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Biden heads to the Middle East for meetings

4:29pm July 12, 2022

President Biden is heading to Israel and Saudi Arabia Tuesday in his first visit to the Middle East as president for meetings that he says he hopes will help advance regional security and stability.

Today's Jan. 6 hearing looked at the role of Q-Anon, Proud Boys and Oath Keepers

4:29pm July 12, 2022

by Tom Dreisbach

The committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol held a hearing on Tuesday focused on the role of the conspiracy theory QAnon and extremist groups like the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers.

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Carmen Rita Wong reckons with her identity after learning a secret hidden for decades

4:29pm July 12, 2022

Carmen Rita Wong's mother was Dominican and father was Chinese, or so she thought. In her memoir, Why Didn't You Tell Me, she reckons with the truth that was kept from her for 31 years.

Kristin Groener's downstairs neighbor escaped his flooding apartment without his car keys, which meant he wasn't able to move his vehicle before the street sank.

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How a Montana community is faring after devastating floods hit the area last month

2:33pm July 12, 2022

by Halisia Hubbard

Red Lodge, Mont., is still recovering after devastating floods hit the area in mid-June. Many businesses and locals are worried about surviving with hampered tourism and little insurance compensation.

The strawberry supermoon rises in front of the Statue of Liberty in New York on June 14. After July's supermoon on Tuesday there will be one more for the year on Aug. 11.

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A buck supermoon is rising on Tuesday. Here's what to look for

12:49pm July 12, 2022

by Wynne Davis

July's supermoon is the third in a series of four in 2022. While the full moon actually occurs on Tuesday, it will appear full for about three days, through Friday morning.

A makeshift memorial sits beneath a mural of late Army Spc. Vanessa Guillen in Fort Worth, Texas in July 2020.

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#IAmVanessaGuillen documentary explores the culture of toxicity at Fort Hood

12:23pm July 12, 2022

by A Martínez

The murder of Spc. Vanessa Guillén shed a light on the widespread problem of sexual misconduct in the military. A new documentary in English and Spanish looks at what's changed and what work remains.

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Manuel Oliver, whose son Joaquin was killed in the Parkland mass shooting, interrupts President Biden as he speaks at an event celebrating the bipartisan Safer Communities Act on the South Lawn of the White House on Monday.

President Biden touts gun safety legislation, but critics say he's not doing enough

11:37am July 12, 2022

by Scott Detrow

President Biden is under pressure from people in his own party who say he's not meeting the moment, saying he hasn't been forceful enough on gun legislation and the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

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Worried about future access to abortion, more women are asking to get their "tubes tied," doctors say. But there are a lot of barriers to actually getting this procedure.

Why this key chance to getting permanent birth control is often missed

11:24am July 12, 2022

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Doctors say they're seeing a surge in the number of women who want their "tubes tied." But hospital capacity, paperwork, religion and personal opinion are just some of the reasons requests get denied.

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Lean Out: Employees Are Accepting Lower Pay In Order To Work Remotely

9:28am July 12, 2022

by Greg Rosalsky

A new study finds American companies are using remote work as a way to avoid giving workers raises; so much so that it's helping to moderate inflation.

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TEST - A wildfire threatens giant sequoia trees in Yosemite National Park

9:09am July 12, 2022

by Associated Press