Infectious diseases
COVID variant first gained foothold in rural Missouri

By Heather Hollingsworth 16 minutes ago
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A highly contagious coronavirus variant that is contributing to a surge of cases in Missouri first gained a foothold in rural areas of...

Kentucky governor offers $1,500 bonus to boost workforce

By Bruce Schreiner 18 minutes ago
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear on Thursday dangled a $1,500 bonus meant to lure thousands of unemployed Kentuckians back to work, offering it as an...

Brazil's coach Tite stands in the pitch prior to a Copa America soccer match against Colombia at Nilton Santos stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, June 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Brazil coach is fined for criticizing troubled Copa America

By Mauricio Savarese 21 minutes ago

Salas leads Women's PGA and sees brighter days post-pandemic

By Doug Ferguson 45 minutes ago
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. (AP) — Lizette Salas was in her happy place Thursday, and not just because she kept bogeys off her card at tough Atlanta Athletic Club and...

Steelers cut 6-time Pro Bowl guard DeCastro in surprise move

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday released six-time Pro Bowl guard David DeCastro in a surprise move. The 31-year-old...

FedEx posts profit as online shopping boom continues

By Joseph Pisani 52 minutes ago
NEW YORK (AP) — FedEx reported a nearly $2 billion profit in its most recent quarter, after reporting a loss the year before, helped by a surge in online...

Arizona House GOP limits debate on budget, speeding passage

By Jonathan J. Cooper And Bob Christie 54 minutes ago
PHOENIX (AP) — Angered by House Democrats failing to show up to work earlier in the week to vote on a state budget, Republicans on Thursday limited debate as...

New variant of the coronavirus detected in North Dakota

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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota health officials said Thursday they have documented a new version of the coronavirus in the state. The...

Streets renamed for Isley Brothers in 2 New Jersey towns

By David Porter 60 minutes ago
TEANECK, N.J. (AP) — Through the flag twirlers and the gospel choir and the seemingly endless proclamations from local officials, Ernie Isley was able to...

Marcellus Rowe, 29, talks about the prospect of losing federal unemployment aid at a protest outside the Georgia Department of Labor, Thursday, June 24, 2021, in Atlanta. Rowe says he's not sure how he will pay his rent and utilities without the aid. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)
As Georgia quits federal jobless aid, many to lose payments

By Jeff Amy an hour ago

All big banks pass latest Federal Reserve 'stress tests'

By Ken Sweet an hour ago
NEW YORK (AP) — All 23 of the nation's biggest banks are healthy enough to withstand a sudden economic catastrophe, the Federal Reserve said Thursday as it...

Oklahoma doctor warns of rising coronavirus rate in state

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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma doctor warned Thursday that an increase in coronavirus cases in the state could be the precursor to another surge of the...

NH lawmakers approve $13.5 billion budget package

By Holly Ramer an hour ago
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The Republican-led New Hampshire Legislature on Thursday passed a two-year state budget that includes not only $13.5 billion in spending...

Law enforcement officials say gunmen aboard a number of vehicles have staged attacks in several neighborhoods in the Mexican border city of Reynosa.
4 more suspects held in Mexico border attack that killed 19

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Actor Bill Duke, left, actor Don Cheadle, director Steven Soderbergh and actor Benicio Del Toro pose together at the "No Sudden Move" premiere during the 20th Tribeca Festival at The Battery on Friday, June 18, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Soderbergh, Cheadle return to Detroit in 'No Sudden Move'

By Jake Coyle an hour ago

FILE- In this July 29, 2016, file photo, Canada's Kim Gaucher watches during a break in the second half of a women's exhibition basketball game in Bridgeport, Conn. Gaucher say she is being “forced to decide between being a breastfeeding mom or an Olympic athlete.” COVID-19 rules prevent her from bringing her daughter, Sophie, who was born in March, to the Tokyo Olympics next month. She says Olympic organizers have said “no friends, no family, no exceptions.” The 37-year-old Gaucher is looking into options, such as shipping milk, but has run into complications. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)
Need to breastfeed could block Canadian's path to Olympics

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People wait for information after a partial building collapse, Thursday, June 24, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Many feared dead after Florida beachfront condo collapses

By Wilfredo Lee, Terry Spencer And David Fischer an hour ago

Foo Fighters, Lizzo, Ludacris to play New Orleans Jazz Fest

By Chevel Johnson an hour ago
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Foo Fighters, Lizzo, Demi Lovato, Ludacris, The Isley Brothers, Melissa Etheridge and Trombone Shorty are among the acts slated to take the...

New coronavirus cases mostly in unvaccinated Kentuckians

Piper Hudspeth Blackburn 2 hrs ago
FRANKFORT, Ky (AP) — Almost all coronavirus cases reported in Kentucky during the last four weeks have been in unvaccinated residents, the state’s public...

UK plans to ease quarantine rules for travel to US, EU

By Danica Kirka 2 hrs ago
LONDON (AP) — Britain said Thursday that it intends to relax pandemic travel restrictions by allowing people who are fully vaccinated to visit a wide range of...