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Biden Address...
ZEKE MILLER and JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press

In address Biden aims for quicker COVID-19 vaccination rollouts

In a prime-time address, President Joe Biden has outlined his plan to make all adult Americans eligible for vaccination by May 1.
5 years ago
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DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer

Carlson, Times tussle over online harassment of journalist

Tucker Carlson's belittling of a reporter for The New York Times this week for publicly discussing how she had been harassed reveals both a toxic online culture and bad blood between the newspaper and Fox News Channel and its most popular personality.
5 years ago
Britain's Prince William watches a child in the playground during a visit with Kate, Duchess of Cam...
DANICA KIRKA Associated Press

Prince William defends UK monarchy against racism accusation

Prince William says that his family is not racist, becoming the first member of Britain’s royal family to speak out about accusations of bigotry made by Prince Harry and Meghan.
5 years ago
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CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer

Will the coronavirus ever go away?

Nobody knows for sure how the coronavirus will behave over the long term, but experts say it may be with us for decades or longer. That doesn’t mean it will keep posing the same threat
5 years ago
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JILL LAWLESS Associated Press

UK press body chief quits as Meghan racism claims roil media

The head of a major British press organization has resigned over his response to Meghan and Harry’s television interview.
5 years ago
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., walks from the House floor, during the vote on the Democrat's...
ALAN FRAM Associated Press

Congress OKs $1.9T virus relief bill

Congress has approved a landmark $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Wednesday, as President Joe Biden and Democrats claimed a triumph on a bill that marshals the government’s spending might against twin pandemic and economic crises that have upended a nation.
5 years ago
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The Associated Press

‘Diesel Brothers’ ordered to pay $1M in pollution case

The stars of the “Diesel Brothers” reality TV show have been ordered to pay nearly $1 million in legal fees on top of $848,000 in previous penalties over pollution law violations.
5 years ago
Police officers are shown arresting Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri after a Black Lives...
RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press

Officer says he arrested reporter after pepper spray blasts

A police officer testified that he arrested a journalist at an unruly Black Lives Matter protest last year in Iowa after he repeatedly shot clouds of pepper spray to disperse a crowd and she did not leave.
5 years ago
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MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press

Emails: FBI was looking for gold at Pennsylvania dig site

The FBI was looking for an extremely valuable cache of U.S. government gold when agents excavated a remote site in Pennsylvania three years ago this month.
5 years ago
FILE — In this Feb. 22, 2021 file photo, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conferen...
KAREN MATTHEWS and DAVID PORTER Associated Press

Cuomo defiant as top New York lawmakers call on him to quit

The two top Democrats in New York’s legislature withdrew their support for Gov. Andrew Cuomo amid mounting allegations of sexual harassment and undercounting COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes.
5 years ago
George Floyd Square is shown on Feb. 8, 2021, in Minneapolis. Ten months after police officers brus...
AMY FORLITI Associated Press

Floyd’s cause of death, ex-cop’s force will be keys at trial

A Minneapolis police officer was swiftly fired and charged with murder after a bystander video showed him pressing his knee into George Floyd's neck
5 years ago
FILE - In this Aug. 30 2020 file photo police make arrests on the scene of protests at a Portland p...
SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America

As violence surges, some question Portland axing police unit

Elmer Yarborough got a terrifying call from his sister: She wept as she told him two of his nephews may have been shot in broad daylight as they left a bar in Portland, Oregon.
5 years ago
Pope Francis is flanked by Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi upon his arrival at Baghdad's in...
NICOLE WINFIELD and SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press

Pope arrives in Iraq to rally Christians despite pandemic

Pope Francis has arrived in Iraq to urge the country’s dwindling number of Christians to stay put and help rebuild the country after years of war and persecution, brushing aside the coronavirus pandemic and security concerns.
5 years ago
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MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press

Law enforcement on alert after plot warning at US Capitol

Law enforcement is on high alert around the U.S. Capitol after intelligence uncovered a “possible plot” by a militia group to storm the iconic building yet again.
5 years ago
Utah work childcare balance survey working parents Utah...
PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer

US jobless claims tick up to 745,000 as layoffs remain high

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits edged higher last week to 745,000, a sign that many employers continue to cut jobs despite a drop in confirmed viral infections and evidence that the overall economy is improving.
5 years ago
This photo, provided by Sotheby's, in New York, on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, shows a small porcelain ...
DAVE COLLINS Associated Press

Yard sale find turns out to be artifact worth up to $500,000

Talk about your yard sale finds. A small porcelain bowl bought for $35 at a Connecticut yard sale turned out to be a rare, 15th century Chinese artifact worth between $300,000 and $500,000.
5 years ago
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SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press

US forces: Rockets hit airbase in Iraq hosting US troops

The U.S.-led coalition in Iraq says at least 10 rockets have targeted a military base in western Iraq that hosts American troops.
5 years ago
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ZEKE MILLER and LINDA A. JOHNSON Associated Press

President Biden: US will be able to vaccinate all adults by end of May

The announcement comes as the White House looks to speed the production of the single-dose J&J vaccine and accelerate the nation's plans to reach "herd immunity"
5 years ago
A copy of the book "And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street," by Dr. Seuss, rests in a chair,...
MARK PRATT Associated Press

6 Dr. Seuss books won’t be published for racist images

There has been increasing criticism in recent years over the way Blacks, Asians and others are drawn in some Dr. Seuss books.
5 years ago
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The Associated Press

First US J&J vaccine doses shipping Sunday night

Nearly 4 million doses of the newest COVID-19 vaccine will be shipped Sunday night, and will begin to be delivered to states for injections starting on Tuesday.
5 years ago
Former president Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Sunday,...
JILL COLVIN Associated Press

Trump calls for GOP unity, repeats falsehood about election loss

The former president told those attending the Conservative Political Action Conference that he is not starting a new party.
5 years ago
Fraud overwhelms pandemic-related unemployment programs...
GEOFF MULVIHILL and ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press

Fraud overwhelms pandemic-related unemployment programs

With the floodgates set to open on another round of unemployment aid, states are being hammered with a new wave of fraud as they scramble to update security systems and block scammers who already have siphoned billions of dollars from pandemic-related jobless programs.
5 years ago
2nd former aide accuses Cuomo of sexual harassment...
DAVE COLLINS Associated Press

2nd former aide accuses Cuomo of sexual harassment

A second former aide said she was sexually harassed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who responded with a statement Saturday saying he never made advances toward her and never intended to be inappropriate.
5 years ago
In this photo provided by Jason Torlano, Zach Milligan is shown on his descent down Half Dome in Yo...
Associated Press

2 skiers defy death in descent of Yosemite’s Half Dome

Two skiers navigated a thin layer of snow with no margin for error down the precipitous shoulder of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park and alternately skied and rappelled back to the valley floor in an unusually daring feat.
5 years ago