By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS In 200 stories over this pandemic-ridden year, The Associated Press has celebrated selfless people who have given of themselves in trying times. The stories have warmed hearts …
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Monarch butterflies down 26% in Mexico wintering grounds
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The number of monarch butterflies that showed up at their winter resting grounds in central Mexico decreased by about 26% this year, and four time…
As hospital numbers fall, fatigued staff get relief at last
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — When COVID-19 patients inundated St. Louis hospitals, respiratory therapists arriving for yet another grueling shift wi…
Amid COVID-19 pandemic, flu has disappeared in the US
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — February is usually the peak of flu season, with doctors’ offices and hospitals packed with suffering patients. But not this year. Flu has virtua…
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
By ALI SWENSON and ARIJETA LAJKA The Associated Press A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared…
New or used? Either way, price hikes squeeze US auto buyers
By TOM KRISHER and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press FENTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The viral pandemic has triggered a cascade of price hikes throughout America’s auto industry — a surge that has…
Some local GOP leaders fire up base with conspiracies, lies
By GARANCE BURKE, MARTHA MENDOZA, JULIET LINDERMAN and LARRY FENN Associated Press A faction of local, county and state Republican officials is pushing lies, misinformation and conspiracy theories tha…
Biden surveys Texas weather damage, encourages virus shots
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — President Joe Biden heard firsthand from Texans clobbered by this month’s brutal winter weather on Friday and pledged to stick with them “fo…
US advisers endorse single-shot COVID-19 vaccine from J&J
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health advisers endorsed a one-dose COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson on Friday, putting the nation on the cus…
Biden: Strikes in Syria sent warning to Iran to ‘be careful’
By LOLITA C. BALDOR, ROBERT BURNS and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Friday that Iran should view his decision to authorize U.S. airstrikes in Syria as …