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Philadelphia is ending its indoor mask mandate, city health officials said Thursday night, abruptly reversing course just days after people in the city had to start wearing masks again amid a sharp increase in infections. The Board of Health voted

An upset victory by the right-wing nationalist Marine Le Pen in the presidential election on Sunday could scramble President Biden’s foreign policy.

Crime Stoppers of Houston built its reputation on a successful tip line. Then it decided to take on Democratic judges.

The 8-to-1 decision rested on prior decisions, but Justice Gorsuch, in a furious concurrence, called for reversing those precedents, which he said were based on “racial stereotypes.” (Image credit: Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images)

A federal judge’s decision to strike down the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s mask mandate for travelers is only the latest in a series of challenges that seek to rein in the agency. (Image credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. (Image credit: Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images)

In a victory for abortion rights advocates, the judge blocked a law that effectively eliminated abortions in Kentucky after the state’s two remaining clinics said they couldn’t meet its requirements. (Image credit: Bruce Schreiner/AP)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. (Image credit: Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images)

Bomb attacks in Afghanistan have shattered a relative lull in violence that had held since the Taliban seized power eight months ago.

A Palestinian man struggles to get approval to leave the Gaza Strip and go to a hospital for heart surgery as his health deteriorates.