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Twitter will no longer enforce its COVID misinformation policy

Public health experts and social media researchers are concerned that the change could have serious consequences if it discourages vaccination and other efforts to combat the still-spreading virus.

A woman is lit by sunlight Wednesday while sitting inside a coffee shop in San Francisco. A brutal winter storm knocked out power in California, closed interstate highways from Arizona to Wyoming and prompted more than 1,200 flight cancellations Wednesday — and the worst won't be over for several days.

Hundreds of thousands are without power as major winter storm blasts the U.S.

A major winter storm continued to bring heavy snow, blizzard conditions and significant ice from California to the Northeast.

Supervisory Agent Lavergne, right, speaks with a U.S. Border Patrol Agent who spotted an individual attempting to breach the border wall from Tijuana into San Diego, Calif. Sept., 20, 2022.

Border Patrol encounters: Behind the numbers in San Diego

Many agree that the record-breaking numbers at the border represent a real challenge for immigration enforcement agencies.

Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio rallies in Portland, Ore., on Aug. 17, 2019.

Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio is sentenced to 22 years for Jan. 6 riot role

Tarrio was one of six Proud Boys leaders to be charged for conspiring to stop the certification of the 2020 presidential election results. Of them, he has received the longest prison sentence to date.

Unlikely alliances in Supreme Court opinions on overtime, death penalty

The cases involved who qualifies for overtime pay, and Arizona's refusal to apply a Supreme Court precedent in death penalty jury instructions.

Jim Brown, one of the NFL's all-time great running backs, has died at age 87

During his nine-year Hall of Fame career with the Cleveland Browns, Jim Brown averaged more than a hundred yards rushing in every regular season game. He's the only player in NFL history to do that.

Activists and community members march into the Minnesota State Capitol building during a Trans Day of Visibility rally on March 31, 2023. Minnesota is one of at least 12 states that has restricted gender-affirming care for minors this year.

Minnesota to join at least 4 other states in protecting transgender care this year

In 2023, a record number of states have passed rules or legislation to eliminate youth gender-affirming care, but a record number of states have also moved to protect care for trans youth and adults.

Matthew Lobel plays on the 13th hole at the East Potomac Golf Links in Washington, D.C., in March.

Golf has a problem: people are hitting the ball too far

There's a storm brewing in the golf world over how far the best players are able to pound the ball. The proposed solution isn't winning over many fans either.

Ukrainians in the capital Kyiv take part in the 2004 "Orange Revolution." The demonstrators protested against what they said were Russian attempts to rig the country's presidential election. Ukrainians say Russia's invasion this year is the latest attempt by Moscow over the past century to maintain control and influence over Ukraine.

A century and counting: Ukraine's ongoing fight to free itself from Russia

This month marks 100 years since Ukraine joined the Soviet Union. It did so after Ukraine lost in a bid for independence. Ukraine once again finds itself in another life-and-death battle with Moscow.

Jade Vandiver holds her son Ezra at home in Clayton, New Mexico. Vandiver joined a federally funded rural maternity program while pregnant with Ezra.

This telehealth program is a lifeline for New Mexico's pregnant moms. Will it end?

A federal program in remote New Mexico has helped hundreds of pregnant mothers stay healthy, but it's running out of time and money despite a growing national maternity care crisis.

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