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Almost half of New Orleans residents are renters. Advocates worry an eviction crisis looms

By Roby Chavez

Months after a pandemic moratorium on evictions was lifted, courts in Louisiana have not seen the spike in eviction filings they expected. But the funding that has helped sustain renters is running out.

WATCH: State Department spokesperson Ned Price holds news briefing

By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press

North Korea said Wednesday its leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a successful flight test of a hypersonic missile he claimed would remarkably increase the country’s nuclear “war deterrent.”…

Democrats balance keeping schools open against confronting teachers' unions

By Nicholas Riccardi, Collin Binkley, Associated Press

Nearly two years into a pandemic that shows no signs of waning, Democrats are speaking out against COVID-19 school closures, recognizing a rising anger among parents worried that their kids are falling behind.

Judge allows Virginia Giuffre's lawsuit against Prince Andrew to continue

By Larry Neumeister, Tom Hays, Associated Press

A judge has given the green light to a lawsuit against Prince Andrew by an American woman who says he sexually abused her when she was 17.

Senate passes bill to give Congressional Gold Medal to Emmett Till and his mother

By Associated Press

The Senate has passed a bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to Emmett Till, the Chicago teenager murdered by white supremacists in the 1950s, and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley.

Inflation jumps 7 percent, the biggest increase since 1982, as Americans increase spending

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

Prices paid by U.S. consumer jumped 7% in December from a year earlier, the highest inflation rate since 1982 and the latest evidence that rising costs for food, gas, rent and other necessities are heightening the financial pressures on America's…

White House promises 10 million COVID-19 tests will be sent to schools

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

The Biden administration is increasing federal support for COVID-19 testing for schools in a bid to keep them open amid the omicron surge.

WATCH: White House COVID task force holds news briefing amid omicron surge

By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press

Officials across the U.S. are again weighing how and whether to impose mask mandates as COVID-19 infections soar and the American public grows weary of pandemic-related restrictions.

WATCH: Former Senator Harry Reid lies in state at the U.S. Capitol

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Reid rose from poverty in a dusty Nevada mining town to the most powerful position in the U.S. Senate. He was Democratic leader for a dozen years, eight of them as majority leader.