By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston police and fire departments were deeply involved in safety measures for the music festival where a surging crowd kil…
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Radicalization’s path: In case studies, finding similarities
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, KATHY GANNON and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press In the months before he was charged with storming the Capitol, Doug Jensen was sharing conspiracy theories he’d consumed o…
Many women have left the workforce. When will they return?
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — There was a time when Naomi Peña could seemingly do it all: Work a full-time job and raise four children on her own. But …
Food banks embark on expansions with lessons from COVID
By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Food banks across the country are pursuing major expansion projects driven in part by their experiences during the pandemic, when they faced an expl…
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
By The Associated Press Eds: UPDATES: With AP Photos. 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…
Are COVID-19 boosters the same as the original vaccines?
By EMMA H. TOBIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Are COVID-19 boosters the same as the original vaccines? Yes, COVID-19 boosters use the same recipe as the original shots, despite the emergence of th…
FACT FOCUS: No fraud behind late-night votes in NJ county
By The Associated Press As results in New Jersey’s tight gubernatorial race streamed in following Tuesday’s election, social media users began incorrectly claiming that real-time election result…
American Girl Dolls, Risk, sand make it to Toy Hall of Fame
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — American Girl dolls and the strategy board game Risk were inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame on Thursday in recognition of their influence on the toy industry. Sand, wh…
Dems end deadlock, House sends Biden infrastructure bill
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House approved a $1 trillion package of road and other infrastructure projects late Friday after Democrats resolved a months-long standoff between p…
US mandates vaccines or tests for big companies by Jan. 4
By DAVID KOENIG Associated Press Tens of millions of Americans who work at companies with 100 or more employees will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 4 or get tested for the virus …