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A doctor discusses treatment for mpox with the mother of an infected infant at the Kavumu hospital in the Democratic Republic of Congo. For 18 months, the Congolese have struggled to control an epidemic of the disease without the benefit of vaccines. The majority of cases and deaths have been in children.

First doses of mpox vaccines arrive at the heart of Africa's outbreak. What took so long?

Congo has over 20,000 cases of mpox and hundreds of deaths, mostly in children, but zero vaccines until now. A planeload of doses donated from the EU landed in Kinshasa on Thursday.

The man killed in the assassination attempt on Trump died shielding his family

Who was Corey Comperatore, the man killed in the assassination attempt at this weekend's Trump rally in Pennsylvania?

Reuben Ortiz of Modesto, Calif., holds a sign outside Oakland Coliseum to protest the Oakland Athletics' planned move to Las Vegas before the A's game with the Tampa Bay Rays on June 13, 2023. The Athletics' move to Las Vegas was unanimously approved Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023 by Major League Baseball team owners.

The Oakland A's are relocating to Las Vegas after MLB owners approve the move

There have been complaints about the Oakland Coliseum being outdated, but negotiations between the A's and the city over a new stadium fell apart. The Vegas stadium is expected to cost $1.5 billion.

Retail medications are displayed on shelves at a Walgreens pharmacy store in Deerfield, Ill., Thursday, July 25, 2024. America's drugstores are testing smaller locations and making bigger bets on health care as they adjust to customers who need them less for convenience.

Medicare negotiated drug prices for the first time. Here’s what it got

The White House announced new Medicare drug prices for 10 medicines popular with beneficiaries. It's the first time the federal program has negotiated lower prices with the pharmaceutical industry.

Both presidential candidates visited Georgia after Hurricane Helene: Vice President Harris in Augusta on Oct. 2 and former President Trump in Valdosta on Sept. 30. Trump has tried to weaponize the federal response to the storm.

How could hurricanes impact the election? What we can learn from 5 recent storms

The election and Atlantic hurricane seasons are overlapping with dramatic effect, and not for the first time. Here's what we can learn from other storms that shaped elections, from Katrina to Maria.

In 1952, the SS United States won the famed Blue Riband, the prize given to the fastest ship to cross the Atlantic. On the record-setting maiden voyage, the ship went so fast some of the paint on the hull was sheared off by the sea.

The fastest ocean liner to cross the Atlantic faces eviction from a pier

The SS United States, once a luxurious ocean liner, holds the speed record for crossing the Atlantic. It's rusting away at a pier in Philadelphia and could soon be evicted and scrapped.

Gov. Gavin Newsom casts his ballot at a polling site at the California Museum in Sacramento on March 5, 2024. He backed Proposition 1, a measure to fund housing and treatment facilities for mentally ill Californians.

Prop. 1 — Gavin Newsom’s mental health plan — has narrow lead in early returns

Recent polls show many Californians were undecided heading into Election Day on Gov. Newsom’s Proposition 1, which would fund new mental health treatment facilities.

Boeing promises big changes as the plane maker looks to rebuild trust and quality

Troubled plane maker Boeing promised sweeping changes to its manufacturing operations in an action plan that was mandated by federal regulators after a midair blowout on a 737 Max jet in January.

A row of four Feeding San Diego food rescue trucks at the business' distribution warehouse in San Diego on Jan. 8, 2024.

How business' leftovers may help the environment and prevent food insecurity

The state law requiring people to put their food waste in green bins now includes some businesses.

The historic city of Lahaina on Maui was once the royal capital of Hawaii. It was destroyed by a wildfire on August 8 last year. This picture was taken on August 18, 2023.

Native Hawaiians aim to bring cultural sensitivity to Maui wildfire cleanup

A delicate cleanup is underway in historic Lahaina on Maui. Cultural monitors are working closely with federal officials to assure the process protects cultural and archeological artifacts.

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