By JOHN LEICESTER and MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The musical notes waft through the apartment window, from the fast-moving fingers of the accordion player serenading restaurant di…
Whither #MeToo? Chilling effect of Cosby reversal feared
By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer When Indira Henard, director of the DC Rape Crisis Center, received the text message Wednesday, she thought she wasn’t reading her phone correctly. “Indira oh my g…
Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts suffer huge declines in membership
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer America’s most iconic youth organizations – the Boy Scouts of America and the Girl Scouts of the USA – have been jolted by unprecedented one-year drops in membership,…
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…
Does new Alzheimer’s drug work? Answers may miss 2030 target
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — When a controversial Alzheimer’s drug won U.S. approval, surprise over the decision quickly turned to shock at how long it might take to find out …
California tests off-the-grid solutions to power outages
By DAISY NGUYEN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When a wildfire tore through Briceburg nearly two years ago, the tiny community on the edge of Yosemite National Park lost the only power line con…
Golden opportunity: College-bound Olympians look to cash in
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer Maggie Nichols just laughs when asked if she plans on asking Under Armour where her check is. “I should, right!” the retired two-time world championship medalist and tw…
EXPLAINER: When is the US war in Afghanistan really over?
By ROBERT BURNS and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As the last U.S. combat troops prepare to leave Afghanistan, the question arises: When is the war really over? For Afghans the a…
Migrant kids play, watch TV in what US calls ‘model’ shelter
By AMY TAXIN and JULIE WATSON Associated Press POMONA, Calif. (AP) — Teenage boys chased down soccer balls on grassy fields. Dormitory beds were organized into small pods with a TV in each section. So…
Dogs on display: Museum fetes 200 years of cartoon canines
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — In a 1970 Beetle Bailey comic strip, the character known as Sarge berates his uniform-wearing dog, Otto, for a paperwork mistake. “Think,…