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…
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US opens COVID boosters to all adults, urges them for 50+
By LAURAN NEERGAARD, MATTHEW PERRONE and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Friday opened COVID-19 booster shots to all adults and took the extra step of urging people 50 and o…
House OKs $2T social, climate bill in Biden win; Senate next
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A fractious House handed President Joe Biden a marquee victory Friday by approving a roughly $2 trillion social and environment bill, as Democrats cast …
Research links COVID-19 in pregnancy with stillbirths
By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer Pregnant women with COVID-19 face increased chances for stillbirths compared with uninfected women, and that risk spiked to four times higher after the delta varian…
New laws steer some teachers away from race-related topics
By TRAVIS LOLLER and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — New measures that restrict how race is addressed in classrooms have spread confusion and anxiety among many educators, who…
Why can’t some COVID-19 vaccinated people travel to the US?
By VICTORIA MILKO AP Science Writer Why can’t some COVID-19 vaccinated people travel to the U.S.? Because they might not be vaccinated with shots recognized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administrat…
Hate speech in Myanmar continues to thrive on Facebook
By SAM McNEIL and VICTORIA MILKO Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Years after coming under scrutiny for contributing to ethnic and religious violence in Myanmar, Facebook still has problems …
Virus surge worsens in Midwest as states expand boosters
By ED WHITE Associated Press A surge in cases in the Upper Midwest has some Michigan schools keeping students at home ahead of Thanksgiving and the military sending medical teams to Minnesota to relie…
‘Fundamental justice:’ Judge clears 2 in Malcolm X slaying
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — More than half a century after the assassination of Malcolm X, two of his convicted killers were exonerated Thursday after decad…
Infrastructure bill unleashes funding to address risky dams
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — States will soon be flooded with federal money to address a pent-up need to repair, improve or remove thousands of aging dams across the U.…