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Updated Jan 28, 2023 - Politics & Policy

Why Memphis' specialized police unit is under fire after Tyre Nichols' death

Photo of people holding signs at a Memphis city council meeting, with one marked "Charge the cops" and the other "MPD Kills"
Updated Jan 28, 2023 - Politics & Policy

Memphis Police disband Scorpion unit after Tyre Nichols footage release

Trump "more angry," "more committed" as he kicks off 2024 campaign

Utah bans gender-affirming care for trans minors

Illustration of 5 syringes in the colors of the trans flag.

City of Memphis releases footage of police fatally beating Tyre Nichols

RowVaughn Wells, mother of Tyre Nichols, and Rodney Wells, his stepfather, flanked by attorney Ben Crump (left) in a church in Memphis, Tennessee, on Jan. 27.

McCarthy's bid to oust Omar from committee in peril as third GOP rep. objects

SNAP benefits returning to pre-COVID amounts in February

Jan 28, 2023 - Economy

Biden's student debt relief program has approved over 16 million applications

Photo of Joe Biden's face up close as he's speaking

Yellen warns of debt ceiling "catastrophe" for U.S. and beyond

A white haired lady, Janet Yellen, scowls at the distance
Jan 27, 2023 - World

Axios interview: Yellen holds the line on Russia sanctions

Updated Jan 27, 2023 - Politics & Policy

Ronna McDaniel re-elected as RNC chair

Ronna McDaniel, RNC chair
Jan 27, 2023 - World

At least 7 Israelis killed in shooting attack at Jerusalem synagogue

Israeli emergency service personnel and security forces stand at the scene of a shooting attack in Jerusalem.
Jan 27, 2023 - Health

FDA eases blood donor restrictions on gay, bisexual men

Picture of the arm of a person donating blood

Biden confirms Jeff Zients will be chief of staff

White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients (L) briefs reporters in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on April 13, 2021
Updated Jan 27, 2023 - Politics & Policy

Memphis police chief: Video of Tyre Nichols arrest shows acts that "defy humanity"

Students prod colleges to let campus greens grow wild

Illustration of a college pennant with a plant logo and the words "Go Green!".
Jan 27, 2023 - Technology

Exclusive: Senator pushes TikTok government-device ban enforcement

Illustration of an anvil swaying back and forth above the tiktok app icon

Not an anomaly: 2020's red states have higher murder rates

Scoop: GOP considers copying powerful Dem donor tactic

Illustration of a suited elephant paw reaching upward to receive falling coins
Jan 27, 2023 - Economy

The housing market wakes from the dead

Illustration of a zombie's hand emerging from a grave, clutching keys.
Jan 27, 2023 - World

Scoop: CIA director visiting Israel, West Bank as concern over violence intensifies

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director William Burns testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee on March 10, 2022
Jan 26, 2023 - Health

Axios Finish Line: Choose joy

The evolution of Mitch McConnell

Mitch McConnell
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