Doctors try CRISPR gene editing for cancer, a 1st in the US
Nov 06, 2019
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP - The first attempt in the United States to use a gene editing tool called CRISPR against cancer seems safe in the three patients who have had it so far, but…
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More than 450 Oklahoma inmates walking out of prison doors
Nov 05, 2019
By SEAN MURPHY OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — More than 450 inmates walked out the doors of prisons across Oklahoma on Monday as part of what state officials say is the largest single-day mass commutation in…
Illinois marijuana law aims to undo harm of war on the drug
Nov 04, 2019
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — When lawmakers crafted the law legalizing marijuana in Illinois, they tried to make sure it would right what many see as past wrongs linked to the drug. In addition to expunging…
The Latest: Teachers pleased, relieved strike is over
Nov 01, 2019
CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on Chicago Public Schools teachers’ strike (all times local): 3:15 p.m. Teachers say they’re pleased and relieved to be going back to work after their union and the city reached…
Democrats push impeachment rules package through House
Oct 31, 2019
By ALAN FRAM and MATTHEW DALY WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats rammed a package of ground rules for their impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump through a sharply divided House Thursday, the chamber’s first formal vote in a…
Holiday staffing issues a big stressor for business owners
Oct 30, 2019
By JOYCE M. ROSENBERG NEW YORK (AP) — In the early days of Kristen David’s law firm, she told staffers they could all take off the day after Thanksgiving. But before the holiday, they learned…
Concert promoters turn away from facial recognition tech
Oct 29, 2019
BY MATT O'BRIEN BOSTON (AP) — Concert promoters in the U.S. are stepping back from plans to scan festivalgoers with facial recognition technology, after musicians and others gave it some serious side-eye. Although it remains…
The tip, the raid, the reveal: The takedown of al-Baghdadi
Oct 28, 2019
By DEB RIECHMANN and AAMER MADHANI WASHINGTON (AP) — The helicopters flew low and fast into the night, ferrying U.S. special forces to a compound where Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was hiding in Syria. Half…
Esper: US troops, armored vehicles going to Syria oil fields
Oct 25, 2019
By LOLITA C. BALDOR BRUSSELS (AP) — Pentagon chief Mark Esper said Friday that the United States will leave more American troops and armored vehicles in eastern Syria to help prevent Islamic State militants from…
Wildfire rages as California hit with more rolling blackouts
Oct 24, 2019
By JOCELYN GECKER and NOAH BERGER GEYSERVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California wildfire exploded in size early Thursday amid dangerous winds that prompted the state’s largest utility to impose electrical blackouts to prevent fires.…