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Idaho Hospitals Begin Rationing Health Care Amid COVID Surge
Idaho public health leaders announced Tuesday that they activated "crisis standards of care" allowing health care rationing for the state's northern hospitals because there are more coronavirus patients than the institutions can handle.
Pete and Chasten Buttigieg Welcome Twins
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and husband Chasten announced they are parents of twins on social media Saturday.
Watch: Georgia High Schooler Faces Charges after Pride Flag Attack
In an incident caught on video, a Georgia high school student is facing charges, including simple battery and disorderly conduct, after grabbing a Pride flag from another student and knocking him down, and then tossing the flag into a garbage can.
HRC President Fired Following Reports he Advised Cuomo about Misconduct Allegations
Alphonso David was fired as president of the Human Rights Campaign following reports David advised Andrew Cuomo on sexual misconduct allegations. David promised "a legal challenge."
Girls Aloud Star Sarah Harding Dies at 39 after Cancer Fight
Singer Sarah Harding of the British pop group Girls Aloud has died after a battle with breast cancer, her mother said Sunday. She was 39.
Virginia Is Set to Remove Richmond's Lee Statue on Wednesday
A towering statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia, is set to come down on Wednesday, more than 130 years after it was built as a tribute to a Civil War hero,
Jobless Americans Will Have Few Options as Benefits Expire
Millions of jobless Americans lost their unemployment benefits on Monday, leaving only a handful of economic support programs for those who are still being hit financially by the year-and-a-half-old coronavirus pandemic.
Actor Michael K. Williams, Omar on 'The Wire,' Dead at 54
Actor Michael K. Williams, who as the rogue robber of drug dealers Omar Little on "The Wire" created one of the most popular characters in television in recent decades, died Monday.
Actor Jean-Paul Belmondo, Star of 'Breathless,' Dies at 88
Jean-Paul Belmondo, star of the iconic French New Wave film "Breathless," whose crooked boxer's nose and rakish grin went on to make him one of the country's most recognizable leading men, has died. He was 88.
Report: Filmmaker Kitano's Car Attacked by Man with Pickax
Tokyo police have arrested a man who allegedly attacked a car carrying Japanese entertainment icon Takeshi Kitano with a pickax, though nobody was injured, according to media reports.
China's Weibo Bans BTS Fan Account For Illegal Fundraising
Chinese social media platform Weibo banned a fan club of popular South Korean K-pop band BTS from posting for 60 days, saying it had raised funds illegally, days after photographs of a customized airplane funded by the fan club were posted online.
Women Say They Met Porn Actor Jeremy for Fun; Rape Came Next
Adult film actor Ron Jeremy leveraged the novelty of his celebrity to meet and often isolate women who he raped and sexually assaulted, using the same tactics for years, according to grand jury testimony from 21 women that was unsealed Saturday.
Court Rules Catholic School Wrongfully Fired Gay Substitute
A gay substitute teacher was wrongfully fired by a Roman Catholic school in North Carolina after he announced in 2014 on social media that he was going to marry his longtime partner, a federal judge has ruled.
Florida Gunman Killed 4, Including Mom Still Holding Baby
Four people are dead including a mother still cradling her now-deceased baby after a massive gunfight early Sunday with a former Marine a Florida sheriff said was "ready for battle."
Energy Company: Hurricane Ida Restoration Could Take Weeks
Full restoration of electricity to some of the hardest-hit areas of Louisiana battered to an unprecedented degree by Hurricane Ida could take until the end of the month.
LGBTQ Rights Exhibit Removed from Museum at Missouri Capitol
An LGBTQ exhibit documented the history of gay rights in Missouri has been removed from the state's Capitol. In a statement, an openly gay Sen. Greg Razer, D-Kansas City called the removal "a small example of closeting part of our history."
Parts Shortage Will Keep Auto Prices Sky-High
Back in the spring, a shortage of computer chips that had sent auto prices soaring appeared, finally, to be easing. Some relief for consumers seemed to be in sight. That hope has now dimmed.
9/11: As The Decades Pass, the Act of Remembering Evolves
The hills around Shanksville seem to swallow sound. The plateau that Americans by the millions ascend to visit the Flight 93 National Memorial, to think of those who died in this southwestern Pennsylvania expanse.
Two Anchors of COVID Safety Net Ending, Affecting Millions
Two primary anchors of the government's COVID protection package are ending or have recently ended. Starting Monday, an estimated 8.9 million people will lose all unemployment benefits. A federal eviction moratorium already has expired.
Biden to Mark 20th Anniversary Of 9/11 at 3 Memorial Sites
President Joe Biden will visit all three 9/11 memorial sites to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks and pay his respects to the nearly 3,000 people killed that day.