Purdue Pharma, US states agree to new opioid settlement
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma reached a settlement Thursday over its role in the nation’s deadly opioid crisis that includes U.S. states and thousands of...
MLB cancels opening day, sides fail to reach lockout deal
JUPITER, FLA. Major League Baseball has canceled opening day, with Commissioner Rob Manfred announcing Tuesday the sport will lose regular-season games over a labor...
Activism grows nationwide in response to school book bans
By Heather Hollingsworth and Hillel Italie
The Associated Press
NEW YORK Until a year ago, Stephana Ferrell's political activism was limited to the occasional letter to...
Black female WWII unit recognized with congressional honor
BOSTON The House voted Monday to award the only all-female, Black unit to serve in Europe during World War II with the Congressional Gold...
MLB extends deadline to salvage openers to 5 p.m. Tuesday
JUPITER, FLA. Major League Baseball gave itself and the players' association six hours to salvage opening day.
After a marathon of 13 bargaining sessions over...
Nearly half of Biden’s 500M free COVID tests still unclaimed
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON Nearly half of the 500 million free COVID-19 tests the Biden administration recently made available to the public still...
Trump reasserts GOP dominance as others focus on midterms
By Steve Peoples
The Associated Press
ORLANDO, Fla. Leading Republicans spent much of three days avoiding Donald Trump's chief grievances or ignoring him altogether as they...
Should a sex trafficking defense apply in a homicide case?
By Todd Richmond
The Associated Press
MADISON, Wis. On a June night in 2018, 17-year-old Chrystul Kizer put a .38-caliber pistol in her book bag and...
Fence being reinstalled around US Capitol for Biden speech
By Michael Balsamo
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON Fencing installed around the U.S. Capitol for months after the January 2021 insurrection will be put back up before...
Some Americans welcome new CDC mask guidance, others wary
By Don Babwin and Tammy Webber
The Associated Press
CHICAGO Grace Thomas is fully vaccinated against COVID-19 but still not ready to take off her mask,...