By KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — An expected bump in violent crime this summer has mayors and police officials around the U.S. rolling out familiar strategies of making officers more …
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High blood pressure plagues many Black Americans. Combined with COVID, it’s catastrophic
By KAT STAFFORD Associated Press DISTRICT HEIGHTS, Md. (AP) — Charles Thomas was unwell but he had no time for rest. He was on the cusp of a management promotion and a move to Florida to begin a new c…
Supreme Court limits regulation of some US wetlands, making it easier to develop and destroy them
By JOHN FLESHER and MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press The U.S. Supreme Court has stripped federal agencies of authority over millions of acres of wetlands, weakening a bedrock environmental law enacted…
COVID pill Paxlovid gets full FDA approval after more than a year of emergency use
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer received full approval on Thursday for its COVID-19 pill Paxlovid that’s been the go-to treatment against the coronavirus. More than …
Army veteran Ohio Oath Keeper, sentenced to prison for Jan. 6 Capitol attack
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, LINDSAY WHITEHURST and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Army veterans who stormed the U.S. Capitol in a military-style formation with fellow members of…
Doctor’s supporters, hospital at odds with Indiana penalty for talking about 10-year-old’s abortion
By TOM DAVIES Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Supporters of an Indianapolis doctor voiced frustration Friday with the Indiana medical board’s decision that she violated patient privacy laws when …
Black kids face racism before they even start school. It’s driving a major mental health crisis.
By ANNIE MA Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — To her students who need the most support, India Strother is rarely just “Ms. Strother” — she’s a family figure they call “Mom,” a trusted guide as t…
North Carolina gerrymander ruling gives electoral gift to GOP in Congress
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina redistricting ruling has set up a possible electoral windfall for congressional Republicans in preserving their U.S. House m…
As abortion battle shifts, Planned Parenthood to boost regional affiliate funds, cut national staff
By GEOFF MULVIHILL and THALIA BEATY Associated Press Planned Parenthood is shifting funding to its state affiliates and cutting national office staff to reflect a changed landscape in both how abortio…
What it would mean for the global economy if the US defaults on its debt
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — If the debt crisis roiling Washington were eventually to send the United States crashing into recession, America’s economy would hardly sink…