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In large cities and rural towns, the Omicron variant has workers calling in sick with Covid-19. But in the small towns, it is often hard to find a Plan B.

Officials in Texas say a constable deputy has died after a driver fired multiple shots at him during a traffic stop early Sunday

The Dolan Fire torched over 120,000 acres in Big Sur, Calif., including Nacimiento fire station in Los Padres National Forest.

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Democrats failed spectacularly this week to change filibuster rules in the Senate.

All 14 of Mississippi's black, state senators refused to vote on a bill banning the teaching of critical race theory in the state's public schools, walking out in protest instead.

"Donald cares only about Donald, more than he would care about his children," says Cohen. And "Ivanka is interested only in Ivanka."

US preparing to approve evacuation from embassy in Ukraine.

Three days of talks between a Taliban delegation led by acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Norwegian government and several allied countries have started in Oslo amid a deteriorating humanitarian situation in...

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The current owner of the Great Northern has been pushing to demolish the building -- possibly the last grain elevator of its type in the world.

Jean-Jacques Savin, a 75-year-old French adventurer, has died while attempting to row across the Atlantic single-handedly, according to a statement from his support team for the endeavor.

At least four people are dead and another was in critical condition after multiple gunmen, at least one armed with an assault-type rifle, opened fire on a home.

Excise taxes for marijuana sold for adult recreational use have exceeded alcohol excise taxes for the first time in Massachusetts The post Marijuana excise taxes outpace alcohol in Massachusetts appeared first on Boston....

Dr. Jonathan Reiner responds to comments made by journalist and author Bari Weiss claiming she is "done" with Covid-19 during an appearance on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher."

Jason Miyares has made significant changes since ascending to his new job.

"In the event that there is a renewed Russian incursion, Russian forces going into Ukraine, there is going to be a swift, a severe, and united response," Blinken told NBC's "Meet the Press."

Police are investigating a brazen daytime shooting that sent shoppers fleeing from the South Shore Plaza in Braintree, Massachusetts The post Police search for gunman after brazen South Shore Plaza shooting appeared firs...

The star-studded Rams are facing Tom Brady and the defending champions in Tampa. Here's the latest.

The video from December shows Trevor Jacob cursing in panic before leaping with a parachute out of a small plane. Some experts wonder if the crash was a publicity stunt.

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