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This satellite image taken on Sept. 8, 2021, shows Hurricane Larry in the Atlantic Ocean.

The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season will be more active than usual, researchers say

At least nine hurricanes are predicted by researchers at Colorado State University. Four of those are expected to be Category 3 or higher.

People march around the Minnesota Capitol building protesting the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision in St. Paul, Minn., in January.

The original Roe v. Wade ruling was leaked, too

Leaks of any kind are rare at the Supreme Court, but in 1973, the original Roe decision was leaked to the press before the court formally announced it. The chief justice was furious.

Olga and Oleksandr hug as they wait beside a vehicle painted with the word "volunteers" at an evacuation center in Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine, on Tuesday. Olga's father is stuck in Mariupol, and Oleksandr is hoping to get in a volunteer convoy to the city, now under Russian siege.

Maternity patients among 20,000 civilians forcibly deported to Russia, Mariupol says

More than 70 hospital patients and staff members from the besieged Ukrainian city have been sent to Russia against their will, officials say, a war crime under the Geneva Conventions.

Taco Bell axed the Mexican pizza from its menu to make way for new items, but popular demand brought it back.

Taco Bell is bringing back the Mexican pizza — and South Asians are rejoicing

Taco Bell's Mexican Pizza was a staple comfort food for South Asians across the country. Now the fast food chain is bring the favorite back to its menu.

Physician-assisted death in Oregon is no longer limited to just state residents

Under a settlement reached in a federal lawsuit this week, terminally ill patients seeking physician-assisted death in Oregon are no longer required to be residents of the state.

Ukraine's U.N. Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya urged the General Assembly to adopt a draft resolution suspending Russia from the U.N. Human Rights Council, saying thousands of Ukrainians have been killed, tortured, raped and robbed by Russia's military.

U.N. members vote to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council

China was among those voting against the resolution, saying human rights were being politicized. Ukraine's U.N. ambassador said the case for suspending Russia is "obvious and self-explanatory."

An image of a flamingo. This is not the flamingo that escaped from a Kansas zoo.

Pink Floyd, a flamingo on the lam from a Kansas zoo since 2005, is seen again in Texas

A video posted by the Coastal Fisheries Division of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department shows the fugitive flamingo wading into Cox Bay about 120 miles southwest of Houston.

A shipment of valuable art was seized at Finland's border with Russia, with customs officials citing sanctions stemming from the war in Ukraine.

Finnish customs seizes millions of dollars' worth of artwork headed to Russia

The paintings and sculptures, some of which are reportedly priceless, had been loaned by Russia to museums in Italy and Japan. Finnish agents detained them at a border crossing over the weekend.

The affidavit to support the arrests of Arian Taherzadeh and Haider Ali says the two men were posing as federal agents, giving free apartments and other gifts to U.S. Secret Service agents, including one who worked on the first lady's security detail.

2 men impersonated federal agents to get close to the Secret Service, FBI says

They have been impersonating federal agents since early 2020, the FBI says. They allegedly offered favors to several Secret Service agents, including one assigned to the first lady's detail.

Runners near the finish line on Boylston Street during the 125th Boston Marathon on October 11, 2021 in Boston, Massachusetts. Runners residing in Russia and Belarus are banned from this year's event.

Runners who live in Russia and Belarus are banned from this year's Boston Marathon

Organizers also said that Russians and Belarusians who live elsewhere will still be able to run, just not under their countries' flags. The marathon and 5k are planned for the weekend of April 16.

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