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Heat waves are getting longer and more intense with climate change, which increases the risk of preterm birth. Pregnant women often don't hear about the dangers.

Anaïs Mitchell spent more than a decade developing her hit musical Hadestown, a retelling of a Greek myth set in hell. Now, after eight Tony Awards and a Grammy, she has changed the scenery.

The Department of Veterans Affairs will create a task force charged with researching the benefits of outdoor recreation in an effort to help reduce veteran suicides.

A state elections board has approved a summary of a petition that would tighten Michigan’s voter ID laws.

Republican state Sen. Roger Victory says large manufacturers should be permitted to get electricity directly from competitors of regulated utilities like DTE and Consumers Energy.

The anniversary of the Feb. 1, 2021, coup prompted a nationwide "silent strike" by those inside the country who oppose the military's takeover.

Angola's civil war left 1,100 active minefields. The attitude had been that clearing mines is man's work until a nonprofit stepped in. Now nearly 400 women deminers tread carefully — and courageously.

Authorities said the two fugitives were taken into custody near Evansville, Ind., after a chase with U.S. Marshals. The corrections officer has died, officials said.

Ukrainian officials said the work to evacuate civilians from two cities had halted amid shelling, just hours after Russia announced the deal.

Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, numerous states have banned abortion. Here are the states with bans or severe restrictions in effect, on hold or pending.