Biden eyes tougher vaccine rules without provoking backlash
WASHINGTON (AP) — When the pace of vaccinations in the U.S. first began to slow, President Joe Biden backed incentives like million-dollar cash lotteries if that's what it took to get shots in arms. But as new coronavirus infections soar,
Census shows less white Texas ahead of redistricting fight
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Four of the nation’s 10 fastest-growing municipalities are suburbs of Texas' big cities, census data released Thursday shows, meaning the second largest state in the U.S. could play a big part in the redistricting battle for
Edmonton hints at extending mask mandate on public transit if province drops measure
Edmonton's mayor says city council will vote on introducing a local mask mandate for public transit if the Alberta government moves forward with plans to lift the safety measure next week. Come Monday, the province is expected to drop the province-wide...
China dismisses Canadian protests over cases tied to Huawei
BEIJING (AP) — China on Thursday dismissed Canada's protests of harsh sentences handed down by Chinese courts to Canadians whose cases are seen as linked to the arrest in Vancouver of a top executive at Chinese tech giant Huawei.
Police: 4 arrests in 2011 killing of Elijah Cummings’ nephew
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Police in the Virginia city of Norfolk say they've solved the decade-old slaying of a college student who was a nephew of the late Maryland Congressman Elijah Cummings.
States that had a grip on COVID now seeing a crush of cases
The COVID-19 surge that is sending hospitalizations to all-time highs in parts of the South is also clobbering states like Hawaii and Oregon that were once seen as pandemic success stories.
Parents, physicians sue over Oklahoma mask mandate ban
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Parents of schoolchildren joined the Oklahoma State Medical Association on Thursday in filing a lawsuit seeking to overturn a state law banning mask requirements in public schools.
Supreme Court justice won’t block college vaccine mandate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Thursday refused to block a plan by Indiana University to require students and employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Larry Heinzerling, AP executive and bureau chief, dies at 75
NEW YORK (AP) — Larry Heinzerling, a 41-year Associated Press news executive and bureau chief who played a key role in winning freedom for hostage Terry Anderson from his Hezbollah abductors in Lebanon, has died after a short illness. He
UK to send 600 troops to Kabul to help nationals leave
LONDON (AP) — Britain said Thursday that it will send around 600 troops to Afghanistan to help U.K. nationals leave the country amid growing concerns about the security situation following the rapid advance of the Taliban.