Atlanta-area shootings leave 8 dead, many of Asian descent
Mar 17, 2021
By KATE BRUMBACK ATLANTA (AP) — A series of shootings over nearly an hour at three Atlanta-area massage parlors left eight people dead and raised fears that the attack was another hate crime against Asian…
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Advocates seek Biden push on gun bills, but prospects iffy
Mar 16, 2021
By ALEXANDRA JAFFE WASHINGTON (AP) — After President Joe Biden’s giant COVID-19 relief bill passed Congress, he made a prime-time address to the nation and presided over a Rose Garden ceremony. But there wasn’t so much as…
Vatican bars gay union blessing, says God ‘can’t bless sin’
Mar 15, 2021
By NICOLE WINFIELD ROME (AP) — The Vatican decreed Monday that the Catholic Church cannot bless same-sex unions since God “cannot bless sin.” The Vatican’s orthodoxy office, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith,…
Defying rules, anti-vaccine accounts thrive on social media
Mar 12, 2021
By BARBARA ORTUTAY and AMANDA SEITZ AP - With vaccination against COVID-19 in full swing, social platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter say they’ve stepped up their fight against misinformation that aims to undermine trust in…
AP-NORC poll: 1 in 5 in US lost someone close in pandemic
Mar 11, 2021
By LAURAN NEERGAARD, HANNAH FINGERHUT and MARION RENAULT WASHINGTON (AP) — About 1 in 5 Americans say they lost a relative or close friend to the coronavirus, highlighting the division between heartache and hope as…
Biden’s first 50 days: Where he stands on key promises
Mar 10, 2021
By ALEXANDRA JAFFE WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden laid out an ambitious agenda for his first 100 days in office, promising swift action on everything from climate change to immigration reform to the coronavirus pandemic. He hits…
$1.9T Biden relief package a bet government can help cure US
Mar 09, 2021
By JOSH BOAK and LISA MASCARO WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden wants America to know that he’s from the government and he’s here to help. That sentiment became a well-worn punchline under Ronald Reagan…
Fully vaccinated people can gather without masks, CDC says
Mar 08, 2021
By MIKE STOBBE NEW YORK (AP) — Fully vaccinated Americans can gather with other vaccinated people indoors without wearing a mask or social distancing, according to long-awaited guidance from federal health officials. The recommendations also…
Senate nears relief bill votes after half-day GOP delay
Mar 05, 2021
By ALAN FRAM WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate steered on Friday toward a voting marathon on Democrats’ $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill after enduring an extraordinary half-day holdup forced by a Republican foe of President…
Law enforcement on alert after plot warning at US Capitol
Mar 04, 2021
By MICHAEL BALSAMO WASHINGTON (AP) — Law enforcement was on high alert Thursday around the U.S. Capitol after intelligence uncovered a “possible plot” by a militia group to storm the iconic building again, two months…