By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — For the second time in less than a week, a 21-year-old man used a gun purchased legally in the United States to massacre people simply work…
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Eddie Murphy inducted into NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eddie Murphy was inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame at the organization’s show that highlighted works by entertainers …
In a nation founded on whiteness, how to really discuss it?
By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press John Bost seems precisely the kind of person that his fellow Americans could have a conversation with — politically moderate, neither an Obama voter nor a Trump one, …
EXPLAINER: What does Georgia’s new GOP election law do?
By BEN NADLER and JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The sweeping rewrite of Georgia’s election rules represents the first big set of changes since former President Donald Trump’s re…
Shots in little arms: COVID-19 vaccine testing turns to kids
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer The 9-year-old twins didn’t flinch as each received test doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine — and then a sparkly bandage to cover the spot. “Sparkles make e…
Democrats assail Georgia law, make case for voting overhaul
By STEVE PEOPLES and LISA MASCARO Associated Press Democrats on Friday seized on new voting restrictions in Georgia to focus attention on the fight to overhaul federal election laws, setting up a slow…
Colorado shooting suspect passed check in legal gun purchase
By PATTY NIEBERG and JAMES ANDERSON Associated Press BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — The suspect in the Colorado supermarket shootings bought a firearm at a local gun store after passing a background check, and…
Vaccination race enlists grassroots aides to fight mistrust
By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) — His last job was selling cars, but in his new gig, working to turn the tide against a pandemic, Herman Simmons knows not to be too pushy or overbeari…
In shift, oil industry group backs federal price on carbon
By MATTHEW DALY and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The oil and gas industry’s top lobbying group on Thursday endorsed a federal price on carbon dioxide emissions that contribut…
Border crossings strain resources in Rio Grande Valley
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and JOHN MONE The Associated Press HARLINGEN, Texas (AP) — Elmer Maldonado spent a week in immigration custody with his 1-year-old son after crossing the Rio Grande through Texa…