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Harris, Beyoncé team up for a Texas rally on abortion rights and hope battleground states hear them
HOUSTON — Vice President Kamala Harris will team up with Beyoncé on Friday for a rally in solidly Republican Texas ...
Medicare Advantage shopping season arrives with a dose of confusion and some political implications
Thinner benefits and coverage changes await many older Americans shopping for health insurance this fall. That’s if their plan is ...
Hello, I’m Johnny Cash’s statue: A monument to the singer is unveiled at the US Capitol
WASHINGTON — Johnny Cash will soon be seen in the unlikeliest of venues: the U.S. Capitol. Congressional leaders, Arkansas lawmakers ...
‘The West Wing’ cast visits the White House for a 25th anniversary party
WASHINGTON — With President Joe Biden away from the White House, it was left Friday to another man with Oval ...
Nearly 2,000 drug plants are overdue for FDA checks after COVID delays, AP finds
WASHINGTON — Federal regulators responsible for the safety of the U.S. drug supply are still struggling to get back to ...
U.S. government report says fluoride at twice the recommended limit is linked to lower IQ in kids
NEW YORK — A U.S. government report expected to stir debate concluded that fluoride in drinking water at twice the ...
US surgeon general was warned by his mom to avoid politics, but he jumped into the fray anyway
MIAMI — The dated gold and silver trophies packed in the china cabinet of Dr. Vivek Murthy’s childhood home still ...
Democrats hope Harris’ bluntness on abortion will translate to 2024 wins in Congress, White House
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden might not often use the word “abortion” when he talks about the overturning of Roe ...
Biden opens debate with several verbal missteps as Trump pushes falsehoods
ATLANTA — A raspy President Joe Biden delivered rambling answers Thursday in the opening moments of his debate with his ...
YouTube toughens policy on gun videos and youth; critics say proof will be in enforcement
WASHINGTON — YouTube is changing its policies about firearm videos in an effort to keep potentially dangerous content from reaching ...
