US parents excited over prospect of virus shots for children

MISSION, Kan. (AP) — After more than a year of fretting over her 13-year son with a rare liver disease, Heather Ousley broke into tearsRead More

Sex offender charged with murder in death of 10-year-old girl

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A registered sex offender kidnapped and shot to death a 10-year-old Iowa girl, his son’s half sister, while the twoRead More

We’re starting to see how the pandemic affected births in the US

(CNN) — Remember that pandemic baby boom some thought we’d see about nine months after coronavirus lockdowns swept across the US? Well, as experts predicted, soRead More

Garrett Rolfe, former officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks, was wrongly terminated, board says

(CNN) — Garrett Rolfe, the former Atlanta police officer charged in the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks in a Wendy’s parking lot, was wrongly terminated, the AtlantaRead More

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How Melinda and Bill Gates might handle the division of their billions

(CNN) — In the divorce of Melinda and Bill Gates, the division of their vast wealth is unlikely to cause fireworks and fury. For one thing, they have a lot ofRead More

Texas police fatally shoot man they say charged officers

MESQUITE, Texas (AP) — Police in a Dallas suburb fatally shot a 27-year-old man who they said ran toward officers with a knife and club,Read More

60 years since 1st American in space: Tourists lining up

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Sixty years after Alan Shepard became the first American in space, everyday people are on the verge of following inRead More

Firing of Atlanta officer who shot Rayshard Brooks reversed

ATLANTA (AP) — The firing of the former Atlanta police officer who’s charged with murder in the shooting death of Rayshard Brooks was reversed afterRead More

Meghan wins remainder of copyright claim against UK tabloid

LONDON (AP) — Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, on Wednesday won her remaining copyright claim against a British tabloid publisher over the publication of aRead More

COVID’s US toll projected to drop sharply by the end of July

NEW YORK (AP) — Teams of experts are projecting COVID-19’s toll on the U.S. will fall sharply by the end of July, according to researchRead More