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Red Cross personnel load bodies of victims of the fighting between Congolese government forces and M23 rebels in a truck in Goma, Monday as the U.N. health agency said 900 died in the fight.

Rwanda-backed rebels tell residents of captured eastern Congolese city they are safe

The rebels continued advances in eastern Congo despite their own announcement of a cease-fire. The U.N. secretary-general called for them to lay down their guns and agree to mediation.

Michigan resident Beverly Leaf stands in solidarity with Carol Frazier, mother of Demetrius Frazier, as she pleads publicly on Jan. 28 in Lansing, Mich., to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to bring home her son Demetrius, a Detroit man convicted of rape and a separate murder of a 14-year-old in the early 1990s, who was serving a life sentence when he was charged with another murder in Alabama and is scheduled to be executed there Feb. 6.

Alabama puts man to death in the nation's fourth execution using nitrogen gas

Frazier in his final words criticized Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for not returning him to serve out a previous life sentence in her state, which doesn't have the death penalty.

The San Jose State players take the court for warm-ups before an NCAA women's college volleyball match against Air Force on Oct. 31, 2024, in San Jose, Calif.

NCAA bars transgender athletes from women's sports after Trump order

The move came one day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order intended to ban transgender athletes from girls' and women's sports.

The Environmental Protection Agency headquarters in Washington, D.C.

EPA employees who work on environmental justice are put on leave

A majority of employees who work in the EPA's Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights have been put on paid leave effective immediately. They all work on environmental justice issues or on diversity, equity and inclusion.

Senator Amy Klobuchar, a Democrat from Minnesota, was among a group of Democratic senators who wrote to the Department of Health and Human Services demanding answers on the agency's communications pause.

Senate Democrats call for answers on health communications freeze and funding delays

Two letters from different groups of senators call for answers from the Trump administration about pauses in scientific communications and funding.

San Diego County Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer addressing the media about the County's lawsuit against Meta, Google, SnapChat, YouTube and TikTok at the County Administration Building in San Diego, CA on Feb. 6, 2025.

San Diego County sues popular social media platforms

San Diego County announced a lawsuit Thursday against Google, SnapChat, YouTube, TikTok and Meta — the parent company of Instagram and Facebook. It alleges their conduct constitutes a public nuisance.

A statue of Alexander Hamilton is seen outside the U.S. Department of Treasury building in a 2023 file photo.

Member of Elon Musk's DOGE team resigns after racist posts resurface

Marko Elez had recently been given special access by a federal judge to highly sensitive payment systems in the Department of Treasury.

In this photo illustration, a message appears on the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) website on Feb. 5. The Trump administration issued a directive late Tuesday night that all USAID direct hire personnel will be placed on administrative leave globally Friday at midnight.

USAID unions sue Trump administration to halt 'unconstitutional and illegal' cuts

After Secretary of State Marco Rubio approved less than 300 essential personnel to continue in jobs past Friday, unions representing USAID workers sue the Trump administration over cuts to the agency.

A San Diego health care worker prepares a flu vaccine in this undated photo.

San Diego County health officials urge flu vaccinations after teen deaths

It's not too late for children and teens to be vaccinated against influenza this flu season, county health officials said Thursday.

Travelers waiting to claim their baggage inside Terminal 2 of the San Diego International Airport on May 30, 2022.

San Diego International Airport sets passenger record in 2024

The airport authority credited its efforts to expand airlines and routes to San Diego.

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