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A mural in New Delhi is part of public health messaging in India. The country has seen a dramatic decline in new cases since the fall, but researchers aren't sure why.

The Mystery Of India's Plummeting COVID-19 Cases

From 100,000 cases a day in September, India is now down to about 10,000 a day. Is it climate? Demographics? Mask mandates? Scientists are looking for answers.

A frame from a Rochester Police Department body-camera video shows a girl in handcuffs in the back of a police cruiser.

Rochester Mayor Suspends Police Officers Who Pepper-Sprayed 9-Year-Old Girl

The incident renews scrutiny of the city and its police department following the death of Daniel Prude, a Black man who died of asphyxiation after an encounter with police in March.

Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson, pictured in February at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City. Henderson is on track to earn her undergraduate degree this year.

Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson Becomes Her Own Intern

Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson is finally wrapping up the credits she needs to finish her undergraduate degree — by doing an internship at her own office.

Blue tarps cover houses with damaged roofs in Lake Charles, La., after Hurricane Delta hit the city in October 2020.

Federal Scientists Confirm Virtual Tie For Hottest Year On Record

The average global temperatures in 2020 and 2016 were within a few hundredths of a degree. The Earth is about 2 degrees Fahrenheit warmer now than it was in the middle of the 20th century.

Forbes tracks the world's billionaires in almost real time. Now, a group of Washington House Democrats want to impose a wealth tax on Washington's billionaires.

Tax a billionaire, raise some cash? It's an idea WA Democrats are floating

Washington billionaires would pay a “wealth tax” under a proposal in the state House that will get a public hearing on Tuesday . The bill is sponsored...

The nitrogen gas leak at the Foundation Food Group plant in Gainesville, Ga., on Jan. 28 killed six people and sent 12 others to the hospital.

Investigation Into Fatal Gas Leak At Georgia Poultry Plant Could Take Years

Federal investigators say the leak occurred following work on a recently installed freezing line.

Southern Californians celebrate at a mass vaccination site in Disneyland's parking lot in January. CDC head Dr. Rochelle Walensky cautions that for strongest immunity, recipients get both doses of the Pfizer or of the Moderna vaccine according to schedule.

COVID-19 Vaccine: Will It Protect Against New Variants And Do You Need A 2nd Dose?

The spread of new strains raises new questions as two COVID-19 vaccines continue their rollout across the U.S. and another vaccine candidate preps for regulatory review. Here's what you need to know.

Rochester Police Officers, Who Pepper-Sprayed Girl, Are Suspended

Police officers in Rochester, N.Y., who handcuffed and pepper-sprayed a 9-year-old girl in distress after a family dispute, are suspended — following the release of body-cam footage of the ordeal.

Fan Finally Cuts His Hair After Cleveland Browns' Winning Season

Browns' season ticket holder Jeff Panovich will donate his epic ponytail to a nonprofit that makes wigs for kids, according to the Port Clinton News Herald.

On his first day in office, President Biden signed an executive order requiring his appointees to take a stringent ethics pledge.

Biden's Ethics Pledge Is Stringent. Some Want It To Be Even Stronger

President Biden's measure is tougher than the ethics orders of his two predecessors. Still, some ethics advocates are pushing Biden to go even further.

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