AP National News

By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — President Joe Biden has appointed Chicago wastewater official Debra Shore to…

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Considering he’s starred for more than 18 seasons on television’s most popular drama,…

By PATTY NIEBERG Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Colorado state and federal officials announced Tuesday that the state will…

SEATTLE (AP) — The Boeing Co. has told employees they must be vaccinated against COVID-19 or possibly be fired. The Seattle Times reports the…

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (AP) — A standalone Peppa Pig theme park at the Legoland Florida Resort is scheduled to open Feb. 24. Park officials also…

LONDON (AP) — A government agency says England will be hit hard by floods like those that devastated Germany this summer if the country does not…

By DAVID PORTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A project to build a rail link connecting New York City to LaGuardia Airport has been put on hold.…

By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Investigators with Georgia’s secretary of state’s office have not found any evidence to…

By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Politics Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Terry McAuliffe, the Democratic candidate for Virginia governor, is calling on…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor has announced that he will be lifting a curfew and a ban on alcohol sales as the U.S.…

By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is warning that “difficult decisions must be made” as Democrats weigh…

By MARIA DI MENTO of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Umbrella groups that serve and advocate for nonprofits or grant makers…

LONDON (AP) — Authorities in London say a fire erupted on the 20th floor of an apartment building in the city’s southwest, causing dozens of…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge says the Maryland couple charged in a plot to sell sensitive U.S. submarine secrets to a foreign government will…

ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia county has unanimously voted to remove a “genocide cannon” from a city square where it resided for more than a…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The remains of five people and the wreckage of a U.S. Navy helicopter that crashed in the ocean off California have been…

By TATIANA POLLASTRI and DIANE JEANTET Associated Press APARECIDA, Brazil (AP) — Tens of thousands of Brazilian worshippers have braved the…

By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — The former youth protection director for the Boy Scouts of America says the organization…

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press An Indiana hairdresser linked to the QAnon conspiracy theory has been sentenced to 14 days in jail and 60 hours…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A replica of a mysterious pre-Hispanic sculpture of an Indigenous woman has been chosen to replace a statue of Christopher…

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, U.S. heath officials have authorized an electronic cigarette, saying the…

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The official IRNA news agency says Iran has arrested 10 people in a southern province linked to foreign intelligence services.…

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A conservative think tank and former Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker are asking the…

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — With the governor of Texas leading the charge, conservative Republicans in several…

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida has issued its first fine to a county it says violated a…

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors have promised to drop their case against a former Wake Forest University…

By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Jury duty notices have been mailed to 1,000 people in Georgia for the approaching trial of…

By ARITZ PARRA Associated Press DAJLA REFUGEE CAMP, Algeria (AP) — The leader of the Western Sahara independence movement says that fighting with…

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — An abandoned city bus that people sometimes went on deadly pilgrimages to Alaska’s backcountry to visit can now safely…