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U.S. offers Russia deal to bring jailed Americans Griner, Whelan home

By Matthew Lee, Eric Tucker, Associated Press

The Biden administration has offered a deal to Russia aimed at bringing home WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American Paul Whelan.

U.S. to deploy 800,000 additional monkeypox vaccine doses

By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

Health regulators say nearly 800,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine will soon be available for U.S. distribution.

Former Minneapolis police officer sentenced to 3 years for violating George Floyd's civil rights

By Amy Forliti, Associated Press

Former Minneapolis police Officer J. Alexander Kueng has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for violating George Floyd's civil rights.

WNBA's Brittney Griner says Russian interpreter at questioning provided incomplete translation

By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press

American basketball star Brittney Griner testified in Russian court on Wednesday that a language interpreter translated only a fraction of what was said during her initial questioning.

Mortgage company owned by Warren Buffett discriminated against Black and Latino homebuyers, DOJ says

By Ken Sweet, Associated Press

A Pennsylvania mortgage company owned by billionaire businessman Warren Buffett discriminated against potential Black and Latino homebuyers in Philadelphia, New Jersey and Delaware, the Department of Justice said Wednesday.

WATCH: House Oversight hearing on holding firearm manufacturers responsible for gun violence

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

A U.S. House investigation has found that gun manufacturers have taken in more than $1 billion from selling AR-15-style guns over the past decade.

WATCH: Biden 'feeling great' after recovering from COVID, encourages vaccines

By Chris Megerian, Darlene Superville, Associated Press

President Joe Biden has emerged from five days of isolation after contracting the coronavirus, telling Americans that "COVID isn't gone" but saying serious illness can be avoided with vaccines, booster shoots and treatments.

WATCH: Capitol statue of Amelia Earhart, first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, unveiled

By Hannah Grabenstein

A statue of Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, was unveiled in the Capitol's Statuary Hall Wednesday morning.

California federal judge says Uber doesn't have to offer wheelchair-accessible vehicles

By Associated Press

A California federal judge has rejected a legal push to require Uber to provide wheelchair-accessible vehicles, finding that such a mandate would be too onerous on the ride-hailing company.

2 new studies bolster theory coronavirus emerged from the wild

By Laura Ungar, Associated Press

Two new studies provide more evidence that the COVID-19 pandemic originated in a Wuhan, China market where live animals were sold, bolstering the theory that the virus emerged from the wild rather than escaping from a Chinese lab.