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National security adviser Jake Sullivan told U.S. staffers in Ukraine to get out now

A senior U.S. military official gave additional details in a background briefing Friday on the intelligence that led the U.S. to warn that Russia could invade Ukraine in the coming days.

Democrats from the Texas Legislature arrive by bus to board a private plane in Austin to travel to Washington, D.C., on Monday.

Texas Democrats Leave The State In An Effort To Block GOP Voting Restrictions

Texas House Democrats have left the state in a second attempt to block controversial Republican legislation that critics have slammed as voter suppression.

A father holding his son's hand while checking the information board in a train station in Iran's capital, Tehran. Schools were closed and many public gatherings, including Friday prayers, were canceled as the coronavirus spread in Iran, even infecting senior officials.

Coronavirus Spreads In Iran, Piling More Problems On The Sanctions-Hit Country

The country has been reeling from pressure reimposed by the Trump administration. Now it is scrambling to cope with the virus that has killed dozens of Iranians, including a senior official.

Attorney Marc Scanlon meets with client Kimberly Ledezma at Salud Family Health Centers' clinic in Commerce City, Colo. Every day in this Denver suburb, four lawyers join the clinic's physicians, psychiatrists and social workers to consult on cases, as part of the clinic's philosophy that mending legal ills is as important for health as diet and exercise.

Some Medical Clinics Are Hiring Lawyers To Improve Patients' Health

The approach, sometimes funded by Medicaid, operates on the notion that fixing certain legal ills for patients can be a vital part of their medical care. Emerging evidence suggests that works.

Some local governments and school districts in Texas are defying the governor's ban on mask mandates.

A Texas School Made Masks Part Of Its Dress Code To Get Around Gov. Abbott's Ban

Gov. Greg Abbott — who announced Tuesday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus despite being fully vaccinated — has been fighting with local governments over masks for months.

Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, pictured in June, is outlining her economic agenda. One goal is to increase U.S. semiconductor manufacturing.

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo Calls For The U.S. To Counter China's Economic Power

The Chinese government is blocking its airlines from buying Boeing airplanes, Raimondo said. She criticized Beijing for its trade barriers and is pushing for more investment in U.S. manufacturing.

A health care worker fills a syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the American Museum of Natural History in New York earlier this year.

Federal Health Officials Want The White House To Slow Its COVID Booster Shot Rollout

The leaders of two federal health agencies are telling White House COVID-19 advisers that there is not enough data right now to make a blanket recommendation on boosters.

Special counsel John Durham, here in 2018, was tapped by former Attorney General William Barr to look into the origins of the FBI's investigation into connections between the Trump campaign and Russia.

The Trump-Russia Probe's Special Counsel Has Charged A Lawyer With Lying To The FBI

A cybersecurity lawyer who worked at a law firm tied to the Democratic Party is the second person charged in John Durham's investigation into the origins of the FBI's Trump-Russia probe.

An undated artist rendering of the coronavirus.

December 2021: Coronavirus Blog Archive

This is the December 2021 archive of breaking news about the coronavirus pandemic.

Meeting Tracy Chapman In The Spaces Between

After Chapman released her 1988 debut, she was everywhere in pop and always on the mind of writer Francesca T. Royster. Hearing that album, she writes, "helped me say what I hadn't yet said out loud."

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