By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis became the first pontiff to endorse same-sex civil unions in comments for a documentary that premiered Wednesday, sparking cheers from gay …
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to plead to 3 criminal charges
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Drugmaker Purdue Pharma, the company behind the powerful prescription painkiller OxyContin that experts say helped touch off a…
Next up in hunt for COVID-19 vaccine: Testing shots in kids
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer The global hunt for a COVID-19 vaccine for kids is only just beginning — a lagging start that has some U.S. pediatricians worried they may not know if any shots w…
Barrett was trustee at private school with anti-gay policies
By MICHELLE R. SMITH and MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett served for nearly three years on the board of private Christian schools that effectively barred admi…
Virus spikes have officials looking to shore up hospitals
By LISA MARIE PANE, CARLA K. JOHNSON and DANIELLA PETERS Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Hospitals across the United States are starting to buckle from a resurgence of COVID-19 cases, with severa…
State halts monthly inspections at troubled county jail
CLEVELAND (AP) — State officials say they no longer need to conduct monthly inspections at a troubled county jail in Cleveland, citing significantly improved operations. Gov. Mike DeWine had ordered t…
AP finds most arrested in protests aren’t leftist radicals
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, COLLEEN LONG and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump portrays the hundreds of people arrested nationwide in protests against racial injus…
Older workers face higher unemployment amid virus pandemic
By SARAH SKIDMORE SELL AP Personal Finance Writer For the first time in nearly 50 years, older workers face higher unemployment than their midcareer counterparts, according to a study released Tuesday…
How Trump plowed through $1 billion, losing cash advantage
By BRIAN SLODYSKO and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s sprawling political operation has raised well over $1 billion since he took the White House in 2017 — and …
Justice Dept. files landmark antitrust case against Google
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MARCY GORDON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Tuesday sued Google for abusing its dominance in online search and advertising — the government’s most …