By NOREEN NASIR, SUDHIN THANAWALA and ADAM GELLER Associated Press The trials of Kyle Rittenhouse and three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery had vastly different outcomes. But coming just days apa…
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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…
3 men charged in Ahmaud Arbery’s death convicted of murder
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Three men were convicted of murder Wednesday in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, the Black man who was running empty-handed through a Georgia subdivis…
Vaccines making Thanksgiving easier, but hot spots remain
By ED WHITE Associated Press The U.S. is facing its second Thanksgiving of the pandemic in better shape than the first time around, thanks to the vaccine, though some regions are seeing surges of COVI…
How COVID shots for kids help prevent dangerous new variants
By LAURA UNGAR AP Medical Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Cadell Walker rushed to get her 9-year-old daughter Solome vaccinated against COVID-19 — not just to protect her but to help stop the coronaviru…
Is travel safe during the pandemic this holiday season?
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Is travel safe during the pandemic this holiday season? It depends. It can be safe if you’re fully vaccinated against COVID-19, but officials say people who …
Conflict over abortion laws won’t abate if Roe v. Wade falls
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer On both sides of America’s abortion debate, activists are convinced that Roe v. Wade — the 1973 Supreme Court ruling establishing a nationwide right to abortion — is …
Cap on drug price hikes for privately insured sparks battle
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Workers and families with private health insurance would reap savings on prescription drugs from a little-noticed provision in President J…
US Rhodes scholars for 2022 include record number of women
By MICHELLE LIU Associated Press/Report for America The class of U.S. Rhodes scholars for 2022 includes the largest number of women ever selected for the scholarship in one year, the Rhodes Trust anno…
Transplant-waiting children victims of Venezuela’s crises
By REGINA GARCIA CANO and JUAN PABLO ARRAEZ Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Zoe Martano is no stranger to misery. At 6, she has spent half of her life in and out of a Venezuelan hospital, b…