US authorizes new antibody drug to fight omicron
By MATTHEW PERRONE and RICARDO ALSONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators have authorized a new antibody drug that…
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Utah senator blocks internment camp designation, draws ire
By JAMES ANDERSON and SAM METZ Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Utah Sen. Mike Lee is facing backlash from Japanese Americans and conservation groups…
Continue ReadingTennessee parents, teachers push back against ‘Maus’ removal
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press ATHENS, Tenn. (AP) — Parents, teachers and students packed a crowded meeting of the McMinn County School Board…
Continue ReadingKansas Republicans tie remap law to pro-ivermectin measure
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Top Kansas Republicans appeared to get the new congressional district lines they wanted this…
Continue ReadingDeaf musicians part of Super Bowl halftime show for 1st time
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer The Super Bowl will include a spectacular halftime show, as usual. Some of the biggest names in hip-hop will entertain…
Continue ReadingWorker pleads guilty to abusing inmates at US women’s prison
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press A former employee at a federal women’s prison in California pleaded guilty Thursday to…
Continue ReadingWork starts on wind farm off New England’s southern coast
WAINSCOTT, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that land-based construction has started on a wind project off the coasts of New York…
Continue ReadingMaryland police: 2 officers, suspect wounded in shooting
FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — Police in Maryland say two officers and a suspect were shot after police were called to investigate a suspicious man with a…
Continue ReadingUS judge strikes down Biden climate damage cost estimate
By MATTHEW BROWN, MATTHEW DALY and KEVIN McGILL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday blocked the Biden administration’s…
Continue ReadingEx-Air Force sergeant pleads guilty to killing federal guard
OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A former U.S. Air Force sergeant with alleged ties to the “boogaloo” movement has pled guilty to the…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Where could revelations about Trump records lead?
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Revelations that Donald Trump took government records with him to Mar-a-Lago are creating a…
Continue ReadingIn reversal, FDA puts brakes on COVID shots for kids under 5
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators have put the brakes on their push to speed Pfizer’s…
Continue ReadingNASA’s new space telescope sees 1st starlight, takes selfie
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s new space telescope has captured its first starlight and even taken a…
Continue ReadingAustin’s water director resigns after another boil order
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The director of Austin’s water department has resigned, days after employee mistakes at a treatment plant put the city under…
Continue ReadingPence schedules yet another spring trip to South Carolina
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence is making yet another visit to the early-voting state of…
Continue ReadingNo Wordle update leads to discovery of 80-year-old hostage
LINCOLNWOOD, Ill. (AP) — Police rescued an 80-year-old suburban Chicago woman who was held hostage for nearly 21 hours by a man with scissors, and…
Continue ReadingPolice raid in Rio de Janeiro leaves 8 dead
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A police operation in a poor community in Rio de Janeiro has left eight people dead. That’s according to the state’s…
Continue ReadingJury hears closing arguments in Palin vs. NY Times trial
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s defamation case against The New York Times is winding down with…
Continue ReadingHarris in NJ points to Newark as model for lead replacement
By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris said the success of Newark’s replacing of nearly 24,000…
Continue ReadingStudy: COVID booster effectiveness wanes, remains strong
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An early look at the performance of COVID-19 booster shots during the recent omicron wave in the…
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