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By Ahmed Aboulenein and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON – Health officials are considering extending the eligibility for a second COVID-19 vaccine booster dose to people under 50 amid a steady rise …

WASHINGTON – Law enforcement agencies are readying for a possible spike in violence when the U.S. Supreme Court issues its highly anticipated abortion ruling, including by racist extremists, Axios reported …

By Michael Erman (Reuters) – The U.S. National Institutes of Health is in talks with Pfizer Inc about studying whether a longer course of the drugmaker’s COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid …

By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – Kansas’ new Republican-backed congressional map does not violate the state constitution, the state’s top court ruled on Wednesday, a decision that could endanger the state’s …

DOJ Sues Trump Confidant For Not Registering As A Foreign Agent Of China Philip Lenczycki on May 18, 2022 The Department of Justice is suing the former finance chairman of …

WASHINGTON -The head of President Joe Biden’s administration’s disinformation-fighting advisory group has resigned, she told Reuters on Wednesday and the Department of Homeland Security said it had paused the group’s …

(Reuters) – The man suspected of shooting three women of Asian descent at a Dallas hair salon last week is facing additional charges in relation to the individuals who were …

WASHINGTON -U.S. President Joe Biden’s daughter, Ashley, has tested positive for COVID-19, the White House said on Wednesday. Ashley Biden, 40, was scheduled to travel to Central America with her …

By Devjyot Ghoshal and Aftab Ahmed NEW DELHI – India is looking to domestic firms and eastern European nations for military gear and ammunition, as the world’s biggest buyer of …

By Robin Emmott and Nevzat Devranoglu BRUSSELS/ANKARA -Finland and Sweden formally applied to join the NATO alliance on Wednesday, a decision spurred by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but face objections …

By Jennifer Rigby LONDON -The world is no better prepared for a new pandemic than it was when coronavirus emerged in 2019 and may actually be in a worse place …

By Gabriel Araujo and Steven Grattan SAO PAULO -COVID-19 is on the rise again in the Americas as many countries have abandoned measures like masking and social distancing and many …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – The White House and philanthropic agencies are working to make it easier for smaller cities and counties to apply for funding under a $1 trillion …

(Reuters) -One of three Minneapolis policemen who watched fellow officer Derek Chauvin kill George Floyd by kneeling on his neck pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting manslaughter in the 2020 …

(Reuters) – A leading human rights watchdog said on Wednesday it had documented further cases of “apparent war crimes” by Russian troops in two regions in Ukraine. Human Rights Watch …

By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO – The agreement under which Canada turns back asylum-seekers crossing from the United States has adequate safety valves, and the U.S. asylum system has sufficient …

By Nuha Sharaf JERUSALEM – Israel police have arrested one of the Palestinian pallbearers beaten by officers at the funeral of slain Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, the detained …

By Saurabh Sharma LUCKNOW,India – Members of hardline Hindu groups filed petitions in a court in northern India to stop Muslims from entering a historic mosque, until the court decides …

By Tom Perry, Parisa Hafezi and Ghaida Ghantous BEIRUT/DUBAI – For Saudi Arabia, losses for Iran’s allies in a Lebanese general election mark a rare piece of good news from …

(Reuters) – Power demand in Texas hit a monthly record on Tuesday and will likely break that high on Wednesday as consumers keep their air conditioners cranked up to escape …

By Neil Jerome Morales MANILA – Philippines president-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr is all but certain to command a supermajority in Congress, a proclamation of winners showed on Wednesday, boosting chances …

WASHINGTON -The United States will grant employers as many as 35,000 further H-2B visas for seasonal guest workers starting jobs between April 1 and Sept. 30, according to a government …

By David Stanway and Martin Quin Pollard SHANGHAI/BEIJING -Health authorities in Shanghai faced “huge” pressure to keep China’s most populous city free of COVID-19 as residents were counting down the …

By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON – Top-ranking Ukrainian commanders have not yet surrendered from the labyrinth of bunkers and tunnels below the Azovstal steel works in Mariupol, the leader of the …

BRUSSELS – The European Commission proposed on Wednesday a 9 billion euro ($9.5 billion) loan to Ukraine to keep the country going as it struggles to fend off the Russian …