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A Texas law that effectively bans abortion after about 6 weeks is allowed to stand, the U.S. military is now out of Afghanistan after 20 years, and the president's approval numbers take a hit.

With ICU hospitalizations up 300% from a summer lull, nurses say they're exhausted physically and emotionally. Meanwhile, Governor Doug Ducey continues to ban mandatory vaccines and masking.

After facing a pandemic, record-setting mail ballot turnout, threats and conspiracies about vote counting, local elections officials are grappling with new laws and high scrutiny for future elections.

Demand for COVID-19 testing is surging, and that includes rapid home antigen tests. Experts say these tests can be very useful, but it's important to know their limitations.

NPR's Scott Simon checks in with Randy Adams, a New Orleans resident who he interviewed many times after Hurricane Katrina, about how Adams and his family are doing after Hurricane Ida.

So far, 250 dead fish have been confirmed in the Tuttle Basin at the bay's north end, where poor circulation means water gets flushed less often.

This marks the eighth state in the Southeast in which the Lakeland-based grocery store chain will operate.

For more than a year, the Supreme Court has been conducting hearings via teleconference. But starting in October, the justices will be back on the bench.

A spokesman with AAA says the pandemic has affected supply and demand.

These books provide a detailed accounting of events that have defined the U.S. role in the world in the first part of the 21st century. None makes for cheery reading, but all offer sobering lessons.

Forecasters say a tropical or subtropical depression, or named storm, could form before moving inland over the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday night.

Airmont, N.Y., Deputy Mayor Brian Downey faces more than 30 state and federal charges. "Our community is without a doubt safer today than it was yesterday," the local district attorney says.

Clinton Portis, Tamarick Vanover and Robert McCune are the latest players to admit to their involvement in the scheme where they were reimbursed for medical equipment they never actually obtained.

After a lengthy discussion and public comments, Commissioner Neil Combee agreed to make changes to the draft and offer it up at a future meeting.

Prosecutors say two executives with SpineFrontier are accused of paying millions of dollars in bribes disguised as consulting fees to surgeons in exchange for the surgeons using the manufacturer's products.

This video from Mexico City's Azcapotzalco neighborhood shows startled occupants of an apartment rush to steady themselves as the 7.1 magnitude earthquake shakes their building.

The university was the victim of a ransomware attack over the weekend and has suspended online and hybrid undergraduate courses.

Last year's parade was a virtual event with no crowds. Several precautions will be in place this year, including a requirement that parade volunteers be vaccinated and wear face coverings.

Ida's path through the Gulf of Mexico couldn't have been planned any better if it was looking to rapidly intensify, then it hit a 'brown ocean'.

When we interviewed her in September 2020, she was hoping the pandemic would end soon so tourists could return to Thailand. But the COVID crisis has only worsened in the country.

It's not a final decision on whether facial coverings can be required in school. Legal challenges are continuing in state and federal proceedings.

Those who died include teachers, bus drivers, a security worker and a cafeteria manager. "It is a bruising statistic that we need to absolutely internalize," said Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho.

But neighborhoods 20 miles inland are starting to feel the impact, as the Atlantic Ocean’s higher elevation makes it harder for drainage canals to keep them dry.

Florida wild corals rescued from disease spent a year in Orlando gaining health and are now at a New Jersey aquarium for long-term care.

They will be placed in high-traffic areas as well as various other areas across the city.