By KATE BRUMBACK and ANGIE WANG Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A white gunman was charged Wednesday with killing eight people at three Atlanta-area massage parlors in an attack that sent terror throu…
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EXPLAINER: What’s the Senate filibuster and why change it?
BY LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s not that different from the movies. President Joe Biden said the Senate should operate like it did in the “old days,” with s…
Treasury: $242 billion in new relief payments already sent
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department says it has sent out 90 million economic impact payments totaling $242 billion since President Joe Biden signed a $1.…
US: Putin approved operations to help Trump against Biden
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized influence operations to help Donald Trump in last November’s presidential election, according to a d…
Play Ball! Little League World Series eyes possible return
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer Play Ball! Hopefully. A year after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the Little League World Series to be canceled, organizers are hopeful the late-summer Classic will retur…
Automakers embrace electric vehicles. But what about buyers?
By TOM KRISHER and DAVID MCHUGH Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The world’s major automakers have made something abundantly clear: They believe electric vehicles will dominate their industry in the ye…
2 charged in assault of Capitol officer who died after riot
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials have arrested and charged two men with assaulting U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick with bear spr…
Immigrant teens to be housed at Dallas convention center
By NOMAAN MERCHANT and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — The U.S. government plans to house up to 3,000 immigrant teenagers at a convention center in downtown Dallas as it struggles to find…
The joy of music returns for Grammy winners, performers
By DAVID BAUDER AP Entertainment Writer Beyoncé, Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish made history at the Grammy Awards. Just as joyously, dozens of creators largely sidelined for a year due to the pandemic…
Nurses fight conspiracy theories along with coronavirus
By ALI SWENSON and DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press Los Angeles emergency room nurse Sandra Younan spent the last year juggling long hours as she watched many patients struggle with the coronavirus and …