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Surrounded by some members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, President Trump speaks at a press conference on COVID-19 in March in the Rose Garden. Of the 27 task force members, two are women, standing to Trump's left: Dr. Deborah Birx and Seema V

Where The Women Aren't: On Coronavirus Task Forces

11:00pm June 24, 2020

by Malaka Gharib

The pandemic is by some measures taking a greater toll on women. Yet women are underrepresented in expert groups that decide how to control the coronavirus and where funds should go.

A trio of judges oversees a trial in 2017 at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands.

Trump Greenlights Sanctions Against International Criminal Court Investigators

7:21pm June 11, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

The ICC recently announced it was looking into war crimes allegations against the U.S. in Afghanistan. Now, the Trump administration is pushing back with an executive order targeting ICC staff.

The U.S. and Canada closed their shared border to nonessential traffic in March and extended that order last month. On Tuesday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that the order has been extended yet again.

U.S., Canada Agree To Keep Border Partly Closed For Another 30 Days

5:10pm May 19, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

By a mutual decision in March, both countries banned nonessential travel across their shared border. Two months later, Canada and the U.S. have agreed for a second time to extend the partial ban.

A newborn baby girl receives treatment for the gun wound in her right leg received during the attack on a maternity clinic in Kabul this week. The gunmen killed her mother.

OPINION: We Shouldn't Have To Ask That Babies And Mothers Not Be Killed. Yet We Must

8:21am May 16, 2020

After a brutal attack in Kabul, activists in Afghanistan write: "Our people are targeted and killed on a daily basis. Afghan women are calling for an end to it."

An N95 respirator — a critical piece of personal protective equipment. The U.S. is now restricting the ability of aid groups abroad to use American funds to buy PPE.

The U.S. Is Giving Vast Sums Of Money To Fight COVID-19 Abroad. But There's A Catch

4:04pm May 13, 2020

by Malaka Gharib

Aid groups are frustrated by a new restriction on using U.S. funds to buy personal protective equipment like masks and gloves. The U.S. says it's a way to ensure there's enough PPE for domestic use.

Immigrants' rights group CASA filed a federal class-action lawsuit Tuesday with the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection at Georgetown University Law Center.

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Lawsuit Alleges CARES Act Excludes U.S. Citizen Children Of Undocumented Immigrants

5:59pm May 05, 2020

by Marisa Peñaloza

Advocates say denying these children benefits provided in the federal stimulus coronavirus package is akin to them being "treated as second-class citizens."

For five generations Nayda Alvarez's family has owned property along the Rio Grande near Rio Grande City, Texas. Alvarez says that if the border wall were built as laid out in preliminary maps, her house would end up about a yard away from it. This could

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'It's Infuriating': Critics Say Border Wall Still Going Up When They Can't Protest

7:38pm May 01, 2020

by Reynaldo Leaños Jr.

The Trump administration has accelerated some efforts to build the wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, and the president is using the pandemic to justify his push for it.

When airlines cancel flights and offer no other options to get to your destination within a reasonable amount of time, they are legally obligated to offer a refund.

Airlines Offer Vouchers, Credits For Canceled Flights. Customers Want Cash

1:26pm April 21, 2020

by David Schaper

A new survey suggests nearly 60 million Americans are losing money because of canceled plans. And would-be travelers are getting the runaround, even when they are legally entitled to a full refund.

U.S. And Mexico Extend Coronavirus Border Restrictions For Another Month

4:37pm April 20, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

Officials from both countries say the temporary closure to nonessential travel is critical to slowing the spread of the coronavirus. The U.S. has reached a similar agreement with Canada.

1st Lt. Shelby Koontz and Rumi meet after her overnight shift ends. They sit for a scratch session next to the dog house that the soldiers built for Rumi on base.

'Raccoon Dog' Wandered Onto Army Base In Syria And Helped Center Soldier

5:34am April 10, 2020

by Marisa Peñaloza

When Rumi wandered onto a military base in Syria, 1st Lt. Shelby Koontz took her in. She didn't want to abandon Rumi when her deployment ended, so Koontz used social media to find her a forever home.