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A majority of Russians approved amendments to Russia’s constitution in a weeklong vote ending Wednesday, allowing President Vladimir Putin to hold power until 2036, although the balloting was tarnished by widespread reports of pressure on voters and

A new study suggests children may be able to transmit coronavirus similar to infected adults.

Army Pfc. Vanessa Guillen, 20, disappeared without a trace on April 22.

A Quitman County, Ga. man could spend the next decade in prison after pleading guilty to making false threats against schools in east Alabama and west Georgia.

If the protests had driven an explosion in cases, experts say, the jumps would have started to become apparent within two weeks.

The ceremony will be held at the state capitol at 3:00 p.m.

The run-up in cases — blamed in part on “knucklehead behavior” by Americans not wearing masks or obeying other social-distancing rules — has raised fears that many states could see the same phenomenon if they reopen too,

Dr. Michael Saag, an infectious disease doctor at UAB, believes Governor Kay Ivey should have taken a few steps back Tuesday in order to get the current coronavirus situation under control.

U.S. companies added nearly 2.4 million jobs in June, according to a private survey, a large gain that still leaves total employment far below its pre-pandemic levels.

Boston’s arts commission voted unanimously Tuesday night to remove a statue that depicts a freed slave kneeling at Abraham Lincoln’s feet.