US to release 50 million barrels of oil to ease energy costs
Nov 23, 2021
By JOSH BOAK and COLLEEN LONG WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday ordered 50 million barrels of oil released from the strategic reserve to help bring down energy costs, in coordination with other…
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Investigators look at if parade crash driver fleeing crime
Nov 22, 2021
By SCOTT BAUER, MIKE BALSAMO and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — Investigators are examining whether the person who drove an SUV through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee may have been fleeing from a…
US expands COVID boosters to all adults, final hurdle ahead
Nov 19, 2021
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators on Friday moved to open up COVID-19 booster shots to all adults, expanding the government’s campaign to shore up protection and get ahead of…
Rittenhouse jury to resume after fresh mistrial request
Nov 18, 2021
By MICHAEL TARM, SCOTT BAUER and AMY FORLITI KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — The jury in Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial was to move into a third day of deliberations Thursday, even as its request to re-watch video…
US overdose deaths topped 100,000 in one year, officials say
Nov 17, 2021
By MIKE STOBBE NEW YORK (AP) — An estimated 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in one year, a never-before-seen milestone that health officials say is tied to the COVID-19 pandemic and a more dangerous…
Xi-Biden talks raise hope for better ties but strains remain
Nov 16, 2021
By KEN MORITSUGU and AAMER MADHANI BEIJING (AP) — China on Tuesday welcomed a virtual meeting between President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden as raising hopes for better relations, while the U.S. was…
A complicated relationship: Biden and Xi prepare for meeting
Nov 15, 2021
By AAMER MADHANI WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping have slurped noodles together in Beijing. They’ve shared deep thoughts about the meaning of America during an exchange on the Tibetan plateau. They’ve…
70 minutes at Astroworld: A countdown to catastrophe
Nov 12, 2021
By MATT SEDENSKY Anticipation had been building for hours, but never more than now, as the red numerals on the countdown clock disappeared and the first synthesized notes vibrated. An image of an eagle in…
UN chief says global warming goal on ‘life support’
Nov 11, 2021
By SETH BORENSTEIN and FRANK JORDANS GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 F) is “on life support” as U.N. climate talks enter…
As cities grow, wastewater recycling gets another look
Nov 10, 2021
By BRITTANY PETERSON and SAM METZ DENVER (AP) — Around the U.S., cities are increasingly warming to an idea that once induced gags: Sterilize wastewater from toilets, sinks and factories, and eventually pipe it back…