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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, a Democrat, signed a ban on the death penalty in that state Wednesday, joining 22 other states.

Two dozen states had hoped to sue the owners of Purdue Pharma for their alleged role in the opioid crisis. But a federal bankruptcy has judge put the brakes on — again — until April 21.

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case testing whether police may enter a person's home and seize guns without a warrant in order to safeguard the homeowner from potential harm.

Some countries have made great strides in vaccinating their populations, but much of the world has made hardly any headway. Countries with excess vaccine stockpiles could loan doses to those in need.

The Event Horizon Telescope project, which produced the world's first image of a black hole in 2019 in the M87 galaxy, unveiled a new view of its magnetic fields as captured by polarized light.

The grim news of mass shootings in California has again cast a spotlight on the gun violence death rate in the U.S., which is higher than much of the world.

Levine, a doctor who was previously Pennsylvania's secretary of health, is the first openly transgender federal official to win Senate confirmation. She's the new assistant secretary for health.

The Big Thief guitarist and vocalist performs a solo Tiny Desk home concert from the back of his Land Cruiser in Topanga Canyon, Calif.

Two distant cousins connect online, only to learn that one is a militant leftist and the other is in a right-wing militia. Their story shows the complexities of a timely question: Who's an extremist?

The organization's reaction to North Carolina's 2016 "bathroom bill" has had a lasting impact, causing lawmakers to wonder if they'll lose lucrative sporting events.