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View of a damaged classroom in a school in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, on Oct. 2, 2017, after Hurricane Maria ripped through the island. Maria set off a years-long stretch of interrupted schooling for Puerto Rico's children.

In the 6th-largest U.S. district, natural disasters have disrupted schooling for years

Puerto Rico, the nation's sixth-largest school district, is in crisis. It's both uniquely vulnerable to natural disasters and unusually ill-equipped to help children recover from them.

U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton vacated Bowe Bergdahl's court-martial conviction that was overseen by former military judge Jeffrey Nance. Bergdahl is seen here in 2017, when his case played out in the Fort Bragg military courthouse in North Carolina.

Bowe Bergdahl's desertion conviction is voided by the appearance of bias under Trump

A U.S. judge says the reversal shows "why individuals aspiring for public office and those achieving that objective" shouldn't call for a specific verdict in criminal cases.

Signs indicate the location of an early voting polling site at Frank McCourt High School on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City on Tuesday, November 1, 2022.

Politicians need to mobilize Black male voters ahead of the midterms, experts say

Just like with any voting bloc, there's still a vast array of diverging opinions, ideologies and issues that are important among Black voters in races.

Researchers found that plastic debris sits atop almost 92% of the reefs they studied, including some of the most remote and uninhabited ones. Here in Oman, plastic floats past an otherwise healthy reef.

Plastic is suffocating coral reefs — and it's not just bottles and bags

A new study takes a comprehensive look at the plastic debris smothering reefs, where in the ocean it's more prevalent — and how to deal with the problem.

President Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy walk in front of St. Michaels cathedral in Kyiv ahead of the anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Biden visits Kyiv to show solidarity, says 'One year later, Ukraine still stands'

President Biden often pledges to support Ukraine in its fight against Russia "as long as it takes." The risky secret trip to the warzone is aimed at showing he means it.

Austin, Texas, construction workers dig on a hot day in August 2021. Last month, Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill that overturns local ordinances in some Texas cities that mandate regular rest breaks for such workers.

Amid a record heat wave, Texas construction workers lose their right to rest breaks

In June, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a law undoing local protections that ensured breaks for laborers who spend their days in scorching heat. The law takes effect Sept. 1.

FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before a House Committee on the Judiciary oversight hearing on Wednesday.

FBI Director Wray grilled as House GOP members allege 'politicization' of the agency

Wray faced a wide range of questions by House Judiciary Committee members, most framed as accusations that the FBI pursues a political agenda targeting conservatives.

Silhouettes of detained people are seen in a police truck near the Moscow City Court during the trial of a Russian opposition leader in Moscow on February 2, 2021.

U.S. citizen and musician Michael Travis Leake has been detained in Russia

A Moscow court said Leake was detained on suspicion of organizing a drug trafficking business. If convicted, he could face as much as 20 years in prison under Russia's strict drug laws.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday.

Putin and China's top diplomat pledge to strengthen ties

The meeting comes just days before the anniversary of the Ukraine invasion, and after some reports that Chinese leader Xi Jinping may visit Russia in the coming months.

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