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A zebra that escaped from a Maryland farm has died, officials say
An investigation is underway to determine who set the snare trap that killed the zebra on a Maryland private property. The person who set the trap could face charges.
Former President Bill Clinton is hospitalized but 'on the mend'
His spokesperson says Clinton was admitted to University of California Irvine Medical Center to receive treatment for a "non-Covid-related infection" and is in "good spirits."
A Missouri newspaper told the state about a security risk. Now it faces prosecution
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch says it alerted officials to a security flaw on a state website. Gov. Mike Parson described it as a hack that be investigated and could cost taxpayers $50 million.
This statue of Mary McLeod Bethune will soon make history at the U.S. Capitol
The pioneering educator and civil rights activist will be the first Black person to have a state-commissioned statue in Statuary Hall. The statue was unveiled this week in her home state of Florida.
United States commits another 17 million COVID vaccine doses to the African Union
The U.S. donation from its domestic supplies comes on top of the 50 million doses previously donated to Africa, which world health officials say is 500 million doses short of its goal.
Floods threaten to shut down a quarter of U.S. roads and critical buildings
A new report says floods could shut down a quarter of the country's critical facilities like airports, hospitals, government buildings, and schools — and the roads that take you there.
He worked as a U.S. immigration agent for 18 years — as an undocumented immigrant
In spite of serving his country for nearly 25 years, this U.S. immigration agent is an undocumented immigrant — and just as deportable as the people he'd been ejecting for 18 years.
'Striketober' is here, with workers increasingly vocal about what they want
In industries ranging from health care to manufacturing to entertainment, workers across the country are willing to strike for better wages and working conditions.
Democrats haggle over how to scale back their spending plan to win over centrists
Democrats in Congress are trying to thread a seemingly impossible needle. They say they want to address things like child care, climate change and poverty. But they also need to keep the price down.