Britain urges halt to Myanmar clashes to allow vaccination
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Kingdom is calling for an immediate and sustained pause in clashes and unrest…
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Virus outbreaks temporarily close 4 Texas school districts
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — As the new school year begins for Texas students, at least four school districts have had to…
Continue ReadingThai asphalt giant implicated in Venezuela sanctions case
By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — A major Thai asphalt company has been implicated for money laundering in a criminal complaint…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: What do we know about booster shots for COVID-19?
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer U.S. health officials may soon recommend COVID-19 booster shots for fully vaccinated Americans. While many…
Continue ReadingJudge mulls key rulings in Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — The judge presiding over the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy is considering whether the…
Continue ReadingTSA extends into January mask rule for airline passengers
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer If you’re flying on a plane or taking a train, be ready to keep wearing that face mask for a few more…
Continue ReadingProposal to raise North Carolina marriage age to 16 gets OK
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina lawmakers have finalized legislation to raise the minimum age to get…
Continue ReadingIndiana notifying 750K after COVID-19 tracing data accessed
By RICK CALLAHAN Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana health officials say they are notifying nearly 750,000 residents that a cybersecurity…
Continue ReadingU.S. families mid-adoption trying to get Afghan children out
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press After five frustrating years of mire and bureaucratic delays, Bahaudin Mujtaba and wife Lisa had hoped this…
Continue ReadingHouse Dems plan budget vote next week, defying moderates
BY ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Democrats are planning House votes next week on a budget resolution that would clear a path for…
Continue ReadingStudy: Pandemic speeded trends away from live TV viewing
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated trends in how people are watching television differently. A study…
Continue ReadingTexas governor tests positive for COVID-19, in ‘good health’
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has tested positive for COVID-19. His office said Tuesday…
Continue ReadingFollowing protests, Cuba lays out laws on social media use
By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s government has spelled out laws against using social media or the internet to stir up…
Continue ReadingUS Golf Association employee charged in embezzlement scheme
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams has announced Tuesday that a former United States Golf Association…
Continue ReadingColorado governor voids 1864 order to kill Native Americans
By PATTY NIEBERG Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has rescinded a 19th century proclamation that called…
Continue ReadingEx-Pirates pitcher sentenced for sexual conduct with minor
GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A former relief pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates has been sentenced to two to four years behind bars for statutory sexual…
Continue ReadingDA won’t prosecute for governor’s student mask opt-out order
By JONATHAN MATTISE and ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An order by the Tennessee governor letting parents opt their children…
Continue ReadingFamily: Man in deputy’s shooting had ‘irrational thoughts’
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — The family of a man identified as a suspect in the fatal shooting of a deputy in southwestern Michigan said he had been…
Continue ReadingSean Penn, with daughter Dylan, directs again in ‘Flag Day’
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — Sean Penn is sort of done with movies. He’s still making them, here and there. But Penn is…
Continue ReadingDemocrats unveil plan to update landmark voting law
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — House Democrats are offering a new proposal to update the landmark Voting Rights Act. The…
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