By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer GRAND PORTAGE, Minn. (AP) — To administer this COVID test, Todd Kautz had to lie on his belly in the snow and worm his upper body into the narrow den of a hibernating …
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FACT FOCUS: False claims spread in aftermath of Oscars slap
By ALI SWENSON Associated Press Will Smith slapping comedian Chris Rock onstage at Sunday’s 94th Academy Awards was a moment that was hard to believe. But false news about the shocking confronta…
US opens second COVID boosters to 50 and up, others at risk
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press Americans 50 and older can get a second COVID-19 booster if it’s been at least four months since their last vaccination, a chance at extra prot…
Civilian Army leader led child porn ring, risked US security
By MICHAEL REZENDES Associated Press SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (AP) — David Frodsham was a top civilian commander at a U.S. air base in Afghanistan when he “jokingly” asked an IT technician for access to Yo…
Jan. 6 committee votes to hold Scavino, Navarro in contempt
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol voted unanimously Monday night to hold former Trump…
EXPLAINER: How would billionaire income tax work?
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A “Billionaire Minimum Income Tax” is included in President Joe Biden’s fiscal year 2023 budget proposal — part of the administration’s effort to r…
Black women feel sting of ‘traumatizing’ Jackson hearings
By AARON MORRISON and LISA MASCARO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — “Senator,” she said, letting out an audible sigh. In that singular moment, Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jacksonspoke for coun…
AP FACT CHECK: Trump distorts Obama-Biden aid to Ukraine
By ROBERT BURNS, AAMER MADHANI and HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Casting himself as tough on Russia, former President Donald Trump lowballed the amount of U.S. military aid provided to U…
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…
How would those accused of Ukraine war crimes be prosecuted?
By ERIKA KINETZ Associated Press LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Each day searing stories pour out of Ukraine: A maternity hospital bombed in Mariupol. A mother and her children killed as they fled Irpin in a hu…