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"Poetry holds the knowledge that we are alive and that we know we're going to die," Howe says.

The idea was that Medicaid would expand to include people not covered under the Affordable Care Act. But many states have chosen not to expand coverage, despite financial incentives from the federal government. That may leave millions of people without any health coverage at all.

An American rock musician born in Freeport on Long Island, N.Y., Lou Reed epitomized New York City's artistic underbelly in the 1970s, with his songs about hookers and junkies. Reed was 71.

U.S. veterans reflect on their time in Afghanistan as they watch the Taliban take power, uncertain of the fate of the people they know from their time at war.

The old U.S. Embassy in Havana has a storied past. The Cubans long described it as a nest of spies. Today the building again becomes an embassy as the U.S. and Cuba formally restore relations.

For the first time since 2001, an all-women team is competing in the Volvo Ocean Race, an around-the-world slog through some of the most unforgiving water on the planet.

U.S. employers added 850,000 jobs in June as the unemployment rate reached 5.9%. Job growth accelerated in the last two months, but many employers say they'd happily hire more workers if they could.

The companies are asking customers to throw away the potentially affected products immediately.

A federal program reimburses families up to $9,000 for funeral costs for loved ones who died of COVID-19. But many eligible families have not applied for assistance.

More than a thousand health professionals are calling on Spotify to crack down on COVID-19 falsehoods aired on the podcast of the company's most popular host.