Is the COVID-19 vaccine safe for children?
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Pfizer’s vaccine has been authorized by U.S. regulators for younger children, and millions of teens have…
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Puerto Rico media petitions Supreme Court in abuse case
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The Association of Puerto Rico Journalists is seeking access to recordings of court…
Continue ReadingDeSantis sets date for special session on vaccine mandates
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and BRENDAN FARRINGTON TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis launched criticism at President Joe Biden as he…
Continue ReadingOregon’s biggest city has ‘long way to go’ repairing its rep
By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Tourism officials from Oregon’s largest city are calling Portland’s…
Continue Reading19 states sue Biden administration over COVID vaccine rule
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Nineteen states are now suing to block President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors. One suit…
Continue ReadingDutch woman brought to Virginia to face terrorism charge
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A Dutch woman charged seven years ago with raising money for the Somali terrorist group…
Continue ReadingEx-Maryland man who joined al-Qaida sentenced at Guantanamo
By BEN FOX Associated Press FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — A military jury has imposed a sentence of 26 years on a former Maryland man held at the…
Continue ReadingNew suit: One Epstein accuser says 2nd accuser defamed her
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who says financer Jeffrey Epstein sexually abused her has sued another Epstein accuser…
Continue ReadingJudge bars Rep. Fortenberry from being alone with evidence
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska not to be left alone with any evidence related to charges…
Continue ReadingBrazil scientists test frozen jaguar semen to help species
By DIANE JEANTET and TATIANA POLLASTRI Associated Press JUNDIAI, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian and American scientists have performed artificial…
Continue ReadingStudy details environmental impacts of early Chaco residents
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Researchers at the University of Cincinnati say they have more evidence that Chaco…
Continue ReadingColonial Williamsburg restoring school for Black children
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — A schoolhouse in Virginia where enslaved and free Black children were taught before the Revolutionary War will once again…
Continue ReadingDemocratic women in Virginia frustrated by paid leave flop
By SARAH RANKIN, STEVE PEOPLES and STEVEN SLOAN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democrats’ decision to drop a proposal for paid family…
Continue ReadingFDA paves way for Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations in young kids
By MATTHEW PERRONE and LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has paved the way for children ages 5…
Continue ReadingWest Virginia: First to worst in COVID-19 vaccine efforts
By JOHN RABY Associated Press KENOVA, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia was at the forefront of U.S. state rollouts when coronavirus vaccines became…
Continue ReadingTraditionalists flood Rome after pope’s Latin Mass crackdown
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Traditionalist Catholics have descended on Rome for their annual pilgrimage. They’re hoping…
Continue ReadingVP Harris getting COVID-19 booster shot this weekend
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says Vice President Kamala Harris will receive a COVID-19 booster shot on Saturday. The Biden administration is…
Continue ReadingUK’s Johnson renews threat to EU over N Ireland trade
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press ROME (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson has renewed Britain’s threat to break from part of the Brexit divorce…
Continue ReadingUS intel doesn’t expect to determine origins of COVID-19
By NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence agencies say they likely won’t ever be able to conclude whether COVID-19…
Continue ReadingNewson suddenly pulls out of trip to UN climate conference
By ADAM BEAM and KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis will lead California’s…
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