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The cover of "Covered with Night" (Courtesy)

Pulitzer winner 'Covered With Night' explores differing views of justice and grief in early America

The book looks at the ramifications of a violent encounter between two white fur traders and an Indigenous hunter in 1722.

President Joe Biden waves from Air Force One before departing on March 16, 2021, en route to visit a small business in Chester, Pennsylvania to highlight how the American Rescue Plan helps small businesses.

The top destination for Biden during his first year in office? Pennsylvania

Biden traveled there seven times since taking office, more than any other president in recent history. The reasons for his visits there and other states have to do with policy, politics and more.

Air Force veteran Avalisa Ellicott (left) and Navy veteran Paula Neira. (Courtesy)

'Hoping we don't take two steps back': Transgender veterans reflect on gains made in 2021

This year, President Joe Biden repealed a Trump administration ban on transgender people serving in the military.

The Baltimore Gas and Electric Fitzell substation in Edgemere, Md. is about a year old and was built so that it can eventually be modified to provide more capacity.

The biggest problem facing the U.S. electric grid isn't demand. It's climate change

The infrastructure package sets aside billions for the power grid. That may not be enough to reshape a system not designed for the extreme weather brought about by a warming planet.

Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and John Lennon in "The Beatles: Get Back." (Linda McCartney)

New documentary explores the ups and downs of The Beatles' 'Let It Be' sessions

"The Beatles: Get Back" premieres Friday on Disney+.

HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra says doctors in Congress who are balking at the rules of the "No Surprises Act" aren't looking out for patients. "I don't think when someone is overcharging, that it's going to hurt the overcharger to now have to [accept] a fair price," Becerra says. The Congressional Budget Office estimates the Biden team's rules would push insurance premiums down by 0.5% to 1%.

Doctors are mad about surprise billing rules. Becerra says stop gouging patients

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra says health providers who have exploited a complicated system to charge exorbitant rates will have to bear their share of the cost — or close.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a meeting of the Central Committee of the ruling Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Jan. 19. North Korea on Tuesday test-fired two suspected cruise missiles in its sixth round of weapons launches this month, South Korean military officials said.

North Korea fires two suspected missiles in sixth round of launches this month

North Korea last week issued a veiled threat to resume testing nuclear explosives and long-range missiles targeting the U.S.

Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in Paris in Jan. 2020.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Directs Fiery Essay At Former Student — And Cancel Culture

Two literary stars from Nigeria are engaging in a very public feud — a fight that is both personal and also enfolds bigger questions about feminism, gender identity and social media.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman (left) and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov meet at the U.S. diplomatic mission in Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday. The U.S., Russia and other European countries are holding a series of talks this week in an attempt to reduce tensions over Ukraine. Russia has some 100,000 troops near Ukraine's border.

In high-stakes meeting, Russia tells U.S. it isn't planning to invade Ukraine

In nearly eight hours of talks with U.S. officials, Russia says it's not planning to attack Ukraine, despite having an estimated 100,000 troops near the border. More talks are expected.

James Mtume, left, and Miles Davis arrive at Heathrow Airport in London on July 10, 1973.

Percussionist James Mtume, the beat behind Miles Davis and later 'Juicy,' dies at 76

Mtume brought, in Miles Davis' words, "a deep African-American groove" to the trumpet legend's band before later exploring neo-minimalist funk and R&B. And then there was "Juicy."

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