Eta strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane early Wednesday and its path is headed straight for Florida’s west coast.
Author: Grace Hauck, USA TODAY
Election protests live updates: Trump supporters rally outside Detroit voting count center; Biden voters throw dance party in Philly
Protests continued Friday as Vice President Joe Biden took the vote count lead in Georgia and Pennsylvania ahead of President Donald Trump.
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A new report details how the U.S. “took deliberate steps” to limit the number of asylum seekers processed at ports of entry along the Mexico border.
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As hundreds gather for Women’s March to protest Trump and Barrett’s nomination, dozens expected to rally in support
Thousands were expected to march Saturday to protest Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court and galvanize voters ahead of Election Day.
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The 2020 cohort includes scientists, artists, writers and more, including a media scholar, environmental health advocate and documentary filmmaker.
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For millions of women across the U.S., Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a hero, an icon and a champion.
72% of Latino households report money problems amid COVID-19, compared to one-third of white households
Nearly half of U.S. households in the nation’s four largest cities reported serious financial problems amid the pandemic.
‘We have never seen this’: 10% of Oregon faces evacuation; death toll at 26 from Western wildfires
More than 500,000 people in Oregon are under evacuation orders as wildfires continued to race through more than a dozen Western states Friday.