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Lawrence Brooks served in the U.S. Army when the military was still racially segregated. But the Black soldier’s deployment to Australia offered a reprieve from the racism of Jim Crow laws at home. (Image credit: Gerald Herbert/AP)

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has stumbled in explaining her policy decisions.

Having an emergency kit filled with first aid supplies, water and snacks is an important first step to keeping safe, and sane, if you find yourself stuck on the road. A well-maintained car helps, too. (Image credit: Steve Helber/AP)

The new recommendation for adolescents age 12-17 came hours after a panel of CDC advisers voted in favor of it. The boosters should be given five months after initial immunization. (Image credit: Steven Senne/AP)

The attempt by a violent mob to interfere with a basic democratic task has left a stain on the institution and a strain on relationships.

Missing New Hampshire girl Harmony Montogmery’s father arrested as search continues  WCVB Boston Father of missing 7-year-old girl arrested in her disappearance  CNN Missing Harmony Montgomery: Dad accused of giving partially blind daughter black eye in 2019, other abuse  Fox News Court documents

His continued grip on the party shows, once again, that the former president can outlast almost any outrage cycle, no matter how intensely it burns.

‘Omicron is here’: California extends indoor mask mandate through Feb. 15  KCRA Sacramento California extends mask mandate through Feb. 15 amid surge of COVID-19 cases  Fox News California extending indoor mask mandate until Feb. 15 amid omicron surge l ABC7  ABC7 State Health

In our news wrap Wednesday, chaos erupted as protesters in Kazakhstan stormed government buildings and seized a major airport. The ruling cabinet resigned. At least 13 people were killed in Philadelphia, in the city’s deadliest fire in at least a

One year ago, supporters of President Donald Trump breached the U.S. Capitol building in an attempt to disrupt the democratic process. When the violent mob broke into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 2021, lawmakers that were inside scrambled for