By HOPE YEN and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Half of all adults in the U.S. have received at least one COVID-19 shot, the government announced Sunday, marking another milestone …
Stinging report raises new questions about Capitol security
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Shields that shattered upon impact. Weapons too old to use. Missed intelligence in which future insurrectionists warned, “We get our president…
Global warming’s extreme rains threaten Hawaii’s coral reefs
By CALEB JONES Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — As muddy rainwater surged from Hawaii’s steep seaside mountains and inundated residential communities last month, the damage caused by flooding wa…
The problem within: Biden targets lead pipes, pushes equity
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — In the modest bungalows and two-flats of Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood, there’s never a shortage of needed home repairs staring residents…
Barbers, artists help defy vaccine myths for people of color
By JULIE WATSON and ANITA SNOW Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — In a Washington, D.C., suburb, Black and Latino barbers are busting myths about the coronavirus vaccine while clipping hair. Across the…
Shy podcaster helped police crack California cold case
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Lambert would like to get back to making music but he can’t seem to stop chasing a ghost that has haunted him for nearly 25 years. A billboard…
Study: 2.5 billion T. rex roamed Earth, but not all at once
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer One Tyrannosaurus rex seems scary enough. Now picture 2.5 billion of them. That’s how many of the fierce dinosaur king probably roamed Earth over the course of a c…
Raul Castro resigns as Communist chief, ending era in Cuba
By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Raul Castro said Friday he is stepping down as head of Cuba’s Communist Party, ending an era of formal leadership that began with his brother Fidel a…
Family asks feds to reopen case on Tamir Rice police killing
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The family of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, who was shot and killed by Cleveland police in 2014, asked the Justice Department on Friday to reopen the case int…
US opens more distance in worldwide race against coronavirus
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press The United States opened more distance between itself and much of the rest of the world Thursday, nearing the 200 millionth vaccine administered in a race to protect the…