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The Federal Reserve's Jerome Powell secured a second term at the helm of the "world's most important central bank" after the Senate on Thursday voted to reconfirm him to his position as Fed chair, Politico reports. In a bipartisan 80-19 vote, lawmakers approved Powell for another four years, even after the Fed "faced heat for being slow to react" to signs of inflation that crept across the economy last fall.

The Israeli military is reportedly investigating the possibility that one of its soldiers killed Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was fatally shot Wednesday during an Israeli raid in West Bank, The Washington Post reports, citing an Israel Defense Forces official.

Federal prosecutors are launching a grand jury investigation into the role former President Donald Trump and other White House officials took in the mishandling of classified documents, The New York Times reported Thursday, citing "two people briefed on the matter."

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot subpoenaed five House Republicans, including Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), on Thursday, marking a "significant escalation" in the panel's investigative efforts, The Washington Post reports.

In anticipation of the U.S. reaching 1 million COVID-19 deaths, President Biden on Thursday ordered flags at all federal buildings to be flown at half-staff until next Monday, The New York Times reports.

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The Week

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The Week

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The Week

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The Week

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This week's question: After their flight to Las Vegas was delayed, an eloping Oklahoma City couple enlisted the help of an ordained minister to get married mid-flight. If a new airline were to dedicate itself to providing onboard wedding ceremonies at 30,000 feet, what name could it adopt?

Instagram users in Texas and Illinois can no longer choose some of their favorite filters after Meta — the app's parent company, which also owns Facebook — disabled them "due to state facial recognition laws," Complex Magazine reports. 

Country singer Naomi Judd died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, her daughter Ashley Judd has revealed in an emotional interview.

Astronomers have revealed the first ever image of a black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. 

The U.S. is in the midst of a worsening baby formula shortage, and parents nationwide are struggling to get their kids the nutrition they need. Here's everything you need to know:

Although the pandemic-era Child Tax Credit (CTC) payments to American families dried up earlier this year, passing a renewal of the program — and making it permanent — remains a top Democratic priority. 

Demand for "abortion pills" rose sharply right after Politico published a leaked Supreme Court draft majority opinion that would unequivocally strike down Roe v. Wade and the constitutional right to obtain the procedure, according to organizations that provide access to or information about abortion medication. What is the abortion pill, and is it the future of pregnancy termination in a post-Roe America?

The 11-day manhunt for Casey White, a 38-year-old convicted felon, and Vicky White, the 56-year-old corrections officer who helped him escape, ended on Monday when Casey was re-apprehended. Vicky took her own life after the two were cornered by police. Here's everything you need to know:

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered a strict national lockdown after a COVID-19 outbreak was confirmed in Pyongyang, the capital, the state-run Korean Central News Agency reported Thursday. This is the first cases of COVID-19 acknowledged by North Korea during the two-year pandemic, though most outside experts doubted that the isolated nation had evaded the virus completely. 

The Senate voted 51–49 on Wednesday against a bill that would have enshrined abortion access in federal law in response to the Supreme Court's leaked draft decision overturning Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey.

Deaths from overdoses increased 15 percent in 2021 compared to the previous year, according to provisional data released on Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.