Congress moves to avert partial government shutdown
Sep 30, 2021
By KEVIN FREKING WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is moving to avert one crisis while putting off another with the Senate poised to approve legislation that would fund the federal government into early December. The House…
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Sign of progress, Biden digs in to strike deal on $3.5T plan
Sep 29, 2021
By LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER WASHINGTON (AP) — Pressure mounting but with signs of progress, President Joe Biden will hunker down at the White House to try to strike a deal and win over…
GOP blocks bill to keep government going; new try ahead
Sep 28, 2021
By LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators blocked a bill to keep the government operating and allow federal borrowing, but Democrats aiming to avert a shutdown pledged to try again —…
Beyond, Impossible join crowded plant-based chicken market
Sep 27, 2021
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP - Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods found success with realistic plant-based burgers. Now, they’re hoping to replicate that in the fast-growing but crowded market for plant-based chicken nuggets. Beyond Meat said…
CDC endorses COVID booster for millions of older Americans
Sep 24, 2021
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MIKE STOBBE AP - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday endorsed booster shots for millions of older or otherwise vulnerable Americans, opening a major new phase in the…
Tensions grow as US, allies deepen Indo-Pacific involvement
Sep 23, 2021
By DAVID RISING BANGKOK (AP) — With increasingly strong talk in support of Taiwan, a new deal to supply Australia with nuclear submarines, and the launch of a European strategy for greater engagement in the…
‘Soul-crushing’: US COVID-19 deaths are topping 1,900 a day
Sep 22, 2021
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH AP - COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. have climbed to an average of more than 1,900 a day for the first time since early March, with experts saying the virus is preying…
‘The world must wake up’: Tasks daunting as UN meeting opens
Sep 21, 2021
By EDITH M. LEDERER NEW YORK (AP) — In person and on screen, world leaders returned to the United Nations’ foremost gathering for the first time in the pandemic era on Tuesday with a formidable,…
Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine works in kids ages 5 to 11
Sep 20, 2021
By LAURAN NEERGAARD Pfizer said Monday its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11 and that it will seek U.S. authorization for this age group soon -- a key step toward beginning vaccinations…
Black Iowa police chief faces backlash after bringing change
Sep 17, 2021
By RYAN J. FOLEY WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — The first Black police chief in Waterloo, Iowa, is facing intense opposition from some current and former officers as he works with city leaders to reform the…