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President Biden delivers the State of the Union address as U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris (L) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) look on last March.

How to watch and listen to President Biden's State of the Union speech

President Biden is delivering his State of the Union address on Tuesday night at 9 p.m. ET. The speech is expected to highlight the strength of the economy and past legislative wins.

This July 19, 2012, file photo shows a Chick-fil-A fast food restaurant in Atlanta.

A Chick-fil-A location is fined for giving workers meals instead of money

The employees are owed back wages for their work. The location also was fined for violating child labor laws.

Handler Janice Hays poses for photos with Buddy Holly, a petit basset griffon Vendéen, after he won best in show during the 147th Westminster Kennel Club Dog show Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York.

A dog named Buddy Holly wins best in show at Westminster, a first for his breed

The petit basset griffon Vendéen is a rabbit-hunting hound dog from France. It has never won best in show at the prestigious competition before.

A passenger airplane taxis at an airport with jet bridges in the background

New Englanders could see long delays and bad weather during Thanksgiving travels this year

New Englanders make up 2.5 million of the 55 million people projected to travel this Thanksgiving.

A school bus in West Springfield, Massachusetts, seen here after dropping off public school students who are living with their families in a hotel that's become a state-run emergency shelter. The 2023-24 school year in West Springfield started with an unprecedented number of families without housing who largely don't speak English and had arrived in the U.S. over the last few months.

Rate of chronic absenteeism in Massachusetts public schools is down, but not enough

At the monthly Massachusetts Board of Education meeting Tuesday, a year of chronic student absenteeism data indicates more students are showing up for school.

A screen shows jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny as he arrives to listen to a hearing on an appeal lodged against a court decision to jail him for 19 years in a maximum security prison on extremism-linked charges, at a court in Moscow on Sept. 26.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has gone missing, his spokesperson says

Lawyers of jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny say they have not been able to confirm his whereabouts for several days, raising concern among his allies for his health and safety.

Ethics Report On Trump Administration: The Most Unethical Presidency

Steve Inskeep talks to Richard Painter, top ethics lawyer for President George W. Bush, and Norman Eisen, top ethics lawyer for President Obama. They argue Trump's administration has been unethical.

Why FIFA's revamped Club World Cup is off to a bumpy debut in the U.S.

The stage is set for 32 club teams — including some of the top ones around the world — to compete for the chance to emerge as the champion of a revamped tournament. It hasn't gone great so far.

Naomi Osaka lost Friday night in a U.S. Open upset to Canada's Leylah Fernandez.

Naomi Osaka Says She May Take Another Break From Tennis After Losing In The U.S. Open

In a tearful post-match news conference, the tennis superstar says the sport no longer makes her happy. "I honestly don't know when I'm going to play my next tennis match," she says.

A look at the Christian Nationalist beliefs of Alabama's Supreme Court chief justice

More has become known about the Alabama chief justice's ties to a far-right Christian Nationalist movement that played a major role in the Jan. 6 riot. The movement aims to assert Christian supremacy.

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