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Speaker Carl Heastie said he has authorized a committee to look into sexual misconduct allegations, including one that Cuomo groped a staff member. Cuomo has denied the accusation.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signed the partial ban on no-knock warrants at a ceremony on Friday as members of Taylor's family looked on.

A Palestinian photojournalist reflects on his encounters during a holiday that took place amid the 11-day war between Hamas and Israel.

Burlington shut down online sales in March right before coronavirus lockdowns. But it's among the discount retailers that have endured the pandemic surprisingly well, even opening new stores.

Nariman Behravesh, chief economist of IHS Global Insight, talks to Steve Inskeep about his economic forecasts for 2013. Among his predictions: the U.S. recovery will gradually pick up steam. Unless it falls off a cliff — then a recession will probably be unavoidable.

The torn underwater pipeline spilled tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil into the ocean, according to federal investigators.

James Rebanks' new book Pastoral Song urgently conveys how the drive for cheap, mass-produced food has impoverished both small farmers and the soil, threatening humanity's future.

U.S. employers added 199,000 jobs in December — less than half the number than forecasters had expected. At the same time, the unemployment rate dropped to just 3.9%.

Some lawmakers worry that pushing future post office retirees' health costs to Medicare could hurt the health program's outlook.

The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case involving the anonymity of big-money donors to nonprofits. The justices also agreed to hear a major gun-rights case next term.