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Mourners carry the coffin of one of six Afghan employees of the Red Cross killed in an attack this week in a remote northern province.

Red Cross Reacts To Killing Of 6 Staffers: 'We're Completely Devastated'

This week, armed men ambushed and killed the field workers in Afghanistan. Two others are missing. So far, no one knows who did it — or what the motive was.

A large balloon in support of the Heartbeat Bill flies outside the Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, in June 2012. More than four years later, the measure, which would ban abortions as soon as six weeks after conception, has passed the Legislature — after being folded into a widely supported child abuse bill.

Ohio Legislature Moves To Ban Abortion As Early As 6 Weeks After Conception

At six weeks after conception, many women still don't know they are pregnant. Similar laws have been struck down in other states, but supporters hope for a different outcome in a Trump administration.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed into law a bill that bans abortion beginning at around six weeks.

The Governor Of Texas Has Signed A Law That Bans Abortion As Early As 6 Weeks

The new law prohibits abortion the moment a fetal heartbeat has been detected, before many women are even aware that they are pregnant. Enforcement of the law relies on private citizens.

6 House Republicans buck party, vote against Trump's Canadian tariffs

Six House Republicans voted against President Trump over Canadian tariffs in a symbolic blow to his trade agenda.

A clip of former President Donald Trump is played during a hearing of the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack at the Cannon House Office Building on Monday June 13, 2022 in Washington, DC.

The Jan. 6 committee says the Trump campaign ripped off donors. But was it illegal?

Rep. Zoe Lofgren said Monday the Trump campaign took $250 million in donations but didn't use it for the legal defense funding it claimed to need it for.

Florida Panthers repeat as Stanley Cup champions by beating the Oilers in 6 games

The Florida Panthers repeated as Stanley Cup champions, becoming the NHL's first back-to-back winners since Tampa Bay in 2020 and '21 and the third team to do it this century.

1 in 6 voters has a disability. That voting bloc is growing as the population ages

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Dom Kelly, co-founder and CEO of the advocacy group New Disabled South, about the disabled community's needs and demands ahead of the presidential election.

Official tours of the U.S. Capitol building do not mention the Jan. 6 riot

Nearly 2 million tourists visit the U.S. Capitol each year and learn about the building's art and history. What they don't hear on official tours is what happened on Jan. 6, 2021.

Rep. Scott Perry, R-Penn., is the first sitting lawmaker that the the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack has sought to question.

As Jan. 6 panel seeks cooperation from Rep. Scott Perry, he says no

Perry said Tuesday that he's declining the request. He is the first sitting lawmaker that the panel has sought to question from regarding the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.

Jan. 6 is set to be different this year — in a big way and more subtle ways too

In response to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot four years ago, Congress passed new rules to govern the presidential certification process. Those rules will be in effect Monday.

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