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A voter is casting their ballot for the Midterm 2022 elections at Camacho Recreation Center in National City on Nov. 8, 2022.

Ballot counting takes a long time — and that's a good thing

The process to make sure all eligible voters' ballots are counted and that every ballot is valid is a lengthy one.

Judy Heumann was a major American civil rights activist who remained little-known until a flurry of attention in the last three years of her life.

Activist Judy Heumann led a reimagining of what it means to be disabled

Heumann was instrumental in pushing to expand the civil rights of Americans with disabilities and continued to advocate for disability rights around the globe. She died on Saturday at age 75.

The Senate passed a stopgap spending bill Thursday and will send it to the House, less than 48 hours before money to run the federal government runs out.

Biden signs spending bill that averts government shutdown with 11 hours to spare

The House and Senate had approved an interim spending bill, which extends current funding until Dec. 16.

Christian Pulisic of the United States attends a news conference before a training session at Al-Gharafa SC Stadium, in Doha, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022.

U.S. Soccer star Christian Pulisic is mending, hopes to play in Saturday's match

Pulisic suffered a pelvic injury when scoring the winning goal in the U.S. squad's game against Iran on Tuesday. The victory moved the U.S. team onto a knockout match against the Netherlands.

A woman holds a sign as she takes part in a march against gender based violence at the North Beach in Durban in 2019.

Mexican authorities are investigating Shanquella Robinson's death as a femicide

It's the latest development in a homicide case that continues to capture attention both in the U.S. and abroad.

Elián González, pictured in 2014, has been nominated to join Cuba's parliament. Elections are planned for March 26. González was at the center of a bitter custody battle in 2000 between relatives in Miami and his father in Cuba.

Elián González nearly became an American. Now, he's poised to become a Cuban lawmaker

Nearly 23 years after being ripped from a relative's home in Miami, González has been nominated to become a member of the communist country's parliament.

This computer illustration shows the E. coli bacteria in blood. An outbreak in Michigan and Ohio is under investigation as health officials try to determine the source.

A rapidly spreading E. coli outbreak in Michigan and Ohio is raising health alarms

At least 29 people have fallen ill from the E. coli outbreak in Michigan and Ohio, and that number is likely an undercount, the CDC says. The source of the outbreak has not been found yet.

A corruption scandal has added a dark footnote to the Tokyo Olympics

A corruption scandal has ensnared a powerful former Tokyo Olympics organizer, and the corporate sponsors accused of bribing him. It's a dark footnote to a controversial games held amid a pandemic.

Emergency teams search for people in the rubble of a destroyed building in Adana, southern Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. For Syrians and Ukrainians fleeing the violence back home, the earthquake that struck in Turkey and Syria is but the latest tragedy.

Turkey detains building contractors as the quake death toll rises to more than 33,000

As rescuers still pulled some from the rubble, Turkish officials detained those allegedly involved in constructing buildings that toppled down and crushed their occupants.

For the Netflix adaption of <em>Blonde</em>, director Andrew Dominik says he went looking for "the meaning of Marilyn Monroe."

'Blonde' director says the unhappiness of Marilyn Monroe should come as no surprise

The Netflix adaptation reimagines the inner life of one of Hollywood's most enduring icons.

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