By WILLIAM J. KOLE Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Kevin Love knows the euphoria of sinking a three-pointer just before the buzzer. But the five-time NBA All-Star has had plenty of lows to offset those…
Prosecutor: No charges in goalie Kivlenieks’ fireworks death
NOVI, Mich. (AP) — No criminal charges will be filed in the fireworks-related death of Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks at a Detroit-area home during a July 4 celebration, the Oaklan…
Ohio police shootings in recent years led to reckoning
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A series of shootings by white Ohio police officers of Black adults and children in recent years and subsequent racial injustice protests…
Murder charge for Ohio deputy in Casey Goodson Jr. shooting
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio sheriff’s deputy who shot Casey Goodson Jr. in the back five times was charged with murder Thursday, as Goodson’s family also fi…
FACT FOCUS: New omicron variant fuels old misinformation
By ALI SWENSON Associated Press A new coronavirus variant revived old conspiracy theories this week as widely shared social media posts falsely claimed the omicron variantwas nothing but a cover-up fo…
In shadow of Texas gas drilling sites, health fears escalate
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ and MARTHA IRVINE Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — At a playground outside a North Texas day care center, giggling preschoolers chase each other into a playhouse. Toddlers s…
States: Sackler family members abusing bankruptcy process
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge should reject a sweeping settlement to thousands of lawsuits against OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, a group of states said at a hear…
US panel backs first-of-a-kind COVID-19 pill from Merck
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A panel of U.S. health advisers on Tuesday narrowly backed a closely watched COVID-19 pill from Merck, setting the stage for a likely authorizatio…
Authorities: Student kills 3, wounds 8 at Michigan school
By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER and RYAN KRYSKA Associated Press OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A 15-year-old sophomore opened fire at his Michigan high school on Tuesday, killing three students and wounding eight…
Inside the ‘big wave’ of misinformation targeted at Latinos
By AMANDA SEITZ and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Before last year’s presidential election, Facebook ads targeting Latino voters described Joe Biden as a communist. During his…