New Mexico has linked two deaths in the state to misuse of ivermectin, a medicine typically used for parasitic infections in animals that has repeatedly been used by people as an anti-COVID-19 medication. New Mexico reported the two deaths on Wednesday,...

GOP nominee now urges Virginians to opt out of vaccine requirements. Democrats say his plan is "to unleash COVID"

The lead investigator into the deadly 2020 Beirut port blast suspended his probe Monday after an ex-minister he has called in for questioning requested his removal, a Lebanese court official said. Bitar's predecessor Fadi Sawan was removed in February...

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‘IT’S AN EVENTFUL WEEK:’ With the end of the fiscal year just three days away, Washington begins a week of high-wire brinkmanship over President Joe Biden’s massive spending bills along with a must-pass measure authorizing the government to pay...