UN: Carbon-cutting pledges by countries nowhere near enough
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer The newest pledges by countries to cut greenhouse gas emissions are falling far short...
Militia official: US strike in Syria kills 1, wounds several
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA, LOLITA C. BALDOR, and ROBERT BURNS Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — A U.S. airstrike in Syria targeted...
EXPLAINER: How US airstrike in Syria sends message to Iran
By ZEINA KARAM and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A U.S. airstrike targeting facilities used by Iran-backed militias...
Third US vaccine could raise question: Which shots are best?
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation is poised to get a third vaccine...
Georgia prosecutor investigating Trump call urges patience
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia prosecutor investigating potential efforts by Donald Trump and others to...
Some local GOP leaders fire up base with conspiracies, lies
By GARANCE BURKE, MARTHA MENDOZA, JULIET LINDERMAN and LARRY FENN Associated Press A faction of local, county and state Republican...
COVID-19 bill must drop minimum wage hike, arbiter decides
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate parliamentarian dealt a potentially lethal blow Thursday to Democrats' drive...
Biden directive expands jobless aid to more unemployed
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Unemployed Americans who have turned down job offers because they feared...
Biden marks 50M vaccine doses in first 5 weeks in office
By ZEKE MILLER and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Days after marking a solemn milestone in the pandemic,...
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2 hard-hit cities, 2 diverging fates in vaccine rollout
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. (AP) — Mario Valdez, his wife and their 18-year-old son were fully vaccinated for COVID-19 this month as part of a special effort to inoculate every resident of Central Falls, the Rhode Island community hit hardest by the pandemic. "I feel happy," the 62-year-old school bus driver said shortly after receiving his second and final dose. "Too many people here have COVID. It's better to be safe." Roughly 50 miles (80 kilometers) across the state line in Chelsea, a Massachusetts city that was an early epicenter of the virus, high school sophomore...
Read moreMilitia official: US strike in Syria kills 1, wounds several
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA, LOLITA C. BALDOR, and ROBERT BURNS Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — A U.S. airstrike in Syria targeted facilities belonging to a powerful Iranian-backed Iraqi armed group, killing one fighter and wounding several others, an Iraqi militia official said Friday, signaling the first military action undertaken by U.S. President...
Read moreEXPLAINER: How US airstrike in Syria sends message to Iran
By ZEINA KARAM and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A U.S. airstrike targeting facilities used by Iran-backed militias in Syria appears to be a message to Tehran delivered by a new American administration still figuring out its approach to the Middle East. The strike was seemingly a response to...
Read moreThird US vaccine could raise question: Which shots are best?
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation is poised to get a third vaccine against COVID-19, but because at first glance the Johnson & Johnson shot may not be seen as equal to other options, health officials are girding for the question: Which one is...
Read moreGeorgia prosecutor investigating Trump call urges patience
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia prosecutor investigating potential efforts by Donald Trump and others to influence last year's general election has a message for people who are eager to see whether the former president will be charged: Be patient. "I'm in no rush," Fulton County District...
Read moreSome local GOP leaders fire up base with conspiracies, lies
By GARANCE BURKE, MARTHA MENDOZA, JULIET LINDERMAN and LARRY FENN Associated Press A faction of local, county and state Republican officials is pushing lies, misinformation and conspiracy theories that echo those that helped inspire the violent U.S. Capitol siege, online messaging that is spreading quickly through GOP ranks fueled by algorithms...
Read moreCOVID-19 bill must drop minimum wage hike, arbiter decides
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate parliamentarian dealt a potentially lethal blow Thursday to Democrats' drive to hike the minimum wage, deciding that the cherished progressive goal must fall from a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill the party is trying to speed through Congress, Senate Democratic aides...
Read moreBiden directive expands jobless aid to more unemployed
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Unemployed Americans who have turned down job offers because they feared their prospective employers weren't providing sufficient protection from the coronavirus would qualify for jobless aid under a directive the Labor Department issued Thursday. The measure would also expand a federal unemployment-benefits...
Read moreBiden marks 50M vaccine doses in first 5 weeks in office
By ZEKE MILLER and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Days after marking a solemn milestone in the pandemic, President Joe Biden is celebrating the pace of his efforts to end it. On Thursday, Biden marked the administration of the 50 millionth dose of COVID-19 vaccine since his swearing-in. The...
Read moreConservative gathering to feature Trump’s false fraud claims
By JILL COLVIN and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A gathering of conservatives this weekend in Florida will serve as an unabashed endorsement of former President Donald Trump's desire to remain the leader of the Republican Party — and as a forum to fan his false claim that he...
Read moreBill aims to expand broadband access for low-income students
By JOSEPHINE WALKER of Capital News Service undefined RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia General Assembly passed legislation in an effort to expand broadband internet access to low-income students across the commonwealth. Senate Bill 1225, proposed by Sen. Jennifer Boysko, D-Fairfax, authorizes school boards to appropriate funds to partner with private...
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