Month: January 2022

By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer Parents of children too young to be vaccinated are facing difficult choices as COVID cases fueled by the omicron variant rise to record levels and every encounter seems risky. Families are rethinking visits with grandparents, playtime with other toddlers and trips to the park or library. A setback last

By KATHY GANNON Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have shown no sign of expelling multiple militant groups operating on its soil, and that is raising a dilemma for other nations as they ponder how to deal with them. China fears Uighur militants working from Afghanistan, while Russia and Central Asian neighbors

By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell helped usher in the city’s Carnival season by sampling a city delicacy — king cake — at a morning event. The weeks long celebration comes amid a surge of COVID-19 infections. Officials are stressing safety, even as plans for major parades

By BRIAN MELLEY and JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California is struggling to staff hospitals and classrooms as a spike in coronavirus infections hits the state. The fast-spreading omicron variant is sidelining exposed or infected health care workers even as the number of people hospitalized jumps. The state’s health secretary warned Wednesday

By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The U.S. military is ordering personnel stationed in Japan to wear masks when going off base to curb the spread of COVID-19 infections. American forces have come under fire after a recent increase in coronavirus cases in areas where they are assigned in large numbers, including Okinawa

By MARY CLARE JALONICK, LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and members of Congress are solemnly marking the first anniversary of the U.S. Capitol insurrection. Lawmakers are holding a series of events Thursday to reflect on the violent attack by supporters of President Donald Trump one year ago.

By JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s excommunication from the Republican Party seemed a near certainty on Jan. 6, 2021, the day a raging band of his supporters breached the U.S. Capitol in a bid to overturn his election loss. Some of Trump’s closest allies warned he was “destroying” his legacy and

By NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Many of the Jan. 6 rioters facing jail time have admitted they weren’t peaceful protesters and that they were wrong to participate in the U.S. Capitol attack. Some directly accuse former President Donald Trump of misleading them. While Trump continues to lie about the facts of the

By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection by pro-Trump supporters and right-wing group members shattered the sense of security that many had long felt at the Capitol as rioters forcefully delayed the certification of President Joe Biden’s election victory. But for people of color, the attack was more