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U.S. says Russia is planning a staged attack in Ukraine to justify an invasion

The Biden administration said on Thursday that disinformation campaigns, like a potential false-flag operation, are part of Russia's standard playbook.

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

It's been a vicious 6 months for stocks. Here's what the grim markets are signaling

All that whipsawing on Wall Street in the first half of the year reflects real nervousness. Investors are worried the Fed may tip the economy into a recession.

The Three Mile Island nuclear power plant shut down in 2019. Exelon Generation blamed the closure on a lack of state subsidies. Such subsidies are growing amid concerns that such closures abet climate change.

Nuclear power is gaining support after years of decline. But old hurdles remain

Investment from the government and private sector are changing the trajectory of the aging U.S. nuclear fleet and spurring development of new nuclear technology.

Study of the 1931 Josephine Baker poster by Jean Chassaing.

Photos: The Golden Age of Broadway is celebrated in a new online exhibit

A new virtual art exhibition celebrates theater, movies and television with original sketches by Broadway set and costume designers.

The dastarkhaans (dining rugs) of Afghan families are often "bare and empty," says Zahra Fayezi, whose mat (right) is prepared for a guest. Center: Roqia Ibrahimi says a full mat for meals is "a matter of happiness and pride" but "rare" in current times when more people are going hungry. The mat at left belongs to Yahya Rasa, who says potatoes and lentils are taking the place of fancier fare.

Afghanistan's depleted dining rugs are a reminder of hunger and loss

As members of the middle class have fallen into poverty in the wake of the Taliban takeover, families are no longer able to serve sumptuous repasts on their traditional dining rugs.

Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide to Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, testified during the sixth hearing by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack.

Hutchinson's bombshell Jan. 6 testimony sways legal experts and conservative media

The explosive testimony about former President Trump's actions on Jan. 6, 2021, has led to calls from some right-leaning outlets that Trump is unfit to serve in office.

Legal experts say so-called bounty hunter bills, including the Missouri measure that would let people sue anyone they suspect of helping a resident get an abortion in another state, are most certainly unconstitutional, with little chance of withstanding legal challenges. Here, abortion-rights activists gathered to protest Republican-led restrictions in St. Louis last September.

Can states limit abortion and gender-affirming treatments outside their borders?

Building on SB 8 in Texas, some Republican lawmakers are trying a new strategy: pushing bills that would attempt to limit what residents can and can't do even beyond state lines.

Morgan Bennett of Jamaica is a student guest worker at Funland, a beachside amusement park in Rehoboth Beach, Del. For the first time since the pandemic began, international student workers will be a big part of the park's staff.

As foreign workers return, economists see help for labor shortages and inflation

The number of guest workers and immigrants coming to the U.S. is slowly climbing after years of declines. Economists say that could help ease labor shortages, but some doubt it will curb inflation.

President Biden presents gymnast Simone Biles with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, on July 7 at the White House.

Biden awards Medal of Freedom to Gabby Giffords, Simone Biles, John McCain

The 17 recipients include athletes, artists, and leaders of the civil rights and labor movements.

The far-right and environmentalism overlap is bigger than you think — and growing

The modern environmental movement and the far-right movement might appear to be on opposing sides of the political ideology spectrum. But overlap does exist and researchers say it's growing.

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