By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA has released a stunning new picture of our galaxy’s violent, super-energized “downtown.” It’s a composite of 370 observations …
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Victims of shooting recalled as loving, kind-hearted, heroic
The nine people who were killed in a shooting at a California rail yard were remembered by their families, colleagues and friends as loving, kind-hearted and heroic. Paul Delacruz Megia enthusiastical…
Disgruntled worker who killed 9 appeared to target victims
By TERENCE CHEA, JANIE HAR, STEFANIE DAZIO and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A gunman who killed nine people at a California rail yard where he worked appeared to target some o…
EXPLAINER: What’s the Senate filibuster and why change it?
BY ALAN FRAM and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans are poised to use a filibuster to derail Democrats’ effort to launch a bipartisan probe of the Jan. 6 attack on the …
Social spending, business tax hike drive $6T Biden budget
By ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s $6 trillion budget proposal for next year would run a $1.8 trillion federal government deficit despite a raft of new tax…
Genetically modified salmon head to US dinner plates
By CASEY SMITH Associated Press/Report for America INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The inaugural harvest of genetically modified salmon began this week after the pandemic delayed the sale of the first such altere…
Can employers make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory?
By MAE ANDERSON Associated Press Can employers make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory? Yes, with some exceptions. Experts say U.S. employers can require employees to take safety measures, including vacci…
Century after massacre, Black Tulsans struggle for a voice
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press TULSA, Okla. (AP) — In the early days of Oklahoma’s statehood, an angry white mob fanned by rumors of a Black uprising burned a thriving African American community in t…
Authorities ID 8 victims of California railyard shooting
By JOCELYN GECKER and MARTHA MENDOZA Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — An employee opened fire Wednesday at a California rail yard, killing eight people before taking his own life as law enforc…
Rallies, moments of silence honor George Floyd a year later
By MOHAMED IBRAHIM and DOUG GLASS Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A family-friendly street festival, musical performances and moments of silence were held Tuesday to honor George Floyd and mark th…