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An artisanal miner carries a sack of ore at the Shabara artisanal mine near Kolwezi, DRC, on Oct. 12, 2022.

How 'modern-day slavery' in the Congo powers the rechargeable battery economy

Phone and electric car batteries are made with cobalt mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Cobalt Red author Siddharth Kara describes the conditions for workers as a "horror show."

Black History Month 2024 has begun. Here's this year's theme and other things to know

The annual celebration started out in 1926 as Negro History Week and expanded to Black History Month in the 1970s. This year celebrates "African Americans and the Arts."

Rémi (Gustav De Waele) and Léo (Eden Dambrine) are childhood friends who begin to pull apart from each other in the Belgian film <em>Close</em>.

If you had a particularly 'Close' childhood friendship, this film will resonate

The Cannes award-winner Close -- about two inseparable teen boys — is for anyone who thought their childhood friendship would last forever. It's a beautiful Belgian film, but takes the easy way out.

Six of the seven states that use water from the Colorado River agreed on a proposal to cut back on use, as the federal government looks for ways to prop up shrinking reservoirs. The river, seen here at Horseshoe Bend in Arizona, supplies 40 million people and a multibillion-dollar agricultural industry.

Six states agree on a proposal for Colorado River cutbacks, California has a counter

Six of the seven states that use water from the Colorado River proposed a way for the federal government to cut back on water use and protect dropping water levels in Lake Mead and Lake Powell.

The image from video released on Jan. 27, 2023, by the City of Memphis, shows police officers talking after a brutal attack on Tyre Nichols by five Memphis police officers on Jan. 7, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. Nichols died on Jan. 10. The five officers have since been fired and charged with second-degree murder and other offenses.

4 of the 5 officers charged in Tyre Nichols' death had prior violations at work

Five officers have been indicted over the beating death of Nichols. Four of them had been disciplined earlier by the Memphis police department for car crashes, failure to report use of force and more.

Emmitt Glynn teaches AP African American studies to a group of Baton Rouge Magnet High School students on Jan. 30 in Baton Rouge, La. It was one of 60 schools around the country testing the new course.

Revised AP African American Studies class drops controversial topics after criticism

The official curriculum for the new Advanced Placement course released Wednesday removed topics like Black Lives Matter that drew criticism from conservatives including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

President Joe Biden walks across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.

FBI searched Biden's Delaware vacation home as part of classified document probe

No documents with classified markings were found, though Biden's lawyer said "some materials and handwritten notes that appear to relate to his time as vice president" were taken for further review.

Nikki Haley is seen during an appearance on <em>Hannity</em> at Fox News Channel Studios on Jan. 20 in New York City.

Republican Nikki Haley is set to announce a run for president

The former South Carolina governor would be the first to challenge Donald Trump in the GOP primary.

Longtime University of California women's swimming coach Teri McKeever (shown here in June 2012 while serving as U.S. Olympic team head coach) was fired on Tuesday following an investigation into alleged harassment, bullying and verbally abusive conduct, the school said in a statement.

UC Berkeley fires swim coach McKeever over misconduct allegations

Teri McKeever led the school to four NCAA team titles and is the first woman to coach the U.S. Olympic women's swim team. The school cited violations of anti-discrimination policies and verbal abuse.

Tom Brady says he's retiring from the NFL, and this time he means it. "I won't be long-winded," the quarterback said. "You only get one super-emotional retirement essay, and I used mine up last year."

Tom Brady retires from the NFL, 1 year after retiring from the NFL

"I'm retiring. For good," Brady said. The record-shattering quarterback released the message on Feb. 1, the same date he announced his retirement from the NFL in 2022.

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