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Residents of the West Texas city of Odessa improvised emergency water supplies after a water system outage left them high and dry for days amid scorching heat, even as utility crews scrambled …
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By JILL BLEED and TERRY WALLACE
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6/15/22
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COVID-19 shots for U.S. infants, toddlers and preschoolers moved a step closer Wednesday.
The Food and Drug Administration's outside vaccine advisers gave a thumbs-up to Moderna’s two shots for …
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By LINDSEY TANNER and MIKE STOBBE
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6/15/22
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The federal investigation into the deadly collapse of a Florida beachfront condominium building is entering a new phase that involves cutting and drilling into concrete and steel to determine what …
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By CURT ANDERSON
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6/15/22
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A leading transgender health association has lowered its recommended minimum age for starting gender transition treatment, including sex hormones and surgeries.
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By LINDSEY TANNER
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6/15/22
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The FBI either lied to a federal judge about having video of its secretive 2018 dig for Civil War-era gold, or illegally destroyed the video to prevent a father-son team of treasure hunters from …
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By MICHAEL RUBINKAM
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6/13/22
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The FBI has seized the electronic data of a retired four-star general who authorities say made false statements and withheld “incriminating” documents about his role in an illegal foreign …
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By ALAN SUDERMAN and JIM MUSTIAN
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6/7/22
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After surgery, some cancer patients can safely skip radiation or chemotherapy, according to two studies exploring shorter, gentler cancer care.
Researchers are looking for ways to precisely …
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By CARLA K. JOHNSON
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6/7/22
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The Dominican Republic’s minister of the environment and natural resources — the son of a former president — was shot to death in his office by a …
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By MARTÍN ADAMES
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6/6/22
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For the first time, a drug targeting a protein that drives breast cancer growth has been shown to work against tumors with very low levels of the protein.
It’s not a cure. But this latest gain …
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By CARLA K. JOHNSON
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6/5/22
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Tropical Storm Alex, the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, formed Sunday morning in the Gulf of Mexico on a track to come ashore in southern Florida with heavy rains and gusty …
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By BRENDAN FARRINGTON
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6/5/22
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The amount of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has shot past a key milestone -- more than 50% higher than pre-industrial times -- and is at levels not seen since millions of years ago …
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By SETH BORENSTEIN
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6/3/22
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An 18-year-old was undergoing treatment for an eating disorder when she learned she was pregnant, already in the second trimester. A mom of two found out at 20 weeks that her much-wanted baby had no …
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By BARBARA ORTUTAY
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6/2/22
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How many buildings have been obliterated in Ukraine? How many limbs lost, children brutalized, refugees put to flight? How many mothers and fathers, sons and daughters killed in 100 days?
How …
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By The Associated Press
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6/2/22
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KYIV, Ukraine — A regional governor in southern Ukraine says Russian troops are retreating and blowing up bridges to obstruct a possible Ukrainian advance.
Mykolayiv region governor Vitaliy Kim …
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By The Associated Press
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6/1/22
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RAS AL-KHAIMAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) — In the dusty, northern-most sheikhdom of the United Arab Emirates, where laborers cycle by rustic tea shops, one of the world's largest yachts sits in a …
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By ISABEL DEBRE and JON GAMBRELL
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6/1/22
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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said in a guest essay Tuesday evening in The New York Times that he’s decided to provide the Ukrainians with more advanced rocket systems and munitions that will …
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By The Associated Press
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5/31/22
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Batten down the hatches for another nasty hurricane season.
Nearly every natural force and a bunch of human-caused ones — more than just climate change — have turned the last several Atlantic …
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By SETH BORENSTEIN
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5/31/22
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One of the most viral moments from the 75th Cannes Film Festival, which wrapped over the weekend with the presentation of the Palme d’Or to Ruben Ostlund’s “Triangle of Sadness,” wasn’t a …
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By JAKE COYLE
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5/31/22
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KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukraineian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the Russian blockade of Ukrainian sea ports prevents Kyiv from exporting 22 million tons of grain.
In his nightly address Monday, …
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By The Associated Press
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5/30/22
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The coronavirus mutant that is now dominant in the United States is a member of the omicron family but scientists say it spreads faster than its omicron predecessors, is adept at escaping immunity …
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By LAURA UNGAR
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5/26/22
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