By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer What is the mu variant? It’s a version of the coronavirus that was first identified in Colombia in January and has since caused isolated outbreaks in South Ameri…
Police planning to reinstall Capitol fence ahead of rally
By ERIC TUCKER, MICHAEL BALSAMO and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Law enforcement officials concerned by the prospect for violence at a rally in the nation’s capital next week …
Idaho patients in hospital halls amid COVID rationed care
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Amid the Idaho coronavirus surge that prompted officials to authorize hospitals to ration health care, Army soldiers sent to one hospital have tra…
Columbus to reissue indoor mask mandate as COVID cases rise
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Report for America/Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s capital and largest city announced plans Wednesday to reissue a mask mandate amid a rise in coronavirus cases a…
Republicans to offer redistricting map as panel reconvenes
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican lawmakers plan to unveil their version of a newly drawn map of state legislative districts on Thursday morning, with a vote planned later in the day on a final version…
Nature meets nostalgia: Treehouses return in style
By TRACEE M. HERBAUGH Associated Press Anthropologists believe our ancient human ancestors spent their time in trees, so it should be no surprise we love treehouses today. Treehouses of all kinds are …
Photographer, his leg lost, seeks answers from Paralympians
By EMILIO MORENATTI Associated Press When I last saw Freddie de los Santos, his mouth was ravaged — his teeth had been blown away by the same blast that took his leg. And yet, he always smiled. …
Two decades after 9/11, Muslim Americans still fighting bias
By MARIAM FAM, DEEPTI HAJELA and LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A car passed, the driver’s window rolled down and the man spat an epithet at two little girls wearing their hijabs: …
Catriona Matthew ready to give someone else a try at Solheim
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Catriona Matthew of Scotland made her Solheim Cup debut in 1998 at Muirfield Village. She is leaving after 23 years with quite a legacy. Matthew had a ca…
Europe retains Solheim Cup with 2nd-ever win on US soil
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Europe retained the Solheim Cup on Monday, clinching just its second victory on U.S. soil when Matilda Castren closed out Lizette Salas 1 up to give…