The mayor's announcement allows officials to mobilize personnel and resources and cut through red tape to get ahead of a public health crisis reminiscent of the AIDS epidemic that devastated the city.
Read more ...Who is Viktor Bout, the prisoner the U.S. may trade for Brittney Griner?
Bout is a Russian who was the world's most notorious arms dealer in the 1990s and early 2000s. He's serving a 25-year prison sentence in Illinois, but could be freed as part of a U.S.-Russia swap.
Read more ...Clarence Thomas drops out of teaching a law class after students protested
Following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the George Washington University law school received calls to drop Thomas and cancel the seminar he taught.
Read more ...Female inmates allege they were raped after a guard sold cell access for $1,000
A lawsuit alleges officers at an Indiana jail watched the incident play out, but didn't intervene. A lawyer for the sheriff's office has said the women are seeking financial gain from the department.
Read more ...Fireproofing your home isn't very expensive — but few states require it
Many Western states lack building codes for wildfire-resistant homes. But a new study finds the costs can be minimal, undercutting long-held building industry arguments against such codes.
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