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CORRECTION Dominican Republic Abortion Ban
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CORRECTION Dominican Republic Abortion Ban

  • Ricardo Hernandez - AP
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FILE - Rosa Hernández shows a photo of her late daughter Rosaura Almonte in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Dec. 10, 2023. Hernández asked for an exception for her daughter to get an abortion in order to use chemotherapy as her leukemia treatment, but was denied because that would put the fetus at risk of death in the Dominican Republic where abortion is criminalized without exceptions. Both her daughter and daughter's 3-week-old fetus died in 2012. CORRECTION: Corrects from 13-week-old fetus to 3-week-old fetus. (AP Photo/Ricardo Hernandez, File)

The top photos of the week by AP photojournalists
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The top photos of the week by AP photojournalists

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Relatives of Angèle Muyumba Nsimire, a university student who died of Ebola, react at the Citadelle Clinic as health workers prepare her body for burial in Bunia, Congo, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

APTOPIX Congo Ebola
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APTOPIX Congo Ebola

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Health workers tend to an Ebola patient at the Rwampara Treatment Center in Ituri, Congo, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Congo Ebola
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Congo Ebola

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Health workers attend to an Ebola patient at the Rwampara treatment Center in Ituri, Congo, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Congo Ebola
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Congo Ebola

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Health workers attend to an Ebola patient at the Rwampara treatment Center in Ituri, Congo, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

FDA panel backs first-of-its-kind flu vaccine using mRNA technology
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FDA panel backs first-of-its-kind flu vaccine using mRNA technology

  • By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE - Associated Press
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A new kind of flu vaccine is moving a step closer to the U.S. market. Federal health advisers on Thursday recommended approval of a shot made with the same mRNA technology that was key to ending the pandemic. Moderna is seeking Food and Drug Administration approval for mFlusiva as an option for people 50 and older. There already are numerous types of flu vaccines to choose from, but experts say adding an mRNA option could be useful. Moderna is seeking full approval for people ages 50 to 64 and authorization for use in those 65 and older while it conducts additional testing.

Families of kids with disabilities warn Education Department changes could break a flawed system
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Families of kids with disabilities warn Education Department changes could break a flawed system

  • By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, ANNIE MA and MORIAH BALINGIT - AP Education Writers
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Parents of kids with disabilities say they have waited months for the Education Department to address complaints of bullying or discrimination. Now, the department is offloading civil rights enforcement and special education, raising concerns about further chaos. On Tuesday, the Trump administration said the Department of Justice would take over civil rights enforcement in schools. The Department of Health and Human Services will oversee special education. Some advocates argue special education doesn't belong in a health department. The Education Department's civil rights office has been a last resort for parents whose kids have experienced discrimination, but under President Donald Trump, case backlogs have grown. Many families are now seeking justice elsewhere.