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By Deena Beasley (Reuters) – Use of Pfizer Inc’s COVID-19 antiviral Paxlovid spiked this week, but some doctors are reconsidering the pills for lower-risk patients after a U.S. public health …

By Jennifer Rigby GENEVA – Some prominent infectious disease experts are pushing for faster action from global health authorities to contain a growing monkeypox outbreak that has spread to at …

By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON -Protesters holding signs and crosses with photos of victims from the Texas elementary school shooting protested Friday outside the National Rifle Association’s annual convention in Houston, …

By Arathy Somasekhar and Kanishka Singh HOUSTON/WASHINGTON -Former President Donald Trump on Friday argued the United States should make it easier to confine “deranged” people and eliminate gun-free school zones …

SYDNEY – China’s foreign minister signed a deal with Samoa on Saturday to strengthen diplomatic relations, while Australia’s new leader said he had a “comprehensive plan” for the Pacific, as …

MONTERREY, Mexico – Pro-choice U.S. lawmakers visiting Mexico said Americans are turning to their southern neighbor to access abortions as some states tighten restrictions on the procedure and with the …

GoFundMe Efforts Raise Millions For Kids Left Behind By Mother Killed In Texas Shooting, Father Who Died Of Broken Heart Harold Hutchison on May 27, 2022 The fundraiser for the …

(Note Paragraph 10 contains language that some readers may find offensive) By Lisa Richwine (Reuters) – Jurors deliberating the dueling defamation claims from actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard adjourned …

By Michael Holden LONDON – While nearly all attention will be focused next week on Queen Elizabeth as she celebrates her 70th anniversary on the throne this year, for those …

By Rory Carroll (Reuters) – San Francisco Giants coach Gabe Kapler said he will not take the field for the pre-game playing of the national anthem to protest U.S. government …

By Natalia Zinets and Conor Humphries KYIV/POPASNA, Ukraine – Ukraine said on Friday its forces may need to retreat from their last pocket of resistance in Luhansk to avoid being …

By Gabriella Borter UVALDE, Texas – Guns are part of everyday life in Uvalde, Texas, a Republican-leaning corner of the state’s Hill Country where hunting is a common pastime and …

NEW YORK – Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday lost a bid to stop New York state Attorney General Letitia James’ probe of his business practices, allowing the three-year …

By Andrew Hay TAOS, N.M. – Two blazes that grew into New Mexico’s largest ever wildfire were both started by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), the agency said on Friday, …

By Brad Brooks and Tim Reid UVALDE, Texas -Pastor Julian Moreno stood at the pulpit of the Primera Iglesia Baptist church in Uvalde where he’s preached for 50 years, speaking …

By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Friday extended its streak of victories in jury trials against rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, securing …

(Reuters) – At least two girls cowering in their classrooms at Robb Elementary School in Texas called the police emergency number 911 during the massacre, a law enforcement official said …

(Reuters) -Bubs Australia Ltd plans to ship at least 1.25 million cans of its baby formula to the United States to help ease a nationwide shortage, the U.S. Food and …

Ottawa – Investigators recovered a pellet gun from the scene where Toronto police shot and killed a man suspected of carrying a rifle in a section of the city that …

By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – Subsidiaries of meat processor JBS USA LLC have agreed to implement infectious disease preparedness plans at seven U.S. plants, in the wake of a U.S. …

WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke on Friday to Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and stressed the importance of concluding the probes into the killing of Al …

(Reuters) – The Canadian auto safety agency said on Friday it is probing the cause of a Tesla fire in Vancouver that drew attention after the driver struggled to exit …

By Moira Warburton (Reuters) – Moderate U.S. congressman Kurt Schrader of Oregon, who at times angered fellow Democrats by opposing pieces of President Joe Biden’s agenda, has been defeated by …

LONDON -A Conservative lawmaker submitted a letter of no confidence in Boris Johnson on Friday and another quit a role as an assistant to Britain’s interior minister, putting new pressure …

By Jarrett Renshaw ANNAPOLIS, Md. – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s attempt to divide Europe by invading Ukraine had backfired and told Naval …