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A draft flu-pandemic response plan from the federal government says a worst-case scenario could kill as many as 2 million people in the United States. The draft Bush administration plan is an update to the $7.1 billion in pandemic preparations that it proposed last fall. The plan outlines exactly which government agency is responsible for about 300 tasks.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Nicole Auerbach of The Athletic to preview the College Football Playoff and upcoming bowl season games.

Large retailers have spent billions of dollars to woo workers. Smaller stores that can't do that expect staff shortages will lead to lost sales. They're asking shoppers to be patient.

Ukraine is outgunned by Russia but is making the most of its mobile weapons that allow Ukrainian troops to be more nimble. Some of the most important weapons are from the United States.

Ukrainian officials say their military and regular citizens are pushing back against Russian forces in parts of the country, while in others Russian shelling and bombings continue.

Winston-Salem officials said there is more ammonium nitrate at the plant that there was at 2013 Texas plant explosion that killed 15 people.

When stars hit it big just as a generation comes of age, it can create a unique, lifelong bond with their fans. Think: Frank Sinatra, the Beatles, and of course, Beyoncé. It goes way beyond nostalgia.

The Senate has approved and sent to the White House a bitterly contested rewrite of the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA. The bill overhauls disputed rules on secret government eavesdropping. It also shields phone companies from lawsuits for their role in the administration's warrantless eavesdropping program.

This year's Contest entry period is almost halfway over and we've already seen so many standout artists.

In rural California, a militia leader has led the drive to recall a Republican county supervisor in a vote next week. The effort illustrates how far to the right some GOP members are moving.