not be issued next month amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.

Gov. Josh Shapiro met with young people from the Resilience Resource Center and LGBTQ+ communities across Pennsylvania — and then he acted.

We are a team of volunteers in the US and UK, led by two sisters passionate about helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter. We saw that…

We are a team of volunteers in the US and UK, led by two sisters passionate about helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter. We saw that their...

NPR is accusing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in federal court of reneging on a contract to appease the White House.

Turnout was massive across all five boroughs, with voters telling THE CITY that they were motivated to vote for — and against — the Democratic nominee.

Donald Trump vs. the NIMBYs

The genre has already notched its highest annual gross of all time. And with 'Sinners,' 'Frankenstein' and more in the awards race, Oscar voters are paying attention too.

Jamaicans urged to seek shelter immediately, and Cuba, Haiti and Dominican Republic also threatened My colleagues Natricia Duncan and Anthony Lugg have some details about the advice officials are giving to residents in Jamaica in anticipation of Melissa and explain why this hurricane is expected to be so powerful. Here is an extract from their story, which was written with the help of news agency reporting: During a press conference in Kingston on Sunday, Jamaican authorities said both international airports were closed and 881 shelters had been activated. “Many of these communities will not survive the flooding,” said Desmond McKenzie, the minister of local government. “Kingston is extremely low. No community in Kingston is immune.” Continue reading...