By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and a top health official warned Monday that too many Americans are declaring virus victory too quickly, appealing for mask requir…
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More than a dozen states to open vaccines to all adults
By MICHELLE R. SMITH and TERRY TANG Associated Press More than a dozen states will open vaccine eligibility to all adults this week in a major expansion of COVID-19 shots for tens of millions of Ameri…
AP sources: SolarWinds hack got emails of top DHS officials
By ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press Suspected Russian hackers gained access to email accounts belonging to the Trump administration’s head of the Department of Homeland Security and members of the…
Jurors shown video at ex-officer’s trial in Floyd’s death
By STEVE KARNOWSKI and AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The video of George Floyd gasping for breath was essentially Exhibit A as the former Minneapolis police officer who pressed his k…
Biden boosts offshore wind energy, wants to power 10M homes
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is moving to sharply increase offshore wind energy along the East Coast, saying Monday it is taking initial steps toward app…
Now vaccinated, older adults emerge from COVID hibernation
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Bill Griffin waited more than a year for this moment: Newly vaccinated, he embraced his 3-year-old granddaughter for the first time since the pan…
Expelled from US at night, migrant families weigh next steps
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press REYNOSA, Mexico (AP) — In one of Mexico’s most notorious cities for organized crime, migrants are expelled from the United States throughout the night, exhauste…
GOP lawmakers seek greater control over local elections
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press Partisan takeovers of election boards. Threats to fine county election officials and overturn results. Even bans on giving water to voters while they stand in lin…
New York lawmakers agree to legalize recreational marijuana
By MARINA VILLENEUVE, JENNIFER PELTZ and KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York is poised to join a growing number of states that have legalized marijuana after state lawmakers r…
UK variant hunters lead global race to stay ahead of COVID
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — On March 4, 2020, when there were just 84 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the U.K., professor Sharon Peacock recognized that the country needed to expand …