By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Lambert would like to get back to making music but he can’t seem to stop chasing a ghost that has haunted him for nearly 25 years. A billboard…
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Study: 2.5 billion T. rex roamed Earth, but not all at once
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer One Tyrannosaurus rex seems scary enough. Now picture 2.5 billion of them. That’s how many of the fierce dinosaur king probably roamed Earth over the course of a c…
Raul Castro resigns as Communist chief, ending era in Cuba
By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Raul Castro said Friday he is stepping down as head of Cuba’s Communist Party, ending an era of formal leadership that began with his brother Fidel a…
US opens more distance in worldwide race against coronavirus
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press The United States opened more distance between itself and much of the rest of the world Thursday, nearing the 200 millionth vaccine administered in a race to protect the…
US expels Russian diplomats, imposes sanctions for hacking
By ERIC TUCKER and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced Thursday the U.S. is expelling 10 Russian diplomats and imposing sanctions against dozens of comp…
Capitol Police watchdog says force needs ‘cultural change’
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Capitol Police force needs “cultural change” after the broad failures of the Jan. 6 insurrection, the top watchdog for the department…
Shortage of intubation drugs threatens Brazil health sector
By DIANE JEANTET and DAVID BILLER Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Reports are emerging of Brazilian health workers forced to intubate patients without the aid of sedatives, after weeks of warni…
Loneliness is rampant. A simple call, or hug, may be a cure
By LINDSEY TANNER and MARTHA IRVINE Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The stranger’s call came when Dianne Green needed it most. Alone in the home where she’d raised four kids, grieving recently decease…
Red states on U.S. electoral map lagging on vaccinations
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Georgia (AP) — With coronavirus shots now in the arms of nearly half of American adults, the parts of the U.S. that are excelling and those that are struggling…
Big-business pushback against voting measures gains momentum
By DAVID KOENIG, BRIAN SLODYSKO and MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writers Big business has ratcheted up its objections to proposals that would make it harder to vote, with several hundred companies and…