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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday ordered face coverings for all school children from preschool through 12th grade to thwart the continued spread of the COVID-19 virus and the D...

WASHINGTON (AP) - A tuna fishing boat based in the Pacific island nation of Fiji that has been accused of essentially enslaving its crew was blocked Wednesday from importing seafood into the United St...

MEXICO CITY (AP) - The Mexican government sued United States gun manufacturers and distributors Wednesday in U.S. federal court, arguing that their negligent and illegal commercial practices have unle...

GENEVA (AP) - The head of the World Health Organization called Wednesday for a moratorium on administering booster shots of COVID-19 vaccines as a way to help ensure that doses are available in countr...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon police force on Wednesday identified the officer who was fatally stabbed at a transit center outside the Pentagon.The Pentagon Force Protection Agency said Officer Georg...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new eviction moratorium that would last until October 3, as the Biden administration sought to quell intensifying criticism fr...

WASHINGTON (AP) - A Pentagon police officer died after being stabbed Tuesday during a burst of violence at a transit center outside the building, and a suspect was shot by law enforcement and died at ...

NEW YORK (AP) - An investigation into New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo found that he sexually harassed multiple current and former state government employees, state Attorney General Letitia James announced ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House said Monday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was "unable to find legal authority for a new, targeted eviction moratorium" and asked that states and...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham has tested positive for the coronavirus, the first senator to disclose a breakthrough infection after being vaccinated.In a statement issued Monday after...