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Russian forces launched missile strikes on Ukraine's Kyiv and Chernihiv regions while Ukrainian officials, meanwhile, announced an operation to liberate occupied territory in the country's south.

In Kansas City, hospitals are treating local COVID-19 patients as well as patients transferred from rural counties in Missouri and Kansas, where there's no mandate or culture for wearing masks.

Residents of Martin County, Ky., where President Johnson traveled to promote his War on Poverty in 1964, say they need jobs more than government aid.

The assaults have prompted some businesses to close early, while volunteers have set up protective escorts for older residents.

Thousands of employees whose contracts end this year will lose their jobs, FEMA managers said at personnel meetings this week. The cuts could hobble the nation's disaster agency.

Many U.S. servicemembers from Afghanistan and Iraq wars are interred in this solemn place. It made news after a cemetery official tried to prevent former President Trump's campaign from taking photos.

Sandeep Dhaliwal emerged as a symbol of religious diversity in law enforcement as the first Sikh to become a sheriff's deputy in Harris County. "He was a unifying symbol," a city official said.

The massive U.S. omicron surge appears to be following the same pattern as other countries, with infections starting to peak and quickly recede. But cases are still spiking in some parts of the U.S.

A vast swath of the Midwest has been under siege from torrential rains while also being hit with a heat wave. Hundreds of people were rescued, homes were damaged, and at least two people have died.

Denver has provided lots of support and shelter space for migrants, many of whom are destitute. But now, as Denver has begun cutting some city services, suburbs are taking steps to keep migrants out.

Israel has recently attacked locations far from the fighting, killing in total almost 200 displaced Lebanese people. NPR went to the site of one of those attacks.

After a series of issues in Democratic-leaning Harris County on Election Day, Republican state leaders in Texas have suggested criminal charges may be warranted.

Their work on politics, music and local issues is tolerated by the state, but can still be censored or shut down. "They are committed to expressing themselves through this format," says a Cuba expert.

The Valley Fire leveled hundreds of homes and businesses in the small community of Middletown, Calif. School is helping students and educators alike make it through the recovery process together.

Even if you don't have long COVID, it can still take weeks to recover — much longer than the isolation period implies. Millions of Americans are finding that this still majorly disrupts their lives.

Syrians in Aleppo are cautiously optimistic as rebel groups take over Assad-regime held areas of their country.

Rapidly rising insurance rates due to climate change are hurting the affordable housing market in coastal areas.

Childrens Librarian at the Grand Rapids Area Library, Tracy Kampa recommends some great children's books!

Hundreds of people were arrested in the celebrations, which were largely peaceful but degenerated into violence in some areas.

There are five swift water rescue teams working the area, assisted by the Cajun Navy volunteer rescue group.