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A sign shows the price of gas outside of a gas station in Washington, D.C, on March 8. Annual inflation is likely to have hit another 40-year high in February, yet the data won't fully capture the most recent surge in energy prices after Russia invaded Ukraine.

Inflation hits another 40-year high. The war in Ukraine could make it worse

Annual inflation climbed to a new four-decade high in February, with consumer prices up 7.9% from a year ago. The increase does not reflect most of the recent jump in gasoline prices.

An experimental COVID-19 antiviral pill called molnupiravir from Merck & Co. and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics is being considered by the Food and Drug Administration for emergency use in the pandemic.

New COVID-19 antiviral treatments are here, but supplies are limited

Some San Diego pharmacies have prescription antiviral pills and IV treatments are also being offered by certain health providers.

A caravan of migrants head north towards the U.S.-Mexico border, as they depart from Tapachula, Mexico, Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021

Court Halts Use Of Health Order To Expel Migrant Families

A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. government must stop using a Trump-era public health order to quickly expel migrants with children who are apprehended along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Gov. Roy Cooper signs an executive order that aims to protect access to reproductive health care in North Carolina. Executive Mansion, Raleigh, N.C. July 6, 2022.

States move to protect abortion from prosecutions elsewhere

The U.S. Supreme Court's landmark abortion ruling overturning Roe v. Wade is prompting efforts in liberal states to protect providers and patients who have traveled for a legal procedure.

Amazon warehouse workers get to re-do their union vote in Alabama

A federal labor official has ordered a revote in the biggest Amazon union election in the U.S. The agency found the company's anti-union tactics tainted the original vote that rejected unionizing.

Late on the afternoon of Jan. 6, 2021, then President Donald Trump affectionately addressed insurrectionists at the U.S. Capitol from the White House. The U.S. House Select Committee investigating the siege says the then president failed to act for hours - instead "gleefully" watching TV.

Analysis: Trump's infamous obsession with TV helped define Jan. 6 too

Donald Trump's TV fixation led him to the White House. The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol will show that obsession also defined his actions on that day.

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's suit against <em>The New York Times</em> is expected to put a spotlight on the balance of free speech and defamation claims.

Sarah Palin tests positive for COVID, delaying trial against 'New York Times'

A federal judge pushed back opening arguments to Feb. 3 in the former Alaska governor's case. A 2017 Times editorial wrongly connected an ad from her PAC to a lethal mass shooting in Arizona.

San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria speaks at a press conference at Mountain View Park, May 22, 2022.

San Diego mayor proposes large, diverse infrastructure investment for 2023 budget

San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria says he’s proposing the largest infrastructure investment in city history.

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, seen here in 2020, recently signed the state's Medical Ethics and Diversity Act into law. It lets medical practitioners refuse nonemergency care that conflicts with their religious, moral or ethical beliefs, such as family planning or end-of-life care. Critics say the law permits discrimination, especially against LGBTQ people.

S.C. law lets health care providers refuse nonemergency care based on beliefs

Under the law, practitioners can refuse care, such as family planning, that conflicts with their religious or moral beliefs. Critics say the law allows discrimination, especially against LGBTQ people.

Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut, the lead Democratic negotiator on a bipartisan gun bill safety bill, speaks to activists protesting gun violence and demanding action from lawmakers, on June 8 near the U.S. Capitol.

Senators reach final bipartisan agreement on a gun safety bill

The bill would incentivize states to pass red flag laws and expand background checks for 18- to 21-year-olds, among other measures. It's expected to have enough support to pass the Senate.

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