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Judge approves $626 million settlement for Flint residents

By Ed White, Associated Press

A judge in Michigan has approved a $626 million settlement for Flint residents and others who were exposed to lead-contaminated water.

With ailing astronauts recovered, SpaceX aims for night crew launch

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

SpaceX is counting down toward a nighttime launch of four astronauts for NASA. The Falcon rocket is scheduled to blast off Wednesday night from Florida's Kennedy Space Center.

Papua New Guinea may 'rethink' its climate efforts if rich nations don't pay aid, official says

By Associated Press

“If they keep stalling (…) there’s no point in returning to any future COP meetings,” said Minister Wera Mori.

U.S. and China agree to framework to tackle climate issues

By Seth Borenstein, Aniruddha Ghosal, Frank Jordans, Associated Press

In separate news conferences, Chinese climate envoy Xie Zhenhua and U.S. counterpart John Kerry said the two countries would work together to accelerate the emissions reductions required to meet the temperature goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement.

Rittenhouse murder case thrown into jeopardy by mistrial bid

By Michael Tarm, Scott Bauer, Kathleen Foody, Associated Press

The murder case against Kyle Rittenhouse has been thrown into jeopardy. His lawyers have asked for a mistrial over what appeared to be out-of-bounds questions asked of Rittenhouse by the chief prosecutor.

WATCH: Biden says infrastructure bill will ease economy woes with time

By Josh Boak, Colleen Long, Associated Press

President Joe Biden touted his $1 trillion infrastructure plan Wednesday as an eventual fix for the nation's inflation and supply chain woes -- if Americans just have the patience to wait for the construction to begin.

White House says campaign to vaccinate children off to a 'very strong start'

By Zeke Miller, Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

About 900,000 kids aged 5 to 11 will have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in their first week of eligibility, the White House said, providing the first glimpse at the pace of the school-aged vaccination campaign.

As prices surge across the U.S., food banks struggle to feed the hungry

By Janie Har, Associated Press

U.S. food banks dealing with increased demand from families sidelined by the pandemic now face a new challenge – surging food prices and supply chain issues.

Federal judge denies Trump attempt to stop release of Jan. 6 records

By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press

In denying a preliminary injunction, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan said Tuesday that Congress had a strong public interest in obtaining records that could shed light on a violent insurrection mounted by the former president’s supporters.

WATCH: White House COVID task force holds briefing

By Associated Press

The White House Covid task force briefing comes as the Biden administration is encouraging local school districts to host clinics to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to kids — and information to parents on the benefits of the shots.