By ERIC TUCKER and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced Thursday the U.S. is expelling 10 Russian diplomats and imposing sanctions against dozens of comp…
Capitol Police watchdog says force needs ‘cultural change’
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Capitol Police force needs “cultural change” after the broad failures of the Jan. 6 insurrection, the top watchdog for the department…
Shortage of intubation drugs threatens Brazil health sector
By DIANE JEANTET and DAVID BILLER Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Reports are emerging of Brazilian health workers forced to intubate patients without the aid of sedatives, after weeks of warni…
Officer whose pat-down missed gun cautioned against rushing
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio officer who missed a gun during a pat-down of Miles Jackson — later leading to Jackson bein…
Loneliness is rampant. A simple call, or hug, may be a cure
By LINDSEY TANNER and MARTHA IRVINE Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The stranger’s call came when Dianne Green needed it most. Alone in the home where she’d raised four kids, grieving recently decease…
Red states on U.S. electoral map lagging on vaccinations
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Georgia (AP) — With coronavirus shots now in the arms of nearly half of American adults, the parts of the U.S. that are excelling and those that are struggling…
Clowney signs with Browns, wants to ‘dominate’ with Garrett
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — As he considered his next stop in the NFL, Jadeveon Clowney said there was something about the Browns that made them very appealing. “They’re win…
Cavaliers beat Hornets 103-90
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Taurean Prince scored a season-high 25 points with six 3-pointers, Jarrett Allen had 15 points and eight rebounds in his first action since March …
Big-business pushback against voting measures gains momentum
By DAVID KOENIG, BRIAN SLODYSKO and MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writers Big business has ratcheted up its objections to proposals that would make it harder to vote, with several hundred companies and…
Daunte Wright: Doting dad, ballplayer, slain by police
By DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press Daunte Wright became a father while he was still a teenager, and seemed to relish the role of a doting young dad, his family and friends said. A family photo shows a …