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The roughly 7 million Americans who are immunocompromised — including many disabled people — live with much higher risk of COVID, and near-constant vigilance. (Image credit: Danny Miller)

The images show populated areas in the archipelago with heavily damaged or destroyed buildings and homes and at least one island covered with ash. (Image credit: CPL Vanessa Parker/New Zealand Defense Force/via AP)

Russia hit back Wednesday at US threats of direct sanctions against President Vladimir Putin, saying moves against the Russian leader would be ineffective and hurt efforts to lower tensions over Ukraine. Officials from France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine were set

Fighting has raged for almost a week following an attempted prison break in the city of Hasakah. More than 100 people have been killed and some 850 children held in the prison have been trapped during the violence.

White House attempts to strengthen federal cybersecurity after major hacks  CNN

Lee Haywood got the COVID-19 vaccine. He’s seen friends lose their lives to the virus, and watched others struggle to recover. A smoker for 37 years, he believes the medical evidence showing that the vaccine sharply reduces his chances of

On a cold October morning in Lander, Wyo., Liz Lightner makes a few mental notes as she sits by a stranger’s bedside. The man is 79, has lung cancer and is in a deep-sleep coma. He’s wearing a blue scuba-diving

Fact Sheet: A Year Advancing Environmental Justice  The White House

Britain awaits release of report into allegations Johnson and staff flouted COVID restrictions; public anger grows, with some Conservative lawmakers calling for PM’s resignation

“Shackleton: The Biography” by Ranulph Fiennes; Pegasus Books (452 pages, $32) ——— Sometimes the greatest victories are hidden in defeats. Sir Ernest Shackleton wanted to be the first man to reach the South Pole, the first to cross Antarctica. He