By MADDIE BURAKOFF AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists discovered the oldest known DNA and used it to reveal what life was like 2 million years ago in the northern tip of Greenland. Today, it…
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FBI got earlier tip about Colorado Springs gay bar shooter
By COLLEEN SLEVIN AND JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Authorities said the person who would later kill five at a Colorado gay nightclub was on the FBI’s radar a day before being arrested fo…
‘Next mass killer’: Dropped case foretold Colorado bloodbath
By JIM MUSTIAN, COLLEEN SLEVIN and BERNARD CONDON Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Anderson Lee Aldrich loaded bullets into a Glock pistol and chugged vodka, ominously warning frightene…
Biden’s efforts to protect abortion access hit roadblocks
By AMANDA SEITZ and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is still actively searching for ways to safeguard abortion access for millions of women, even as it bumps u…
Many kids are struggling. Is special education the answer?
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press The COVID-19 pandemic sent Heidi Whitney’s daughter into a tailspin. Suddenly the San Diego middle schooler was sleeping all day and awake all night. When in-…
DOJ subpoenas election officials in states Trump disputed
By SCOTT BAUER and JILL COLVIN Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith has subpoenaed local election officials in Wisconsin, Michigan, Arizona and Pennsylvania, asking for com…
Trump Organization convicted in executive tax dodge scheme
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s company was convicted of tax fraud Tuesday for helping executives dodge taxes on extravagant perks such as Manhattan apartments and …
Knight, Clooney, Grant feted at Kennedy Center Honors
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A heartfelt Patti LaBelle praised her lifelong friend Gladys Knight. Matt Damon playfully teased his friend George Clooney — a lot — while Sheryl …
The pandemic, Karens, crypto craziness: We’re over you, 2022
LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The rudeness pandemic, the actual pandemic and all things gray. There’s a lot to leave behind when 2022 comes to a close as uncertainty rules aroun…
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…