By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer The U.S. is expanding COVID-19 boosters as it confronts the omicron surge, with the Food and Drug Administration allowing extra Pfizer shots for children as young…
Ashli Babbitt a martyr? Her past tells a more complex story
By MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The first time Celeste Norris laid eyes on Ashli Babbitt, the future insurrectionist had just rammed her vehicle three times with an SUV and was…
How will pandemic end? Omicron clouds forecasts for endgame
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writers Pandemics do eventually end, even if omicron is complicating the question of when this one will. But it won’t be like flipping a light…
In nation at war with itself, one town tries cup of civility
By CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press LOVETTSVILLE, Va. (AP) — When Maureen Donnelly Morris came from nearby Leesburg to open her café in Lovettsville, she got a warm welcome. Neighbors rallied to her a…
Jake’s mice: Searching for answers to the puzzle of autism
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jake Litvag leaned in for a closer look as a lab mouse scurried around an enclosure, stopping to sniff a large block. “Hi, Jakob 1. I’m Jake,” the 16-…
Jan. 6 committee prepares to go public as findings mount
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — They’ve interviewed more than 300 witnesses, collected tens of thousands of documents and traveled around the country to talk to election offi…
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
By The Associated Press A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The A…
Fact Focus: Misinformation persists after Maxwell trial ends
By The Associated Press The sex-trafficking trial of Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, ended with a guilty verdict, but that hasn’t stopped the flow of false news that has …
He wore a wire, risked his life to expose who was in the KKK
By JASON DEAREN Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — For nearly 10 years, Joseph Moore lived a secret double life. At times the U.S. Army veteran donned a white robe and hood as a hit man for th…
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
The Associated Press A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Asso…