Month: December 2021

By JILL COLVIN Associated Press MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence visited early-voting New Hampshire, where he delivered a speech railing against President Joe Biden’s handling of the economy, schmoozed with local activists, dropped by holiday parties, shopped at a local bakery and raised money for state Republicans. It’s the kind of

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, MATTHEW LEE and NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says the U.S. will take a more direct role in diplomacy to address Vladimir Putin’s concerns over Ukraine and Europe at large, part of a broader effort to dissuade the Russian leader from ordering a destabilizing new invasion of

By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer There’s no clear-cut definition for when a pandemic starts and ends, and how much of a threat a global outbreak is posing can vary by country. In January 2020, the World Health Organization designated the coronavirus outbreak a global health crisis “of international concern.” A couple months later, WHO

By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Bob Dole will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol. President Joe Biden and others will gather Thursday to pay tribute the man Biden called an “American giant.” The service is one of several over two days in Washington for the former Republican senator and presidential

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — Banana peels, chicken bones and leftover veggies won’t have a place in California trashcans under a mandatory residential food waste recycling program set to go into effect across the state in January. It’s designed to keep landfills clear of food waste that emits methane, a potent

By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma is preparing to execute a man for the 1985 slaying of an Oklahoma City-area teacher. Bigler Stouffer II is set to receive a three-drug lethal injection at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. The 79-year-old has maintained his innocence in the

By DON BABWIN and SARA BURNETT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Jurors in Jussie Smollett’s trial have passed the eight-hour mark of deliberations on charges the former “Empire” actor orchestrated a fake attack on himself, then lied to Chicago police about it. It was unclear if they would continue into the evening Thursday. Smollett is

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Once-lionized entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes wrapped up seven days of testimony Wednesday in her criminal fraud trial, defending her actions as CEO of the startup Theranos. The company she founded soared on the promise of its innovative blood-testing technology only to crash in a sordid

By AMY FORLITI and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors building their case against a suburban Minneapolis police officer who killed Black motorist Daunte Wright repeatedly played body-camera video of the fatal shooting. Officer Kim Potter can be heard shouting “Taser!” and then, after she instead fires a bullet from her handgun, is