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President Joe Biden speaks during the Democratic National Committee's "Back on Track" drive-in car rally in Duluth, Georgia, to celebrate his 100th day in office. Immigrant advocates were there to protest.

Biden Wants To End For-Profit Immigrant Detention. His Administration Isn't So Sure

Since the campaign trail, President Biden has said he wants to close privately run immigrant detention centers. But immigrant advocates say his administration isn't following through on his promises.

Russia's oil drilling plans may be in jeopardy without the West's support

Russia has long planned on expanding its oil drilling in the Arctic. But that relies on help from Western companies that are now pulling back because of the war in Ukraine.

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita was sent a "cease and desist" letter last week asking him to stop making what an attorney for Indiana abortion provider Dr. Caitlin Bernard describes as defamatory statements. Rokita's office responded that "no false or misleading statements have been made."

Indiana's AG could face a lawsuit by the abortion provider for 10-year-old rape victim

Dr. Caitlin Bernard has threatened to sue Republican Attorney General Todd Rokita for "false and misleading statements" he made after she provided a medication abortion for the girl from Ohio.

A family wearing face masks walks through Union Station in Los Angeles, California, January 5, 2022. Los Angeles ended its mask mandate recently, as did numerous other states and cities.

It's safe to unmask in many places, says the CDC. These experts aren't quite ready

Doctors and health researchers are looking to testing rates, case rates – and intuition – to determine when they'll feel comfortable mingling maskless indoors.

Demonstrators demand an embargo on Russian oil during a protest in front of EU institutions prior to an extraordinary meeting of EU leaders to discuss Ukraine, energy and food security at the Europa building in Brussels on Monday.

The EU will block most Russian oil imports as Hungary's Orbán fights off a total ban

Pipeline deliveries, which are critical to Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, won't be affected by the ban. The much more complicated issue of Russian natural gas remains unresolved.

Mothers of Gynecology, a statue honoring enslaved Black women who were unwilling subjects in experiments that resulted in medical advances, was created by Michelle Browder in Montgomery, Ala.

Statue celebrates 'Mothers of Gynecology' at Black women's birthing conference

Atists present the 'Mothers of Gynecology' statue and address inequality for Black women's health and infant mortality.

A massive crater sits outside of a maternity hospital that local officials say was severely damaged on Wednesday by a Russian attack in the besieged port city of Mariupol, Ukraine.

A direct Russian strike devastated a maternity hospital in Mariupol, Zelenskyy says

"People, children are under the wreckage. Atrocity!" the president tweeted. The port city's deputy mayor also said Russia's military had violated a cease-fire meant to allow civilians to evacuate.

People walk near boat docks as they sit on dry land at the Browns Ravine Cove area of drought-stricken Folsom Lake, currently at 37% of its normal capacity, in Folsom, Calif., Saturday, May 22, 2021. California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a drought emergency for most of the state.

Governor Asks Californians To Voluntarily Cut Water Use

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked people and businesses in the nation's most populous state to voluntarily cut how much water they use by 15% amid a drought. Newsom's request is not an order.

A DA in Texas seeks to dismiss a murder charge over an alleged self-induced abortion

A 26-year-old woman had been charged with murder after authorities said she caused "the death of an individual by self-induced abortion." A district attorney says she should not be prosecuted.

Joey Reed, the father of former US Marine Trevor Reed, stands next to a placard of his son during a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on July 29, 2021.

U.S. Marine veteran Trevor Reed is released from Russia in a prisoner swap

Reed had been held in Russia since 2019. He was exchanged for pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, who was serving a 20-year sentence for conspiring to import cocaine into the U.S.

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