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After the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945, Washington sent a team of researchers to interview eyewitnesses. Only one interview was conducted in English. A Russian woman living near the destroyed city tells her tale of seeing people caught by the blast. Hear a part of her story.

The ruling overturns an injunction barring state officials from following Abbott's directive to view treatments such as hormones and puberty-blocking drugs as incidents of child abuse.

Thousands of Iraqis attend funeral services for more than 900 people who died Wednesday in a panicked crush on a Baghdad bridge. The rumor of a suicide bomber sparked a mad rush during a Shiite religious festival. Amid the funerals there are calls for an investigation into the cause and accusations of a fumbled response to the disaster.

President Bush signed a sweeping energy bill into law Monday, and proponents say it should make the nation's electrical grid more reliable. But opponents contend the measure will make it easier for utility companies to play accounting games.

The Department of Energy launches a campaign to promote energy conservation as the home-heating season approaches. Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman says energy-saving steps can help consumers trim high heating costs this winter. Critics say the administration's emphasis on conservation is long overdue.

Michelle Kwan's withdrawal from the Winter Olympics opens the door to Emily Hughes, 17, the younger sister of 2002 gold medalist Sarah Hughes. Renee Montagne talks to USA Today columnist Christine Brennan about the U.S. figure skating team's prospects in Turin.

The Canadian folk band Le Vent du Nord is a champion of traditional francophone music in North America. Their recordings and performances are getting plenty of attention, especially during the yearlong celebration of Quebec City's 400th anniversary.

Meta is taking steps to give parents and guardians more oversight of their teens' activities on Instagram and Quest — implementing changes it had announced in recent months.

President Biden is back in the White House after a whirlwind trip aimed at keeping allies arm-in-arm in their support for Ukraine and sending a message to Russia over its brutal invasion.

A month into Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Russian forces appear not to be trying to take the capital Kyiv anymore. But there are increased attacks against the western city of Lviv and other cities.