By MOHAMED IBRAHIM and GRETCHEN EHLKE Associated Press BUFFALO, Minn. (AP) — A 67-year-old man unhappy with the health care he’d received opened fire at a clinic Tuesday, killing one person and …
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Hack exposes vulnerability of cash-strapped US water plants
By FRANK BAJAK, ALAN SUDERMAN and TAMARA LUSH Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A hacker’s botched attempt to poison the water supply of a small Florida city is raising alarms about just ho…
Nothing to sneeze at: Global warming triggers earlier pollen
BY SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer When Dr. Stanley Fineman started as an allergist in Atlanta, he told patients they should start taking their medications and prepare for the drippy, sneezy onslaug…
EXPLAINER: What’s ahead as Trump impeachment trial begins
BY MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment trial begins Tuesday, forcing the Senate to decide whether to convict him of incit…
New variants raise worry about COVID-19 virus reinfections
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer Evidence is mounting that having COVID-19 may not protect against getting infected again with some of the new variants. People also can get second infecti…
5 key questions for Trump’s Senate impeachment trial
By ERIC TUCKER and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Arguments begin Tuesday in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump on allegations that he incited the violent mob that stormed t…
Which COVID-19 tests are required for international travel?
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer Which COVID-19 tests are required for international travel? It depends on where you’re going. In an effort to limit the spread of new coronavirus variants, ma…
Next stop Mars: 3 spacecraft arriving in quick succession
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — After hurtling hundreds of millions of miles through space since last summer, three robotic explorers are ready to hit the brakes at Mars…
Analysis: A race war evident long before the Capitol siege
By AARON MORRISON Associated Press A war rages on in America, and it didn’t begin with Donald Trump or the assault on the Capitol. It started with slavery and never ended, through lynchings and voter …
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
By 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 widely on social media. The A…