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Extreme weather doesn't usually motivate Americans to move. Here's why

By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas

For many, the question is not as simple as choosing to pack up and move away from a place to escape the threat of extreme weather, or the devastation left in its wake, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll.

Dr. Francis Collins, who led fight against cancer and COVID, steps down as NIH head

By Dino Hazell, Associated Press

Dr. Francis S. Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health for 12 years, said Tuesday he is stepping down, capping a career in which he directed crucial research into the human genome and the fight against serious diseases like…

Detroit posthumously honors Aretha Franklin with post office naming

By Mike Householder, Associated Press

Aretha Franklin was given a bit of posthumous R-E-S-P-E-C-T on Monday when a post office in her hometown of Detroit was named after the late singer.

WATCH: 'Choices being made inside Facebook are disastrous,' whistleblower says

By News Desk

Frances Haugen, a former data scientist for Facebook, testified to Congress on Oct. 5 about the tech giant’s negligence of acknowledging its societal harms, particularly to children.

WATCH LIVE: Senate committee explores update to mining regulations on federal lands

By News Desk

The hearing is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. ET.

WATCH: Senate Judiciary Committee discusses renewing Violence Against Women Act

By News Desk

The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to discuss renewing the Violence Against Women Act on Tuesday.

Trial against pharmacy chains' opioid sales begins

By Mark Gillispie, Associated Press

Jurors have heard opening statements in a federal court trial to determine whether retail pharmacy chains created a public nuisance in how they dispensed addictive painkillers in two Ohio counties.

Southwest is latest airline to mandate vaccines for workers

By Associated Press

The Dallas-based company said its workers must be fully vaccinated by Dec. 8 in order to continue working at the airline.

Fate of George Floyd pardon request now with Texas governor

By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press

A Texas agency has approved a request that George Floyd be granted a posthumous pardon for a 2004 drug arrest made by a now-indicted ex-Houston police officer whose case history is under scrutiny following a deadly drug raid.

Ship's anchor among possible causes of California oil spill

By Amy Taxin, Christopher Weber, Associated Press

The spill sent up to 126,000 gallons (572,807 liters) of heavy crude into the ocean. It contaminated the sands of famed Huntington Beach and other coastal communities.