PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - States around the country are lifting COVID-19 restrictions. But Oregon is poised to go the opposite direction, and many residents are fuming about it. A top health official is considering indefinitely extending rules requiring masks and…
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden plans to lift his predecessor’s historically low cap on refugees by next month. The change in direction comes after Biden initially moved only to expand the eligibility criteria for resettlement, which drew swift criticism…
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA has chosen SpaceX to build the lunar lander that will eventually put the first woman and person of color on the moon. Friday's announcement came just a few hours after SpaceX's most international crew…
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy says COVID-19 vaccines would be made available at key airports in the state starting June 1. He made the announcement Friday, as he unveiled plans aimed at bolstering Alaska’s pandemic-battered tourist industry.…
The FBI says that last year it questioned the man who fatally shot eight people at a FedEx plant in Indianapolis.
The White House is expelling Russian diplomats and implementing sanctions in response to election interference and the hacking of federal government agencies.
Toyota is recalling nearly 280,000 Venza SUVs in the U.S. because a wiring problem could stop the side air bags from inflating in a crash.
Kim Potter, a former police officer who fatally shot 20-year-old motorist Daunte Wright during a traffic stop, will be charged with second-degree manslaughter.
The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a dozen people in waters off the coast of Louisiana after six crew members were pulled from rough seas.
Bernie Madoff, the financier who pleaded guilty to orchestrating a massive Ponzi scheme, has died in prison.
President Biden will set the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks as the goal to withdraw troops from Afghanistan.
The U.S. is recommending a “pause” in administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Despite the strongest public support and the most sympathetic president in years, the American labor movement just suffered a stinging defeat -- again. Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama, overwhelmingly voted against joining the Retail, Wholesale and…
GRETNA, La. (AP) - A former sheriff’s dispatcher in a New Orleans suburb has been arrested, accused by authorities of refusing to return more than $1.2 million that had been accidentally deposited into her brokerage account. Local media reports say…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A sixth person has died after a shooting earlier this week by a former NFL player who also killed four members of a South Carolina family. York County Coroner Sabrina Gast said Saturday that 38-year-old air…
LONDON (AP) - Prince Philip will be laid to rest with all the honors due a prince of the United Kingdom and a consort to Queen Elizabeth II. But the coronavirus pandemic means it will be a more low-key farewell…
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Ethics Committee has announced an investigation into Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz. The news comes as federal prosecutors probing sex trafficking allegations against Gaetz are also scrutinizing the actions of some of his political allies and…
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - The reigning Mrs. World on Friday relinquished her title while defending her decision to pull the crown off the head of this year’s winner of Mrs. Sri Lanka, whom she falsely claimed to be a…
NEW ORLEANS - Bars in New Orleans are doing their part to battle the coronavirus pandemic. Local media report that two of the city’s bars are holding events where patrons can get the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine. The Dragon’s…
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden has released a $1.5 trillion wish list for his first federal budget. He's asking for substantial gains for education, health care, housing and environmental protection. Republicans are complaining that there isn't more for the…
Buckingham Palace says Prince Philip, the irascible and tough-minded husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has died.
An explosive eruption has rocked La Soufriere volcano on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent.
A new study reveals that a third of COVID-19 patients suffer from long term neurological or psychological conditions.
A Navy medic shot and critically wounded two people at a Maryland business park before fleeing to the Fort Detrick Army base, where he was shot and killed.