GOP stalls pick who’d be government’s highest-ranking Muslim
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and MARIAM FAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The nomination of a Pakistani-born businessman who’d be the…
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4 charged in death of man at Detroit-area mall in 2014
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Four people have been charged with involuntary manslaughter, nearly eight years after the death of a…
Continue Reading‘Dopesick,’ an opioid crisis story that needed ‘to be told’
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Danny Strong pops up in an eclectic batch of series, from “Buffy the Vampire…
Continue ReadingWHO honors Henrietta Lacks, woman whose cells served science
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The chief of the World Health Organization has honored the late Henrietta Lacks, an American woman…
Continue ReadingUkraine’s separatist areas overwhelmed by soaring infections
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Russia-backed separatist authorities in eastern Ukraine are reporting the largest spike…
Continue ReadingJudge holds DC jail officials in contempt in 1/6 riot case
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has held the director of the District of Columbia’s Depart…
Continue ReadingBorrowers denied student loan relief will get a second look
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer Thousands of public servants who were rejected from a student loan forgiveness program will get their cases…
Continue ReadingTrump stars in Madame Tussauds branch in Dubai 1st Mideast
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The lavish waxworks temple Madame Tussauds has opened its first Middle East location on a small artificial…
Continue ReadingJustices seem set to revive marathon bomber’s death sentence
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court sounds ready to reinstate the death penalty for convicted Boston Marathon…
Continue ReadingWinter heating bills set to jump as inflation hits home
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — With prices surging worldwide for heating oil, natural gas and other fuels, the U.S. government…
Continue ReadingPutin says relations with Biden “working and stable”
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says the Kremlin has “constructive” relations with the…
Continue ReadingDylann Roof’s request to reconsider recusal is denied
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press Dylann Roof’s chances for a new appellate hearing continue to dwindle. Roof is challenging his death sentence and…
Continue ReadingFDA grapples with timing of booster for J&J COVID-19 vaccine
By MATTHEW PERRONE and LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration is wrestling with how to decide on…
Continue ReadingCalifornia bullet train’s latest woe: Will it be high speed?
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s high-speed rail project is again facing an uncertain future as…
Continue ReadingTrisha Yearwood on making jerky, bacon straws and wontons
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wontons stuffed with collard greens and a cake colored to look like camouflage are features…
Continue ReadingVatican-backed sex abuse research institute expands mandate
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Catholic Church’s foremost research institute studying sexual abuse of minors is expanding…
Continue ReadingUN starts vaccinating people against Ebola in Congo
By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization says officials have begun vaccinating people in eastern Congo against…
Continue ReadingWith virus cases down, Florida cities resume usual water use
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Two of Florida’s largest cities have ended water emergencies now that COVID-19…
Continue ReadingMoccasin maker apologizes for profiting off Native culture
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Moccasin maker Minnetonka is publicly apologizing for making money off of Native…
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 hospital visitor rules: Families want more access
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Families of COVID-19 patients are asking hospitals to rethink visitor policies a year and a…
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