By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Empathy is not a quality many Republican senators want to see in the next Supreme Court justice. Traditionally considered an admirable …
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Experts worry about how US will see next COVID surge coming
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — As coronavirus infections rise in some parts of the world, experts are watching for a potential new COVID-19 surge in the U.S. — and wondering how long…
Ice shelf collapses in previously stable East Antarctica
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer An ice shelf the size of New York City has collapsed in East Antarctica, an area long thought to be stable and not hit much by climate change, concerned scientists…
Ukraine war drives US, EU deal to undercut Russian energy
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — With stunning speed, Russia’s war in Ukraine is driving Western Europe into the outstretched arms of the United States again, especially apparent w…
US states seek to ease inflation burden with direct payments
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — With inflation raging and state coffers flush with cash, governors and lawmakers across the U.S. are considering a relatively simple solution…
A girl and her hamster: Half of Ukraine’s children flee war
By CARA ANNA Associated Press MOSTYSKA, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s invasion has displaced half of Ukraine’s children. On a hospital bed in a town close to the border with Poland, a little girl with a lon…
American weekly jobless claims at lowest level since 1969
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week fell to its lowest level in 52 years as the U.S. job market continues to show stre…
Takeaways: Joy, tears, culture wars dominate Jackson hearing
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s not just Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson who is being scrutinized. Senators are also being watched at this…
AP FACT CHECK: Senators misrepresent Jackson on abortion
By HOPE YEN and CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators painted Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson as hostile to anti-abortion views, twisting words from a lega…
Ex-prosecutor: Trump ‘guilty of numerous felony violations’
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A prosecutor who had been leading a criminal investigation into Donald Trump before quitting last month said in his resignation letter that he beli…