To grandmother’s house or no? Omicron disrupts holiday plans
Dec 23, 2021
By LAURA UNGAR and TALI ARBEL AP - Dave Fravel and his wife invited several relatives to their Cape Cod home for Christmas to share food, gifts and the togetherness they’ve longed for during the…
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Democrats ‘not giving up’ on Biden bill, talks with Manchin
Dec 22, 2021
By LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden appears determined to return to the negotiating table with Sen. Joe Manchin, the holdout Democrat who effectively tanked the party’s signature $2 trillion…
Biden to pledge 500M free COVID-19 tests to counter omicron
Dec 21, 2021
By JOSH BOAK and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR WASHINGTON (AP) — With the omicron variant on the march, President Joe Biden plans to announce 500 million free rapid tests for Americans, increased support for hospitals under strain and a…
Manchin’s child tax credit stance draws criticism back home
Dec 17, 2021
By ASHRAF KHALIL WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Joe Manchin’s reluctance to endorse the Biden administration’s expanded child tax credit program is rippling through his home state of West Virginia. Manchin, a moderate Democrat, is one…
Towns in mourning while digging out from deadly tornadoes
Dec 16, 2021
By SEAN MURPHY and BRUCE SCHREINER DAWSON SPRINGS, Ky. (AP) — Tight-knit communities still digging out from the deadly tornadoes that killed dozens of people across eight states in the South and Midwest are turning to another…
Chauvin pleads guilty to federal charges in Floyd’s death
Dec 15, 2021
By AMY FORLITI ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges of violating George Floyd’s civil rights, averting a trial but likely extending the time he is…
Tornado-slammed parts of Kentucky face long recovery
Dec 14, 2021
By BRUCE SCHREINER and CLAIRE GALOFARO MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — Workers, volunteers and members of the National Guard fanned out in areas of Kentucky slammed by a series of tornadoes to begin the long process…
‘Y’all pray for Mayfield’: Town grieves in tornado aftermath
Dec 13, 2021
By CLAIRE GALOFARO MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — Judy Burton’s hands shivered as she gazed up at what had been her third-floor apartment. She could see her clothes still hanging in the closet, through the building’s…
Pandemic mystery: Scientists focus on COVID’s animal origins
Dec 10, 2021
By LAURA UNGAR AP - Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the origin of the virus tormenting the world remains shrouded in mystery. Most scientists believe it emerged in the wild and jumped from…
Biden sounds alarm about global democracy at virtual summit
Dec 09, 2021
By AAMER MADHANI and COLLEEN LONG WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday opened the first White House Summit for Democracy by sounding an alarm about a global slide for democratic institutions and called for world…