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In our news wrap Friday, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said intelligence services found Russia is involved in a plot to overthrow the government, the FDA reported Merck’s experimental COVID-19 pill is effective, Russian rescuers found one survivor inside a Siberian

Rep. Lauren Boebert suggested Rep. Ilhan Omar was terrorist in anti-Muslim remarks at event  CNN Boebert apologizes to Muslim community after Ilhan Omar comments: ‘I have reached out to her’  Fox News Rep. Boebert apologizes after suggesting Rep. Omar mistaken for a

Rep. Lauren Boebert suggested Rep. Ilhan Omar was terrorist in anti-Muslim remarks at event  CNN Rep. Boebert apologizes after suggesting Rep. Omar mistaken for a terrorist in Capitol  Yahoo News Boebert apologizes to Muslim community after Ilhan Omar comments: ‘I have reached

The cases of some of Louisiana’s longest-serving inmates are receiving renewed attention. A group of now-elderly men called the “10/6 lifers,” who were promised parole after serving 10 years and six months. But the state reneged on these deals and

The Colorado River is a critical resource for the western U.S. But a megadrought, one significantly exacerbated by climate change, is jeopardizing the river’s future and threatening to upend how its water is used and longstanding agreements between states. Miles

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join William Brangham to discuss the week in politics, including the new COVID- 19 variant, inflation, President Biden’s leadership decisions at the Federal Reserve and the verdict in

(NEW YORK) — Stephen Sondheim, the songwriter who reshaped the American musical theater in the second half of the 20th century with his intelligent, intricately rhymed lyrics, his use of evocative melodies and his willingness to tackle unusual subjects, has

Scientists do not yet know how dangerous the new Omicron variant is, but its many mutations set off alarms, lowering hopes of putting the pandemic in the past.

India is repealing controversial farm laws that sparked a year of protest from farmers. Analysts say it’s both a victory for nonviolent resistance, and a shrewd political move. (Image credit: Noah Seelam/AFP/Getty Images)

Stephen Sondheim – the composer and lyricist behind some of the world’s best-known musicals – has died aged 91.