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A memorial honoring the school shooting victims at Robb Elementary is seen on July 12 in Uvalde, Texas.

Uvalde school district suspends its police department as shooting probe report nears

7:25pm October 07, 2022

by Halisia Hubbard

The Texas school district said it's suspending its police department, citing "recent developments." An investigation is looking into the police response to the Robb Elementary shooting in May.

Brittany Higgins, center, leaves the courthouse in Canberra, Australia, on Wednesday.

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Trial opens for the case that ignited Australia's #MeToo movement

6:13pm October 07, 2022

by Emily Olson

The trial of parliamentary staffer Brittany Higgins' alleged rapist, which began on Tuesday and could last up to six weeks, may become one of the country's most-watched court cases in decades.

Hajime White (right) with her daughter Gwen and Gwen's daughter, Quen, at the family compound in Warren, Ark. Gwen had her first baby, a son, at 16, and, defying the odds for teen moms, went on to finish high school and earn a degree in pharmacy tech. "She never stopped because she had the support of me, her dad and her sisters," Hajime says.

Health & Safety

Why childbirth is so dangerous for many young teens

5:37pm October 07, 2022

by Sarah Varney

Laws banning abortion in many conservative U.S. states are expected to boost birth rates among adolescents, whose bodies often aren't built for safe childbirth, or for carrying a pregnancy to term.

Mike Ancona is operations manager for Vicinity Energy's co-generation plant.

'Steam loops' under many cities could be a climate change solution

5:28pm October 07, 2022

by Susan Phillips

"Steam loops" under hundreds of U.S. cities and universities have warmed buildings for a century. Now they could become a climate change solution.

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Cate Blanchett plays a world-renowned conductor in the film Tár.

In 'Tár,' a brilliant but manipulative conductor orchestrates everyone around her

4:57pm October 07, 2022

by Justin Chang

Cate Blanchett learned to conduct, play the piano and speak German for this thought-provoking film about genius and the abuse of power.

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The new bivalent COVID-19 booster is offered by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. Health experts say getting more people boosted could help stave off a winter COVID surge.

Early signs a new U.S. COVID surge could be on its way

4:55pm October 07, 2022

by Rob Stein

Here we go again. The virus is starting to surge in many European countries and there are early signs a wave may be starting in the U.S. too.

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Ales Bialiatski, the head of Belarusian Vyasna rights group, stands in a defendants' cage during a court session in Minsk, Belarus, in 2021.

World News

Here's what to know about the Nobel Peace Prize winners

4:42pm October 07, 2022

by The Associated Press

The winners of this year's Nobel Peace Prize are recognized, the Nobel Committee said, for years of protecting the fundamental rights of citizens in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.

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Composer and trumpeter Etienne Charles, in a portrait taken inside the newly renovated David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center.

Revisiting San Juan Hill, the neighborhood destroyed to make way for Lincoln Center

4:17pm October 07, 2022

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

In New York City, the area dominated by Lincoln Center was formerly home to Black and Puerto Rican communities. Etienne Charles' new musical work addresses that difficult past.

A man walks past a "Now Hiring" sign in New York City on July 8, 2022. Signs that job growth cooled in September could help with uncomfortably high inflation.

Stocks sink despite Friday's report that hiring cooled in September

4:02pm October 07, 2022

by Scott Horsley

A new jobs report showed a modest slowdown in hiring last month that was not enough to soothe Wall Street's worries about inflation and the Fed. The unemployment rate edged down to 3.5%

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Insurrectionists climb the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.

National

Jan. 6 detainees say a D.C. jail is so awful that they'd like a transfer to Guantanamo

2:32pm October 07, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

A letter signed by 34 people held on charges related to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol complains of inhumane conditions behind bars, including mold, abusive guards, bad food and filthy laundry.