SUDHIN THANAWALA A week after a deadly tornado outbreak, families of the victims are still processing the terrible toll. Authorities on Thursday found the body of a Kentucky teenager who had been miss…
Surging COVID-19 cases bring a 2020 feel to the end of 2021
BY JENNIFER PELTZ and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. officials intensified calls Friday for unvaccinated Americans to get inoculated in the face of the new omicron variant th…
Since 1980s US chances of a white Christmas melt a bit
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer A white Christmas seems to be slowly morphing from a reliable reality to a dream of snowy holidays past for large swaths of the United States in recent decades. An…
Far-right using COVID-19 theories to grow reach, study shows
By DAVID KLEPPER and LORI HINNANT Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The mugshot-style photos are posted on online message boards in black and white and look a little like old-fashioned “wanted” posters. “…
Toughest sentence yet for any Capitol rioter: over 5 years
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Capitol rioter who attacked police officers working to hold back the angry pro-Trump mob on Jan. 6 was sentenced Friday to more than five years beh…
Republicans resist saying 3 simple words: ‘Joe Biden won’
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press They are just three little words, but they have become nearly impossible for many Republicans to say: “Joe Biden won.” Eleven months after the Democrat’s inau…
Can your pet get COVID-19?
By EMMA H. TOBIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Can your pet get COVID-19? Yes, pets and other animals can get the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, but health officials say the risk of them spreadi…
US regulators lift in-person restrictions on abortion pill
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday permanently loosened a key restriction on abortion pills, eliminating a long-standing requirement tha…
AP source: Browns QB Keenum tests positive for COVID-19
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Case Keenum’s expected start for the Browns took an unexpected turn. Cleveland’s veteran backup quarterback tested positive Thursday for CO…
Court rejects challenge of vaccination incentive lottery
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The state Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a challenge of Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s first vaccination incentive program as unconstitutional, saying the group that sued over…