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Louisiana lawmakers spent the penultimate day of the special session ducking in an out of backroom negotiations as they finalized the language of tort…

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Mississippi State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs about the state's drastic uptick in coronavirus cases. Some hospital ICUs are on the edge of capacity.

The retired flag, which dates to 1894, includes the Confederate battle flag. A commission will propose a new flag, and voters will consider it in November.

A bill meant to shield schools from civil lawsuits related to COVID-19 is now on its way to Gov. John Bel Edwards for final approval, but late changes...

The number of immigrants in detention testing positive for COVID-19 has skyrocketed. One Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Arizona is among the hardest hit by the pandemic.

In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision this week to strike down a Louisiana abortion law , the state — and particularly the defense mounted by...

Bill de Blasio says that while the city had planned to allow indoor service soon, the rising number of coronavirus cases throughout the United States led it to take caution.

The Security Council has struggled for months to pass a resolution related to COVID-19 because of tussling between the U.S. and China over a reference to the World Health Organization.

Face coverings will now be mandatory in East Baton Rouge Parish businesses in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Mayor-President Sharon…

Arkansas is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases. Outbreaks have popped up in several places, but the northwest part of the state is hit the hardest. Officials are scrambling to deal with the virus.