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By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s medical licensing board has voted to remove from its website its stated policy against the spread of coronavirus misinformation by doctors. Tuesday’s vote came amid pressure from a Republican state lawmaker and a new law imposing sprawling virus-related restrictions. The move by the Tennessee Board

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced tighter restrictions to stem the spread of the omicron variant. He is again urging people to work from home and mandating COVID-19 passes to get into nightclubs and large events. Johnson said it was time to impose stricter measures to prevent a spike of hospitalizations

TALLAHASEE, Fla. (AP) — Advocacy groups are criticizing the Florida Department of Education for removing an anti-bullying webpage from its site, saying the decision will harm LGBTQ students. A spokesman for the state education department on Wednesday said it removed the portal because it contained links to federal sites that “previously provided helpful guidance and information, but

By AMY FORLITI and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An attorney for the Minnesota police officer who killed Black motorist Daunte Wright has told jurors that all Wright had to do that day was surrender to police. Prosecutors told jurors earlier Wednesday that former Brooklyn Center Officer Kim Potter violated her training and

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed an executive order to make the federal government carbon-neutral by 2050, with a 65% reduction in planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and an all-electric fleet of cars and trucks five years later. The White House says the order shows how the

NEW YORK (AP) — Newsmax says it is not renewing the contract of its former White House correspondent, Emerald Robinson, who was taken off the air last month after spreading false information about COVID-19 vaccines online. Robinson had sent a message to “Christians” on Twitter falsely claiming that vaccines contained a marker called Luciferase that

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — A car has entered the Niagara River and is stuck in the rapids near the brink of Niagara Falls. It is not yet known how or where the car entered the water and whether anyone is inside. The gray car is almost completely submerged with only part of the roof

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho woman says her lawsuit challenging the state’s ban on transgender athletes should continue moving through the court system because she is enrolled as a student at Boise State University and plans to play soccer on the school’s club team next spring. Transgender athlete Lindsay

By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks turned choppy on Wall Street Wednesday following a two-day rally. The S&P 500 rose 0.1% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.1%. The Nasdaq rose 0.4%. Communications and health care stocks made solid gains, along with travel-related companies. Technology stocks were mixed. U.S.

By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Sheriff’s officials say they have discovered the 1974 Pinto a 22-year-old student was driving on his way back to Auburn University from Georgia when he disappeared more than 45 years ago. Sheriff James Woodruff of Troup County, Georgia says that Kyle Wade Clinkscales’ car was pulled from