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Raul Castro is expected to step down as head of Cuba's ruling Communist Party at the party's Congress beginning today. But that doesn't mean Cuba's one-party-system is likely to see any big changes.

Nine activists and lawmakers were sentenced to prison terms Friday for their participation in the 2019 anti-government protests.

There are calls for justice in Chicago, after video was released showing the police shooting and killing 13-year-old Adam Toledo on March 29.

10 years ago, story teller Salma Hasan Ali started a blog marking the month of Ramadan called "30 Days, 30 Deeds." This year, she releases a book of stories and lessons from a decade of the blog.

Talk about the cutest walk ever. Jesse Larios created a cute bear character dubbed "Bearsun" for his long walk. He's raising money to donate to a charity.

The hope was that if people weren't out drinking, they wouldn't be spreading the coronavirus. There were unforeseen benefits to the ban, which ended last month — and negative impacts as well.

Drugs that can help keep COVID-19 patients out of the hospital are playing only a small role in Michigan, where the pandemic is accelerating. Logistical challenges are to blame.

With a more contagious variant now dominant in the U.S., the country's genomic surveillance capacity is getting a major boost.

Press secretary Jen Psaki said President Biden would raise the refugee cap by May 15. Earlier, the White House said it would keep the number of refugees capped at 15,000 for the fiscal year.

Chefs Sohla El-Waylly (Ancient Recipes with Sohla) and Stella Parks (author of Bravetart) flex their food muscles as they create meals out of random items from the Ask Me Another pantry.

Two dozen U.S. senators sent a letter to the White House outlining steps to shutter the crumbling military prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, where many men have been held uncharged for nearly 20 years.

Kate Winslet plays a small-town lead detective who's haunted by an unsolved case — and by her own past — in this excellent series. Mare of Easttown is both a mystery story and a character study.