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In this image taken from video, Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., speaks at the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 7, 2021. (House Television via AP, File)

Rep. Madison Cawthorn causes GOP stir with orgy, cocaine comments

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy plans to speak with Rep. Madison Cawthorn after the North Carolinian angered his GOP colleagues with claims that Capitol Hill is a decadent environment that includes invitations for orgies and cocaine use.

March 30, 2022
A woman pumps fuel into her vehicle at a service station in Sydney, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. With inflation increasing in Australia and many parts of the world driven in part by higher oil prices, the government is expected to reduce its 44.2 Australian cents (33.1 U.S. cents) a liter ($1.25 a gallon) tax on gasoline. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Share of Americans citing inflation as biggest concern is surging: Gallup

Roughly 1 in 5 Americans point to inflation or rising gas prices as the most important problem facing the country, the Gallup polling company said Tuesday, underscoring the challenge for President Biden as he tries to sustain the pandemic recovery and punish petroleum-rich Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.

March 29, 2022
Local residents pass by a damaged Russian tank in the town of Trostsyanets, some 400km (250 miles) east of capital Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 28, 2022. The monument for Second World War is seen background. The more than one-1month-old war has killed thousands and driven more than 10 million Ukrainians from their homes including almost 4 million from their country. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Ukrainian forces hit Russian locations outside of Kyiv

Ukrainian forces are counterattacking the Russian army outside Kyiv and having some success in pushing back the invaders from a number of positions around the capital, British intelligence officials said Tuesday.

March 29, 2022
White House deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Deputy White House press secretary tests positive for coronavirus

White House deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre late Sunday said she tested positive for the coronavirus after returning from President Biden's trip to Europe, making her the latest person in the 79-year-old leader's orbit to get infected.

March 28, 2022
A passenger wears a face mask to help prevent the spread of the new coronavirus as he waits for a Delta Airlines flight at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta on Feb. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Flight attendants sue over mask mandate on airplanes, transportation

Nine flight attendants from six states said Monday they are suing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention over the federal mask mandate on public transportation, arguing the COVID-19 rule obstructs their normal breathing over many hours and threatens aviation security because passengers refuse to comply.

March 28, 2022