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A shortages of IV fluids has led to postponed and canceled surgeries at hospitals across the country.

Shortage of IV fluids leads to canceled surgeries

IV fluids used in hospitals remain in short supply, after Hurricane Helene shut down a key North Carolina factory. The closure has hospitals scrambling to stretch supplies and prioritize care.

People wait in line to vote outside a polling station on Election Day in Nazareth, Pa. on Nov. 5, 2024.

Claims that millions of noncitizens would illegally vote evaporated after Trump's win

Before Election Day, right-wing social media was awash with claims about noncitizens voting. Once it was clear President-elect Trump would win, those claims dried up.

The supply of IV fluids in the U.S. is under strain since a major plant was forced to shut down in North Carolina.

Manufacturers and feds work to stabilize supply of IV fluids for hospitals

After Hurricane Helene flooded an IV fluid factory in North Carolina, the government and industry are trying to mitigate shortages.

A van is partially submerged in the Swannanoa River in the Biltmore Village area of Asheville, N.C., on Sunday, in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

The death toll rises as rescue crews respond to Hurricane Helene's devastation

Power was out for more than 2 million customers across the Southeast and southern Appalachia on Sunday. Residents in hard-hit western North Carolina and Georgia faced water outages.

Rep. Nancy Mace, right, has authored a resolution that would ban trans women from women's bathrooms at the U.S. Capitol, just weeks before Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, left — the first openly trans person elected to Congress — is set to be sworn in.

GOP lawmaker seeks bathroom restrictions on federal property

South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace says the resolution aims to protect women's rights. Democratic Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, the first out trans person elected to Congress, has slammed it as a distraction.

Angel Reyes Rivas at his office in Long Island. Yunuen Bonaparte/NPR

Trump's threats of mass deportations lead to hard discussions for families

About 11 million Americans are related to an immigrant without legal status in the U.S. As President-elect Trump ramps up promises of mass deportations, these families are having hard conversations.

Clark County fire vehicles surround the valet area where a Cybertruck caught fire at the Trump International Hotel on Jan. 1, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Cybertruck driver had likely self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, sheriff says

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Sheriff Kevin McMahill says the driver, Master Sgt. Matthew Alan Livelsberger, sustained the wound prior to the Cybertruck explosion in front of Trump's Las Vegas hotel.

Heavy rains from Hurricane Helene caused record flooding and damage on Saturday in Asheville, N.C.

Helene death toll surpasses 120 as millions remain without power

At least 120 people across several states are reported dead. Officials warned that rebuilding from the widespread loss of homes and property would be lengthy and difficult.

The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree is up outside the building where GOP leaders are furiously scrambling to find a way to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the day on Friday.

Biden signs stopgap spending bill, preventing a government shutdown

Congress has approved a short-term spending bill to fund the government until March 14. President Biden signed the legislation on Saturday.

From left: Becoming Project director William Cooper, ACLU Imperial Valley director Crystal Quezada and Imperial Valley Social Justice Committee organizer Kamika Mitchell pose for portraits in mid-October. Their coalition is hoping to register hundreds of new voters and get people energized about casting their ballots ahead of the 2024 November election.

Imperial County has some of the lowest voter turnout in California. These organizers are trying to change that.

For months, voting advocates have been fanning out across Imperial County. With Election Day on the horizon, they're making one final push.

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