AP National News

By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans are ratcheting up efforts to end a 31-day standoff…

By TERRY WALLACE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Dallas police officials have reported a massive amount of information has been lost from its…

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Researchers report a third dose of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine substantially improved protection for organ…

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer Major League Baseball is preparing for its first game in the state of Iowa. The Chicago White Sox and New York…

By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Belarusian Olympic sprinter says she feels safe after finding refuge in Poland to avoid…

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA is blaming unusually soft rock for last week’s sampling fiasco on Mars.…

By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers in Congress sometimes concoct amendments that are so politically devastating to the rival…

By JONATHAN LEMIRE and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s belief that bipartisanship is still possible in a…

BUFFALO, Minn. (AP) — Attorneys for a man charged in the fatal shooting of a staff member and wounding of four others at a Minneapolis-area health…

NEW YORK (AP) — A racehorse trainer has pleaded guilty in New York to charges related to a scheme to give horses performance enhancing drugs so…

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. government says it will deliver nearly 837,000 Pfizer vaccines to Caribbean…

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Fred has weakened to a tropical depression while sweeping over the…

By MALLIKA SEN The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After months of holding on to power, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo abruptly resigned Tuesday. What…

By ROBERT BURNS and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Afghan government forces are collapsing even faster than in the worst-case…

By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus says it has rescinded its permission for the U.S. ambassador’s appointment…

By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration is moving at home and abroad to try to address concerns…

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN and DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writers Southwest Airlines says it no longer expects to be profitable in its third quarter. Its…

By STACEY PLAISANCE Associated Press JEFFERSON, La. (AP) — The rapidly escalating surge in COVID-19 infections is once again overwhelming hospitals…

NEW YORK (AP) — R&B star R. Kelly will face an anonymous jury made up of seven men and five women when his New York City sex trafficking trial…

By LISA RATHKE Associated Press A former Vermont ski resort president has reached a plea deal over a failed plan to build a biotechnology plant using…

By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are renewing their push to enact their marquee elections bill. They’re…

NEW YORK (AP) — Former NFL player Nate Burleson will join ‘CBS This Morning’ as one of the show’s three co-hosts next month. Burleson…

By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Zambia’s main opposition leader has warned the military deployed on the streets ahead of…

By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A new host has been chosen for the long-running “Jeopardy!” to fill the void left…

By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday announced a statewide indoor mask requirement…

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The highly contagious delta variant is fueling a surge in coronavirus cases as…

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Real estate heir Robert Durst testified at his murder trial that he has changed his…

KINGSTON, N.H. (AP) — A man has pleaded guilty to a disorderly conduct charge stemming from an explosive gender reveal party that was heard by…

By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — People have headed to cooling centers as the Pacific Northwest began sweltering under…