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By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON -Rising COVID-19 cases are driving up the use of therapeutics, with Pfizer Inc’s oral antiviral treatment Paxlovid seeing a 315% jump over the past four weeks, …

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell urged the Biden administration on Tuesday to lead an effort to ensure broad, sustained international support for Ukraine and said Washington should …

By Chris Gallagher WASHINGTON -U.S. House Democrats on Tuesday unveiled a bill to provide $28 million in emergency funds to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help it respond …

By Anne Mimault and Thiam Ndiaga OUGADOUGOU -Rescue workers have found no survivors in a rescue chamber deep inside a flooded zinc mine in Burkina Faso, the government and the …

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON -Federal prosecutors on Tuesday sought to portray an attorney who formerly worked for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign as a privileged, high-powered person who abused …

By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) -A Michigan judge on Tuesday granted a temporary injunction to block the enforcement of a state abortion ban, which might have taken effect if the U.S. …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – U.S. traffic deaths jumped 10.5% in 2021 to 42,915, regulators said on Tuesday in a preliminary estimate, marking the highest number killed on American roads …

LOS ANGELES – Actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard are suing each other for defamation, each claiming they were abused before and during their roughly two-year marriage. A Virginia jury …

By Maria Caspani and Tyler Clifford (Reuters) -A Dallas man suspected of shooting three women in the city’s Koreatown neighborhood last week harbored delusions about Asian people, police officials said …

KAMPALA -Uganda will pull troops from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo in two weeks, the military said on Tuesday, after a joint operation against Islamist insurgents since late last year. …

By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON -The U.S. State Department on Tuesday announced the launch of a new program to capture and analyze evidence of war crimes and other atrocities allegedly perpetrated …

By Tom Balmforth and Jonathan Landay KYIV/KHARKIV, Ukraine – Even as the Kremlin prepares to take full control of the ruins of Mariupol city, it faces the growing prospect of …

By Manas Mishra and Michael Erman (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized the use of a booster shot of Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for children …

By Simon Johnson and Anne Kauranen STOCKHOLM -Finland and Sweden voiced optimism on Tuesday that common ground can be found with Turkey over its objections to them joining NATO amid …

MARIUPOL, Ukraine -Hundreds of Ukrainian fighters surrendered to an uncertain fate on Tuesday after weeks holed up in the bunkers and tunnels below Mariupol’s Azovstal steel works as the most …

Catastrophic Explosion At Nail Salon Leaves Seven People Injured In Baltimore County Bryan Babb on May 17, 2022 An explosion at a Maryland nail salon injured seven people on Monday …

By David Lawder BRUSSELS -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called for U.S. allies to step up financial support for Ukraine on Tuesday, saying that funds announced so far would not …

By Maria Caspani (Reuters) – South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster this week signed a bill banning transgender athletes from playing school sports that match their gender identity, joining a number …

By Marcy de Luna HOUSTON – A weekend call for Texans to restrict air conditioning and appliance use after six power facilities tripped offline highlights a weakness in the state’s …

By David Morgan WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called on Fox News and its owner Rupert Murdoch on Tuesday to stop what he said was “reckless amplification” …

WASHINGTON -U.S President Joe Biden on Tuesday called on all Americans to reject the “poison” of white supremacy, addressing families and local officials at the Buffalo, New York, site of …

BUFFALO, New York – U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday said it will be difficult to push through any gun control measures but that he will not give up on …

By Laila Bassam and Timour Azhari (Reuters) -Iran-backed Hezbollah and its allies have lost their majority in Lebanon’s parliament in a general election, a Reuters tally of final results showed …

By Luc Cohen NEW YORK – A billionaire fundraiser for former U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign sought investment from two United Arab Emirates sovereign wealth funds at the same time …