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By KANTELE FRANKO and MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Some parents kept their children home, police stepped up patrols…

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Federal wildlife officials say two species of rare, winged insects in the Rocky Mountains will need several thousand acres of…

By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The National Labor Relations Board has confirmed a vote to form a union at a Starbucks…

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Pfizer is testing an extra dose of its COVID-19 vaccine for babies and preschoolers after preliminary research…

By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — New England’s commercial shrimp fishery will remain shuttered because of concerns…

By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer Rock singer Rod Stewart and his son have pleaded guilty to battery in an assault case stemming from a New…

NEW YORK (AP) — A rare copy of a Superman #1 comic book that sold on newsstands for a dime in 1939 was purchased for $2.6 million in an auction.…

By PAUL WISEMAN and DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writers The global economy hadn’t experienced anything like this for decades. Maybe ever. After…

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time since the pandemic began, the box office is booming. “Spider-Man: No Way Home”…

CLEVELAND (AP) — McDonald’s will pay $33.5 million to a former baseball player who owns multiple franchises to end a lawsuit he brought against…

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A lawyer says a Pakistani court has sentenced four men implicated in the 2013 killing of a female activist in Karachi to…

By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Capitol rioter who attacked police officers working to hold back the angry mob on Jan. 6 has…

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA is shooting for next Friday to launch its newest space telescope. NASA…

By LAETITIA BEZAIN Associated Press ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — A court in Madagascar has convicted two French citizens of having plotted a…

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s top financial regulators told Congress Friday that threats to financial…

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer A white Christmas is going from reality to more of a dream for chunks of the United States. Analysis of 40 years…

KINGSLAND, Ga. (AP) — A federal agency expects to announce its decision Monday on whether to allow a launchpad that would fly commercial rockets…

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Students will be able to apply to Harvard University without submitting SAT or ACT scores for at least the next four years.…

By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Police in Virginia say the discovery of four bodies at two different locations are the work…