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People gather as a massive fire engulfs the coronavirus isolation ward of al-Hussein hospital in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah, late on Monday.

More Than 60 People Are Dead After A Hospital Fire In A Southern Iraqi City

On Monday, flames swept through outbuildings of the al-Hussein Teaching Hospital in Nasiryah that had been set up to isolate COVID-19 patients.

Lake Mead, the nation's largest reservoir, has been hit hard by rising temperatures and downstream demands.

Amid A Megadrought, Federal Water Shortage Limits Loom For The Colorado River

The government is expected to issue its first water shortage declaration for the river, which supplies more than 40 million people. That will mean hardships for farms, recreation and Indian tribes.

Miriam McDonald developed postpartum depression after giving birth to her third son, Nicholas. She says she felt sad, disconnected, and indifferent.

Women Say California Insurer Makes It Too Hard To Get Drug For Postpartum Depression

To get a new drug for postpartum depression, some insurers want women to try other drugs first and even electroconvulsive therapy. It could be a test for California's new mental health parity law.

Landfills produce a lot of methane, a heat-trapping gas that contributes to global warming. With scientists calling for cuts in methane emissions, there are challenges to curbing these emissions from landfills, starting with even quantifying them. Pictured here is Waste Management landfill in Livermore, Calif.

Your Trash Is Emitting Methane In The Landfill. Here's Why It Matters For The Climate

Landfills are among the nation's largest sources of methane, a greenhouse gas far more potent than carbon dioxide. But accurately measuring methane is a major challenge to reducing it.

Democratic Lawmakers Flee Texas In Hopes Of Thwarting Voting Restrictions

Dozens of Texas Democrats left the state and went to Washington, D.C., in an effort to stop Republicans from passing new voting restrictions. Texas has some of the nation's toughest voting laws.

Fire fighters defend buildings from the Bootleg Fire in Klamath County.

After a Pause, Hot, Dry Weather Gives The Bootleg Fire New Momentum

Less than a week after it started on the Fremont-Winema National Forest in south central Oregon, the Bootleg Fire is now the nation’s largest active wildfire. And it's on the move again.

People exercise at a gym in Seoul on Tuesday as South Korea announced implementation of level 4 social distancing measures amid concerns of a fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic.

No Fast Music Or Fast Running: COVID Rules In Seoul Force Gym-Goers To Slow Down

Officials are hoping the new rules will cut COVID case numbers. Gyms in the Seoul area are not allowed to play music faster than 120 beats per minute.

President Biden addresses the issue of voting rights Tuesday at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.

'This Is A Test Of Our Time,' Biden Says About Voting Rights Battles

The president spoke a day after Texas Democratic state lawmakers left their state in protest of GOP voting legislation.

A man receives a COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic in Springfield, Mo., in June. Vaccination rates in southern Missouri are low, a factor officials say is helping drive what's now the nation's largest outbreak.

COVID Cases In Parts Of Missouri And Arkansas Surge To Levels Not Seen Since Winter

The outbreak of COVID-19 in southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas has become the nation's largest and is mostly driven by the highly contagious delta variant.

Omar Apollo, 'Go Away'

Listen to the curiously danceable new single from the Chicano R&B star.

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