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Minnesota native Sunisa Lee is the first Hmong American to make a U.S. Olympic team. Back home, her family and friends are celebrating her huge win with glee.

The U.S. imposes sanctions on Russia after it moves troops into regions of Ukraine. The economic fallout from Ukraine may be felt at gas pumps. Final deals in the opioid crisis are expected soon.

More than 130 million metric tons of single-use plastics were thrown out in 2019, according to a new report that puts Exxon Mobil atop a list of the companies that produce it.

Gun buying among African Americans has soared in recent years. So have suicide rates among young black men. Gun safety efforts and suicide prevention need to address race and cultural differences.

The court reversed the conviction of a sergeant who used his police car computer to access and then sell a license plate number in exchange for $5,000.

Philadelphians are taking stock of damage after record-high floodwaters caused by Hurricane Ida filled their homes and businesses. Northwest Philly's Manayunk neighborhood was hit especially hard.

On a video of the Jan. 6 attack, Officer Eugene Goodman is seen diverting a group of rioters away from the Senate chamber.

Declining Covid case and death numbers has led some Americans to believe the pandemic is "over." The truth is a lot more complicated.

In the face of rising COVID cases, Dr. Bob Wachter of the University of California San Francisco offers reasons to be hopeful about the pandemic's outlook in the months ahead.

A series of reforms are being proposed for Rikers Island jail in New York, which has been rocked by deaths, violence and reports of unsanitary conditions.

Starting this fall, Canada's government will also require all federal workers to be vaccinated, citing a "dynamic public health situation" due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

People in New York City are cleaning up after this week's torrential rains and flooding. The remnants of Hurricane Ida hit the Northeast hard — causing dozens of deaths and much destruction.