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(Note profane language in 17th paragraph) By Jonathan Landay VILKHIVKA, Ukraine – The near-constant crump of shellfire washed over this battered hamlet on Wednesday, testifying to fierce fighting beyond its …

WASHINGTON -U.S. lawmakers plan to hold a hearing this month on shortages of infant formula, the House Energy and Commerce Committee said on Wednesday, calling the situation “increasingly alarming.” The …

By Katharine Jackson and Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) -Victims of the collapse of a Surfside, Florida condominium tower that killed 98 people have reached a $997 million settlement with insurers, developers …

WASHINGTON -The U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday that it was stepping up security for members of the U.S. Supreme Court ahead of an anticipated ruling by the high court …

By David Brunnstrom, Simon Lewis and Michael Martina WASHINGTON -President Joe Biden will host Southeast Asian leaders in Washington this week, seeking to show his administration remains focused on the …

By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif. -In New York, lawmakers have introduced a bill to expand funding for abortion care. California legislators will soon vote on measures aimed at increasing the …

By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -Arkansas’s attorney general on Wednesday accused drugmakers and pharmacy benefit managers of colluding to drive up the price of insulin drugs, the latest in a series …

WASHINGTON – A Democratic bill that would legalize abortion throughout the United States was failing to get the 60 votes needed to advance in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, amid …

By Diane Bartz and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate voted on Wednesday to confirm privacy expert Alvaro Bedoya to be a commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission, giving …

(Reuters) – A Florida judge on Wednesday said the state’s new congressional map, championed by Republican Governor Ron DeSantis, unconstitutionally dilutes Black citizens’ voting power. During a virtual hearing, Circuit …

By Pavel Polityuk and Jonathan Landay KYIV/VILKHIVKA, Ukraine -Ukrainian forces reported battlefield gains on Wednesday in a counterattack that could signal a shift in the momentum of the war, while …

Texas School Board Candidates Sweep Elections With Help Of Anti-CRT PACs Kendall Tietz on May 11, 2022 Texas school board candidates backed by anti-Critical Race Theory conservative political action committees …

By Nate Raymond and Rami Ayyub (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Wednesday nominated seven new members to the hobbled U.S. Sentencing Commission, restoring hope among criminal justice reform advocates …

By Andy Sullivan and Jason Lange WASHINGTON -Donald Trump’s favored candidate fell short in Nebraska’s Republican primary election for governor on Tuesday, but the former president’s pick prevailed in a …

NYT Writer Who Taught Class On ‘Black Rage’ Gets A Pulitzer Kendall Tietz on May 11, 2022 A New York Times writer and university professor who taught a class on …

‘Radical Leftist’: Senate Poised To Confirm Biden Nominee Who Is Anti-ICE Jennie Taer on May 11, 2022 The Senate is likely to vote this week on President Joe Biden’s nominee …

‘Hidden Tax’: Inflation Runs Rampant After Biden Skirts Blame On Rising Costs Thomas Catenacci on May 11, 2022 Inflation eased in April, but still surged 8.3% year-over-year, a pace far …

Dems Seek To Lock Up Critical Minerals, Throwing A Wrench In Biden’s Green Agenda Thomas Catenacci on May 11, 2022 Several top Democrats doubled down on an effort Tuesday to …

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE – The White House on Wednesday strongly condemned the killing of Al Jazeera reporter and Palestinian American Shireen Abu Akleh and called for an investigation into …

STOCKHOLM – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has pushed Finland and Sweden to the verge of applying for NATO membership. Finland, which shares a 1,300-km (810-mile) border with Russia, and Sweden …

(Reuters) – A remote island off Ukraine occupied by Russia on the first day of its invasion has, as Kyiv steps up efforts to retake it, become the focal point …

By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) – A murder suspect who escaped from an Alabama jail with the help of a female corrections officer was heavily armed and prepared for a shootout …

By Drazen Jorgic MEXICO CITY – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has stopped stationing a plane in Mexico for anti-narcotics operations for the first time in decades after Mexican …

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY -The wives of two of the last remaining Ukrainian fighters holed up in Mariupol’s steelworks asked Pope Francis on Wednesday to help get soldiers to …

(In third paragraph, corrects ‘paramedics’ to ‘civilian healthcare professionals’) By Jorge Silva and Ivan Lubysh-Kirdey BAKHMUT, Ukraine – The hospital in the small Ukrainian town of Bakhmut was never intended …