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In this photo taken Feb. 1, 2016, Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman poses for a photo in her office in Olympia, Wash. Months after Washington state saw record low voter turnout, Wyman and several lawmakers say they want to help increase voter engagement with automatic voter registration for some Washingtonians. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

The Biden administration taps a top Republican official to lead election security

Kim Wyman vigorously pushed back against President Trump's unfounded claims of voter fraud and is widely seen as a mail-in ballot and security expert. She'll start her new role on Nov. 19.

A 17-year-old receives a first dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine at a mobile vaccination clinic during a back to school event offering school supplies, Covid-19 vaccinations, face masks, and other resources for children and their families at the Weingart East Los Angeles YMCA in Los Angeles, California on August 7, 2021. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

FDA advisory panel recommends Pfizer vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11

After some debate, a group of scientists advising the FDA concluded that the vaccine's benefits outweigh its risks for young children.

The NCAA spends more on men's sports than women's, another gender equity report finds

NCAA spending per Division I and national championship participants was $4,285 for men and $2,588 for women in the 2018-19 season. The gap is even larger for single-gender sports, the report shows.

He underpaid for a Mountain Dew by 43 cents. It almost cost him 7 years in prison

Prosecutors in Pennsylvania dropped a theft count against Joseph Sobolewski, who because of the state's three-strikes law saw the original charge against him treated as a felony.

Nurses check on a patient in the ICU Covid-19 ward at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro, Arkansas, U.S., on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021. Mississippi and Arkansas face shortages of available intensive care beds as the delta variant sparks yet another surge in coronavirus cases around the country, reports NBC News. Photographer: Houston Cofield/Bloomberg via Getty Images

A third of Tompkins County hospitalizations were breakthrough cases

“The data clearly shows that we have a vulnerable population in our seniors, even if they're vaccinated. So the rest of us need to do everything possible to help protect them.”

State System of Higher Education Daniel Greenstein is questioned by lawmakers of the House Appropriations and Education committees at a hearing in Harrisburg on Oct. 27, 2021. Sam Dunklau / WITF

PA University Merger Plan On Track, Chancellor Says More Money Needed

The western university group also got a brand name this month: Pennsylvania Western University, or Penn West.

A new exhibit explores how art sees the changing American landscape

How has the changing landscape of America changed over the centuries and how has art reflect those changes? We hear from Binghamton University Art Museum…

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 28: Decorations are seen during a Halloween at the White House event October 28, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Don't stop by the White House to trick-or-treat this Halloween

The White House will not hold Halloween its traditional Halloween festivities this year because President Biden and the first lady Jill Biden will be traveling overseas.

President Joe Biden participates in a CNN town hall at the Baltimore Center Stage Pearlstone Theater, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Would the U.S. defend Taiwan if China invades? Biden said yes. But it's complicated

President Biden has said the U.S. is committed to defending Taiwan, but Washington has traditionally stayed strategically ambiguous. Here's why.

New York's ballot redistricting proposition draws mixed reviews

Democrats favor one set of maps, while GOP commissioners support a different plan.

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