Doctors and patients are facing tough choices because of the national blood crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to a 62% drop in blood drives at schools and colleges, according to the American Red Cross.
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ERs are overwhelmed as omicron continues to flood them with patients
Omicron may cause milder disease but the sheer number of patients make this wave far worse for the health care system. With packed emergency rooms, patients can wait days to get moved to a bed.
A Wisconsin judge rules absentee ballot drop boxes are not allowed under state law
The ruling could potentially remove an option for voting ahead of the state's crucial midterm elections. The decision is all but certain to be appealed.
California governor denies RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan parole
The parole panel's recommendation to release Sirhan, 77, in August was based in part on new California laws since he was last denied parole in 2016 — the 15th time he'd lost his bid for release.
Oath Keepers leader arrested, charged with seditious conspiracy for Jan. 6 riot
The federal government has charged Stewart Rhodes and 10 others with seditious conspiracy in the most serious case to emerge from its investigation into the Capitol riot.
Supreme Court blocks Biden's vaccine-or-test mandate for large private companies
But the court upheld a separate mandate for almost all employees at hospitals, nursing homes and other health care providers that receive federal funds.
Republicans threaten to skip traditional general election debates
The Republican National Committee has released a letter outlining complaints and will ask presidential nominees not to participate in debates put on by the Commission on Presidential Debates.
Biden says he doesn't know if voting rights legislation can pass
The president left a meeting with Senate Democrats pessimistic about a way forward on voting rights, as Sens. Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin reiterated their opposition to changing Senate rules.
Scientists think they've found a big, weird moon in a far-off star system
Scientists have found many planets orbiting distant stars, but so far no proof that any have moons. Now, researchers have detected signs of a large exomoon orbiting a Jupiter-like world.
Dutch king won't use a royal carriage that's been criticized for a colonial image
The king ruled out using, for now at least, the "Golden Carriage," which bears a painting that critics say glorifies the Netherlands' colonial past, including its role in the global slave trade.