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Migrant children held in mass shelters with little oversight

By Garance Burke, Juliet Linderman, Martha Mendoza, Associated Press

The Biden administration is holding tens of thousands of asylum-seeking children in an opaque network of some 200 facilities.

WATCH: Senate Judiciary Committee holds hearing on ‘ghost guns’

By News Desk and Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing Tuesday on gun violence, focusing specifically on "ghost guns."…

WATCH: Dr. Walensky encourages youth to ask for vaccine

By Associated Press

The director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is "encouraging children to ask for the vaccine" after regulators on Monday expanded the use of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to children as young as 12.

California expands drought emergency to large swath of state

By Don Thompson, Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has expanded a drought emergency declaration to a large swath of the nation's most populated state amid "acute water supply shortages" in northern and central areas.

Pfizer COVID-19 shot expanded to U.S. children as young as 12

By Lauran Neergaard, Candice Choi, Associated Press

The Food and Drug Administration said Monday the shot is safe and offers strong protection for younger teens based on testing of more than 2,000 U.S. volunteers.

What does the Colonial Pipeline hack tell us about the security of U.S. infrastructure?

By William Brangham

The federal government on Monday confirmed that a Russian criminal group is behind the hack of the Colonial Pipeline company. The pipeline — the largest of its kind in the U.S. — was shut down after a cyber extortion attempt.

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In her bid to end TB, Mireille Kamariza is shattering stereotypes about scientists

By John Yang, Frank Carlson, Bria Lloyd

Before COVID-19, tuberculosis was the world's deadliest infectious disease. Though rare in the United States, the disease is prevalent in many parts of the world and kills millions. John Yang tells us of one scientist's journey to the discovery both…

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D.C. aims for full reopening, with masks, by June 11

By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press

Mayor Muriel Bowser unveiled a two-stage plan, with capacity restrictions on most indoor activities lifting on May 21, with the exception of bars, nightclubs and entertainment venues.

How Muslim families are celebrating a second pandemic Ramadan

By Justin Stabley

This week will mark the end of Ramadan, and even though vaccinations, mask mandates and social distancing have slowed the spread of COVID-19, the pandemic is still hampering what’s meant to be a deeply communal holiday.