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U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 5, 2019. REUTERS/Jim Young

Trump asks U.S. Congress to prohibit late-term abortion

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump called for curbs on late-term abortion in his State of the Union address (More...)

Congo declares yellow fever epidemic, 1,000 suspected cases

KINSHASA (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday declared a yellow fever epidemic in three provinces, including the capital (More…)

At least six dead as rains batter quake-hit southwestern Japan

TOKYO (Reuters) – At least six people died and a university student was missing on Wednesday as record-breaking rains battered (More…)

Human flights to Mars still at least 15 years off: ESA head

By Maria Sheahan and Ashutosh Pandey

DARMSTADT, Germany (Reuters) – Dreaming of a trip to Mars? You’ll have to wait (More…)

Two L.A.-area wildfires threaten to merge after forcing evacuations

By Alex Dobuzinskis

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Two rapidly growing wildfires burning a few miles apart in parched foothills just (More…)

California power grid prepares for heatwave, possible natgas shortage

By Scott DiSavino

(Reuters) – California will have its first test of plans to keep the lights on this summer (More…)

South China floods kill 22, with more rain forecast

BEIJING (Reuters) – Severe floods in southern China have killed at least 22 people and left 20 missing since Saturday, (More…)

Record heat sparks warnings, boosts fires in western United States

By Steve Gorman

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Wildfire warnings were posted across parts of three Western U.S. states on Sunday (More…)

Philadelphia passes soda tax after mayor rewrites playbook

By Luc Cohen

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney scored a victory that eluded more than 40 U.S. (More…)

Health agency reports U.S. babies with Zika-related birth defects

By Bill Berkrot

(Reuters) – Three babies have been born in the United States with birth defects linked to likely (More…)

NASA to set fire in space for science, safety

By Irene Klotz

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – An unmanned cargo ship pulled away from the International Space Station on (More…)