By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Make it 10 again — yes, straight defeats — for the Flyers. Philadelphia has dropped 10 straight games for the second time this season, the first tea…
Penn pledges to work with NCAA, support transgender swimmer
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The University of Pennsylvania said it will work with the NCAA under its newly adopted standards for transgender athletes. Swimmer Lia Thomas, who competed for the men’s team…
EXPLAINER: What does it mean for COVID-19 to be endemic?
By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer Some European countries such as Spain are making tentative plans for when they might start treating COVID-19 as an “endemic” disease, but the World Health Organization…
19-year-old woman sets record for solo global flight
RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Home! And no longer alone. The 19-year-old Belgian-British pilot Zara Rutherford set a world record as the youngest woman to fly solo around the world, touc…
Biden issues new warning to Russia over invading Ukraine
By MATTHEW LEE, AAMER MADHANI and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden said Thursday that any Russian troop movements across Ukraine’s border would constitute an invas…
Jury in federal trial in Floyd killing appears mostly white
By AMY FORLITI and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A jury of 18 people who appeared mostly white was picked Thursday for the federal trial of three Minneapolis police officers …
Georgia DA asks for special grand jury in election probe
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia prosecutor looking into possible attempts to interfere in the 2020 general election by former President Donald Trump and others has asked f…
Year 2: Biden plans more public outreach, less legislating
By ZEKE MILLER and ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden launched into his second year in office Thursday with a new focus on making fatigued Americans believe they’re…
US sanctions Ukrainian officials accused of helping Russia
By AAMER MADHANI and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department levied new sanctions Thursday against four Ukrainian officials, including two current members of p…
EXPLAINER: Why fear of 5G halting flights has faded
By The Associated Press The rollout of new 5G wireless service in the U.S. failed to have the much-dreaded result of crippling air travel, although it began in rocky fashion, with international airlin…