COVID coverage for all dries up even as hospital costs rise
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, the U.S. came close to providing health…
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It’s Chief Justice Roberts’ Court, but does he still lead?
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — John Roberts is heading a Supreme Court in crisis. The chief justice has already ordered an…
Continue ReadingNYC to pay $10.5M settlement for wrongful murder conviction
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City will pay $10.5 million dollars to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by a man who spent 24 years in prison…
Continue ReadingOnce conflicted, Biden embraces role as abortion defender
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Soon after being elected to the U.S. Senate, Joe Biden was pulled aside by a Democratic…
Continue ReadingStudy uncovers clues to rise in uterine cancer death rates
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer A new study has found clues about what’s driving an increase in uterine cancer deaths, particularly among…
Continue ReadingMs. Pac-Man clears path to World Video Game Hall of Fame
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — More than 40 years after blazing a trail for female video game characters, Ms. Pac-Man was inducted Thursday into the World…
Continue ReadingEx-banker charged with conspiring in Murdaugh money scheme
By MICHELLE LIU Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A grand jury has indicted the former CEO of a South Carolina bank on…
Continue ReadingIsrael upholds expulsion order against West Bank hamlets
By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Supreme Court has upheld a long-standing expulsion order against eight Palestinian…
Continue ReadingHeard takes stand, accuses Depp of violent sexual assault
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Actor Amber Heard tearfully told jurors Thursday that Johnny Depp sexually assaulted…
Continue ReadingSmall businesses still struggle to find enough workers
By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Some small businesses are still struggling to hire qualified workers, even as Americans return…
Continue ReadingWisconsin Senate candidate slams Ron Johnson on abortion
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The only woman running for U.S. Senate in battleground Wisconsin is hoping to separate herself…
Continue ReadingAP analysis finds growing number of poor, high-hazard dams
By DAVID A. LIEB, MICHAEL CASEY and MICHELLE MINKOFF Associated Press An Associated Press analysis has found a growing number of hazardous dams in…
Continue ReadingAP analysis finds growing number of poor, high-hazard dams
By DAVID A. LIEB, MICHAEL CASEY and MICHELLE MINKOFF Associated Press Constructed four generations ago, the massive rock and clay dam at El Capitan…
Continue ReadingCondition of some US dams kept secret in national database
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press The condition ratings of thousands of dams across the U.S. remain a secret despite changes to improve the…
Continue ReadingFox chews through fence, kills 25 flamingos at National Zoo
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Foxes are known to raid henhouses. But this raid, on an outdoor zoo yard housing dozens of…
Continue ReadingUS says superyacht owned by Russian oligarch seized in Fiji
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. authorities say a superyacht owned by a Russian oligarch previously sanctioned for alleged…
Continue ReadingNASA climate research scientist wins World Food Prize
By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A NASA climate research scientist who has spent much of her career explaining how global…
Continue ReadingSandstorm suspends flights, many Iraqis struggle to breathe
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Hundreds of Iraqis have rushed to hospitals with breathing problems and the Baghdad airport…
Continue ReadingRenowned flamenco artists win Spanish arts prize
MADRID (AP) — Two renowned figures from the world of flamenco have been awarded one of Spain’s most prestigious awards for fine arts.  The july…
Continue ReadingAliu lands book deal on how he confronted racism in hockey
By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer Former pro hockey player Akim Aliu has a graphic novel in the works that tells his story and how he overcame racism…
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