By JACQUES BILLEAUD and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press A real estate agent from suburban Dallas who flaunted her participation in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol on social media and later bra…
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US trade deficit hits record of $80.9 billion in September
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. trade deficit hit an all-time high of $80.9 billion in September as American exports fell sharply while imports, even with supply ch…
Roll up your sleeves: Kids’ turn arrives for COVID-19 shots
By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer Hugs with friends. Birthday parties indoors. Pillow fights. Schoolchildren who got their first COVID-19 shots Wednesday said these are the pleasures they look forwa…
New Ronald Greene autopsy dumps crash theory in fatal arrest
By JIM MUSTIAN and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A reexamined autopsy ordered by the FBI in the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene has rejected the Louisiana State Police claim th…
US gives final clearance to COVID-19 shots for kids 5 to 11
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writers U.S. health officials on Tuesday gave the final signoff to Pfizer’s kid-size COVID-19 shot, a milestone that opens a major expansion of the natio…
COVID-19’s global death toll tops 5 million in under 2 years
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer The global death toll from COVID-19 topped 5 million on Monday, less than two years into a crisis that has not only devastated poor countries but also humbled wea…
Women of color growing force as mom influencers
By ASTRID GALVAN Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Kisha Gulley was once kicked out of a Facebook group for mothers with autistic children after a contentious debate she felt was racial. Over and over, …
A World Remembers: Memorials honor COVID-19’s 5 million dead
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press BERGAMO, Italy (AP) — The Italian city that suffered the brunt of COVID-19’s first deadly wave is dedicating a vivid memorial to the pandemic dead: A grove of trees, …
Gay people who come out later in life face unique obstacles
By ASHLEY DUONG Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A lot can be hidden behind a marriage. For Brad and Cyndi Marler, it was that they are both gay. A few years after their wedding, they told each other t…
Dad bod FTW, amirite? Dictionary adds hundreds of new words
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Dad bod, amirite, TBH and FTW are now dictionary-appropriate. Merriam-Webster has added 455 new words to its venerable dictionary, including a number of abbreviations and sla…