Niger junta’s 3-year transition plan is a ‘provocation,’ says West African regional bloc

FDA approves RSV vaccine for moms-to-be to guard their newbornsLightning starts new wildfires but moist air aids crews battling blazes in rural Northern California

Arkansas education secretary says state to review districts’ AP African American Studies materialsKnicks sue Raptors, accusing foe of using ex-Knicks employee as ‘mole’ to steal scouting secretsEnvironmental groups sue to keep Virginia in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Teva to pay $225M to settle cholesterol drug price-fixing chargesTexas moves large floating barrier on US-Mexico border closer to American soil

Virginia judge largely sides with ex-patients in hospital’s effort to pare down lawsuit abuse claims

San Francisco Archdiocese declares bankruptcy amid hundreds of lawsuits alleging child sexual abuseBrooks Robinson, Orioles third baseman with 16 Gold Gloves, has died. He was 86

Less-redacted report on Maryland church abuse still redacts names of church leadersDefendant in Michigan fake elector case seeks dismissal of charges over attorney general’s comments

Delaware trooper facing felony charges involving assaults on teens after doorbell prank at his houseLouisiana’s struggle with influx of salt water prompts a request for Biden to declare an emergency