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Vaccine Appointments Canceled Amid Confusion Over Supply
An increasing number of COVID-19 vaccination sites around the U.S. are canceling appointments because of vaccine ...
Group of US Catholic Bishops Urges Support for LGBT Youth
NEW YORK (AP) — Declaring "God is on your side," a Roman Catholic cardinal, an archbishop ...
Democrats Start Reining in Expectations for Immigration Bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — It's taken only days for Democrats gauging how far President Joe Biden's bold ...
Group Urges Climate Adaptation Funding in Pandemic Recovery
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An organization that promotes efforts to adapt the environment to cope ...
Language Barriers, Wariness Make Vaccinating Immigrants Hard
MECCA, Calif. (AP) — Migrant workers lined up by the hundreds during a break from picking ...
Transgender Youth Bills in US States Reflect Deep Divisions
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Transgender kids would be banned from playing on school sports teams for ...
Judge Gives Preliminary OK to $641M Flint Water Deal
DETROIT (AP) — A judge granted preliminary approval Thursday to a $641 million deal that would ...
SC Adds Some Parents to Vaccine List Amid High Demand
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina health officials have slightly expanded the pool of people eligible ...
On Day One, Biden to Undo Trump Policies on Climate, Virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — In his first hours as president, Joe Biden will aim to strike at ...
Federal Court Strikes Down Major Trump Climate Rollback
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a last-minute slap at President Donald Trump, a federal appeals court struck ...
Coronavirus Deaths Rising in 30 US States Amid Winter Surge
NEW YORK (AP) — Coronavirus deaths are rising in nearly two-thirds of American states as a ...
A New COVID-19 Challenge: Mutations Rise Along With Cases
The race against the virus that causes COVID-19 has taken a new turn: Mutations are rapidly ...
Biden’s Aid Plan Could Revamp Economy, Prompt GOP Resistance
BALTIMORE (AP) — The $1.9 trillion rescue plan unveiled by President-elect Joe Biden offers the chance ...
California Counties Beg for Vaccine as Eligibility Expands
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California counties begged for more coronavirus vaccine as the state added a ...
Expecting Trouble, DC Locks Down a Week Before Inauguration
WASHINGTON (AP) — All through downtown Washington, the primary sound for several blocks was the beeping ...
Flint Families Welcome Water Crisis Charges, Seek Healing
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Flint mother Ariana Hawk struggled to find words. Bittersweet came to mind, ...
Anti-Semitism Seen in Capitol Insurrection Raises Alarms
WASHINGTON (AP) — As a mob of supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol last ...
California Turns Stadiums Into COVID-19 Vaccination Centers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is transforming baseball stadiums, fairgrounds and even a Disneyland Resort parking ...
Harris Team Says it Was Blindsided by VP-Elect’s Vogue Cover
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has landed on the cover of the February ...
Social Platforms Flex Their Power, Lock Down Trump Accounts
After years of treating President Donald Trump's inflammatory rhetoric with a light touch, Facebook and Instagram ...
US Unemployment Claims Slip to Still-High 787,000
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell slightly last week to 787,000, ...
Legislators Eye Minimum Sick Leave, Anti-Discrimination Law
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico legislators unveiled initiatives on issues ranging from minimum sick-day ...
Trump Supporters Storm US Capitol, Clash with Police
WASHINGTON (AP) — Protesters supporting President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, clashing with police ...
After Top Staff Exodus, Texas AG Seeks $43M For Google Suit
DALLAS (AP) — The mass exodus of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's top staff over accusations ...
New Mexico Begins Public Meeting on Proposed Methane Rules
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico oil and gas regulators on Monday kicked off a public ...
Bill Legalizing Abortion Passed in Pope’s Native Argentina
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina on Wednesday became the largest nation in Latin America to ...
After a Year Like This, Expect a Strange New Year’s Eve
NEW YORK (AP) — If ever a year's end seemed like cause for celebration, 2020 might ...
More COVID-19 Vaccines in the Pipeline as US Effort Ramps Up
A huge U.S. study of another COVID-19 vaccine candidate got underway Monday as states continue to ...
One Good Thing: Highlights of 9 Months in Tales of Kindness
In mid-March, as the coronavirus was ravaging communities and economies around the world, The Associated Press ...
Aid Groups Aim to Bring Health Care to Migrants on Way to US
MATAMOROS, Mexico (AP) — Aurora Leticia Cruz has tried to keep up with her blood pressure ...
Girl Scouts Rebuke Boy Scouts in Escalating Recruitment War
NEW YORK (AP) — The Girl Scouts are in a "highly damaging" recruitment war with the ...
A Pandemic Christmas: Services Move Online, People Stay Home
ROME (AP) — Families that usually reunite on Christmas over a hearty, lingering meal celebrated apart ...
Endangered Ferrets Get Experimental COVID-19 in Colorado
In late summer, as researchers accelerated the first clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccines for humans, a ...
Pope on COVID-19 Vaccine: Needy, Vulnerable Must Come First
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis made a Christmas Day plea for authorities to make COVID-19 ...
Feral Pigs Flummox Puerto Rico, Infiltrate Communities
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Thousands of Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs are snorting and squealing their ...
Surging Virus, Plummeting Temperatures Challenge Shelters
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — After three years on the streets, Tiecha Vannoy and her boyfriend Chris ...
US Layoffs Remain Elevated as 803,000 Seek Jobless Aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell by 89,000 last week to ...
COVID-19 Spikes Follow in Prisons After Inmate Transfers
DETROIT (AP) — Families of men incarcerated at Michigan's Kinross Correctional Facility believed its remote location ...
US Regulators OK Genetically Modified Pig for Food, Drugs
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. regulators have approved a genetically modified pig for food and medical ...
US Plans Oil, Gas Lease Sale in Alaska’s Arctic Refuge
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management plans to hold an oil and ...
