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Ten people were injured and at least three hospitalized after a bridge collapsed early Friday in Pittsburgh's East End.

A bridge in Pittsburgh collapsed on the day of Biden's planned infrastructure visit

2:35pm January 28, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Officials said 10 people suffered minor injuries and at least three were taken to the hospital after the collapse, which appears to have involved several vehicles and a Port Authority bus.

Willow, photographed in the White House on Wednesday, is the Biden family's new cat.

Meet Willow, the Bidens' new, very presidential-looking cat

1:03pm January 28, 2022

by Harrison Jacobs

First lady Jill Biden met the cat when it interrupted a stump speech she was giving at a Pennsylvania farm during President Biden's 2020 campaign.

A man fishes near docked oil drilling platforms in 2020 in Port Aransas, Texas. A federal judge has revoked oil and gas leases sold in the Gulf of Mexico in November, saying the Interior Department did not take into account its impact on climate change.

A federal judge canceled major oil and gas leases over climate change

9:58am January 28, 2022

by Nathan Rott

The ruling revokes leases sold in the Gulf of Mexico in the largest oil and gas lease sale in U.S. history. It says the Interior Department failed to consider the greenhouse gases it would produce.

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News brief: voices from Ukraine, Biden to visit Pa., economic preview

6:44am January 28, 2022

As Ukrainians carry on with their daily lives, most believe a war with Russia in inevitable. President Biden travels to Pittsburgh. A lot of U.S. economic data is being released on Friday.

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In Pittsburgh, Biden to talk about inflation, jobs and Supreme Court vacancy

6:05am January 28, 2022

President Biden heads to Pennsylvania after saying he needs to get out of Washington more. Two big stories — the Supreme Court vacancy and the Russia-Ukraine conflict — are commanding attention.

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Where President Zelensky's popularity stands with people in Ukraine

10:14pm January 27, 2022

Amid the crisis with Russia, some Ukrainians say their president has come up short. Others, like some of the ones skating in front of the office of the president, say they still support him.

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After her inauguration ceremony, new Honduran President Xiomara Castro met Vice President Harris at the presidential house in Tegucigalpa.

Vice President Harris looks for a fresh start on migration issues in Honduras

5:45pm January 27, 2022

by Franco Ordoñez

The fact that Vice President Harris is even attending the inauguration is a sign of the importance the White House is placing on finding a partner in the fight against root causes of migration.

Justice Breyer announced his retirement, and Biden spoke about who he'll nominate

5:23pm January 27, 2022

Justice Stephen Breyer announced his retirement Thursday. President Biden says he hasn't decided who will fill the vacancy, but says he will keep his promise to name a Black woman to the bench.

A new bill aims to counter the growing economic threat of China

5:23pm January 27, 2022

NPR's Asma Khalid speaks with Republican Sen. Todd Young of Indiana, about the America Competes Act of 2022, which the House introduced. He was a co-sponsor of the bi-partisan version in 2021.

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Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer speaks as he announces his retirement in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Thursday as President Biden looks on.

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Supreme Court Justice Breyer formally announces his retirement

4:54pm January 27, 2022

by Brian Naylor

At a White House event with Breyer, President Biden said it was his intention is to name a nominee to replace him by the end of February.