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CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images Law and Order 2m read Can states regulate guns in public places? Appeals court issues a split decision A federal appeals court has handed down a split decision on New York’s efforts to keep firearms out of public spaces.
Health Zones affected by Bundibugyo virus disease in Democratic Republic of Congo, as of 16 May 2026. World Health Organization Health 12m read How Congo’s latest Ebola outbreak unfolded — and why it took so long to detect The latest Ebola outbreak is the DRC’s 17th. It remains unclear how Trump-era policy and funding changes have impacted outbreak response.
Asif Hassan/AFP via Getty Images, Win McNamee/Getty Images Politics Apr 22 9m read Ceasefire extended, but Iran talks freeze; Virginia redraw could shift House control
Mario Tama/Getty Images Law and Order Apr 22 3m read FBI probes deaths, disappearances of scientists tied to US research
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Justin Sullivan/ Getty Images U.S. Mar 26 4m read Nancy Guthrie is missing. So are 26,000 other Americans.