Paxlovid can lessen the chance of a severe COVID-19 illness. Why is it underused?
By KENYA HUNTER AP Health Writer Tens of thousands of Americans are hospitalized with COVID-19 every week. Thousands die from it every month. And…
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Florida asks state Supreme Court to keep abortion rights amendment off the November ballot
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Lawyers trying to keep an abortion-rights measure off the Florida ballot told the…
Continue ReadingThousands of Spanish farmers stage a second day of tractor protests over EU policies and prices
By CIARÁN GILES and RAF CASERT Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Thousands of farmers in Spain have staged a second day of tractor protests across…
Continue ReadingChelsea Wolfe says witchcraft and sobriety informed her latest album
By KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Often in popular culture, witchcraft is associated with a kind of feminist reclamation of…
Continue ReadingThere was no meet cute for ‘One Day’ stars Leo Woodall and Ambika Mod
By HILARY FOX Associated Press LONDON (AP) — There was no “meet cute” for Ambika Mod and Leo Woodall. The British actors star as Emma Morley…
Continue ReadingTrump’s presidential bid hangs in the balance in a Supreme Court case that’s broken new legal ground
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The fate of former President Donald Trump’s attempt to return to the White House is in…
Continue ReadingPrince William thanks public for messages to King Charles and Kate, says they mean ‘a great deal’
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince William has returned to royal duties for the first time since his father King Charles III…
Continue ReadingAs DEI policies come under legal attack, philanthropic donors consider how to adapt
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Foundations and major donors aren’t just watching court cases like the Supreme Court’s…
Continue ReadingThe EU launches legal action against Hungary over new law accused of targeting critics
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has launched legal action against Hungary’s right-wing government over a new law that allows authorities to…
Continue ReadingBiden sets tighter standards for deadly soot pollution from tailpipes, smokestacks
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is setting tougher standards for deadly soot pollution, saying that…
Continue ReadingBiden sets tighter standards for deadly soot pollution from tailpipes, smokestacks
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is setting tougher standards for deadly soot pollution, saying that…
Continue ReadingA barred gate, a musty chamber and dirty dishes: Inside the underground compound where Israel says hostages were held
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Khan Younis (CNN) — The stale, damp air inside the tunnel smells of sewage. The walls are slimy, and they feel like…
Continue ReadingGermany will reduce the minimum sentence for child sexual abuse images, citing unintended problems
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s Cabinet has approved plans to reduce a one-year minimum sentence for spreading child sexual abuse images, changing a rule…
Continue ReadingThe Netherlands is having trouble forming a new far-right government. Here’s why
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Talks to form a far right-led government in the Netherlands have come to a premature…
Continue ReadingRussia says former Fox News host Tucker Carlson has interviewed Vladimir Putin
By DAVID BAUDER and EMMA BURROWS Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin has been interviewed by former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, the…
Continue ReadingDoes Spain’s popular Eurovision song ‘Zorra’ insult women or defend them?
By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Eurovision song “Zorra,” whose title can be translated as an anti-female slur, is…
Continue Reading‘Girl on the Train’ author Paula Hawkins has new novel out in October
NEW YORK (AP) — “The Girl on the Train” author Paula Hawkins has a new thriller out this fall, and will release it through a new publisher.…
Continue ReadingIndonesian rebels say they’re ready to free a New Zealand pilot taken hostage a year ago
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua region have expressed their readiness…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Feb. 7: Border battle, 2024 race, Michigan school shooting, Flu season, Dairy recall
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Millions of people will soon ring in the Lunar New Year, also known as Spring Festival, as we say goodbye…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Feb. 7: Border battle, 2024 race, Michigan school shooting, Flu season, Dairy recall
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Millions of people will soon ring in the Lunar New Year, also known as Spring Festival, as we say goodbye to…
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