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First human death from bird flu subtype is recorded in Mexico, officials say
The first deadly human case of a subtype of bird flu has been confirmed in Mexico, the World Health Organization announced Wednesday. On May 23, Mexican health authorities reported...
Tyler Skaggs’ death revisited as MLB partners with White House to reduce opioid overdoses
It’s been nearly five years since Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs died of an accidental overdose of oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl in a Texas hotel room. Yet the impact...
What you need to know about Biden’s plan to end the war in Gaza
WASHINGTON — When President Biden announced a three-phase plan to end the devastating war in the Gaza Strip, he raised hope that a breakthrough was finally on the horizon between...
Photos: A visual report from the border following President Biden’s rollout of asylum restrictions
President Biden unveiled plans to enact immediate significant restrictions on migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border as the White House tries to neutralize immigration as a political liability...
Opinion: Which is it? Biden the mastermind or Biden the bungler?
News flash: Republicans haven’t said it in so many words, but they seem to have a new line of attack against President Biden: He suffers from dissociative identity disorder....
The U.S. has caught up to California on views of LGBTQ+ rights, poll shows
As the state with the largest LGBTQ+ population, and one that’s been shaped by the liberal politics of Los Angeles and San Francisco, California has long been at the...
Q&A: How American medical institutions helped make D-day a success 80 years ago today
The beginning of the end of World War II occurred 80 years ago Thursday, when roughly 160,000 Allied troops made landfall in Normandy on D-day. The initial battle against...
Americans approve of LGBTQ+ people living as they wish, but their support drops for trans people, poll shows
Americans broadly support LGBTQ+ people living as they wish, with large majorities backing same-sex marriage, same-sex couples raising children and laws to protect queer people from job discrimination, according...
Religion and politics create the sharpest divides over LGBTQ+ Americans, poll shows
There’s a clear divide in how Americans view the influence of LGBTQ+ people in society.Three out of four Democrats who said LGBTQ+ people have had an impact on the...
Extreme heat and weather threaten health at nearly every stage of life, WHO says
As the planet continues its streak of record-breaking heat, the World Health Organization has issued urgent new warnings about the ways in which climate change is affecting the most...
Far right expected to gain strength in European elections. Will divisions lessen impact?
BERLIN — Europe’s far right is on the march.Nationalist-populist political parties are expected to make major gains in continentwide parliamentary elections beginning Thursday, cementing a shift to the political right...
