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"Somebody with a technical background might think in a little bit different than the way, for instance, that a lawyer would think," says Chrissy Houlahan, a new lawmaker with a STEM background.

A federal agency issued a proposed rule Friday that rolls back Obama-era protections for transgender patients. Advocates for transgender people say the rule leaves them vulnerable to discrimination.

The 13-year-old died two days after he was physically restrained by a staff member at a private school that provides special education services to students in California.

The EPA says it will keep limits on toxic mercury emissions from coal plants but now deems them not cost-effective. Environmental groups worry the move could hinder future regulations.

The nets that ensnare the giant totoaba fish also trap and kill an endangered porpoise called the vaquita.

Even though COVID-19 deaths are spiking and the country is climbing out of a deep economic downturn, the president has proposed new taxes. Colombians are defying restrictions by protesting.

On Tuesday afternoon, President Biden announced four new appointees to the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, replacing four commissioners appointed by former President Donald Trump.

Authorities are using DNA samples to identify and account for those still missing. Here's what we know about the victims who have been identified so far.

Dmitri Alperovitch says the scale of the attack, on software from U.S. firm Kaseya, is unprecedented. He wants President Biden to threaten sanctions on Russia for allowing cybercriminals to operate.

Brazil has more law schools the rest of the world combined and more lawyers per capita than the U.S. But there's a huge legal backlog: One department of five judges is now handling 1.6 million cases.