More COVID-19 shots, studies offer hope for US schools
WASHINGTON — Officials offered new hope for the safety of U.S. schoolchildren threatened by COVID-19 on Friday as Gulf Coast hospitals already full of...
Line 3 protesters removed from Minnesota Capitol lawn
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota troopers on Friday removed some demonstrators protesting Enbridge Energy's Line 3 replacement pipeline project on the lawn of the...
12-state human trafficking operation nets rescues 47 victims
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Authorities made 102 arrests and rescued 47 victims as part of a 12-state effort to combat human trafficking, Missouri's top...
Rhodes Scholar heading to Oxford after DACA uncertainty
BOSTON — The first “Dreamer” to be awarded a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship is finally poised to attend the University of Oxford after years of...
Judge urges talks between Purdue Pharma and holdout states
A federal bankruptcy judge on Friday urged states that oppose a settlement plan with Purdue Pharma to try to work out differences with the...
EXPLAINER: What happens when an ICU reaches capacity?
ATLANTA — The latest surge in coronavirus cases is overwhelming many intensive care units, causing hospitals and states to run out of ICU beds...
Pulitzer Board grants special citation to Afghan journalists
NEW YORK — The Pulitzer Prize Board announced a special citation Friday for people in Afghanistan who risked their safety to help produce news...
Indiana court rejects bid to stall governor’s powers suit
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s governor can go ahead with a lawsuit challenging the increased power state legislators gave themselves to intervene during public health emergencies,...
Indiana man acquitted in drive-by shooting death of girl, 7
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — A jury has acquitted a man in the drive-by shooting of a 7-year-old girl killed while attending another child's birthday...
Longtime Indiana Senate member won’t seek 2022 reelection
AUBURN, Ind. — A Republican who’s been one of the Indiana Legislature’s most conservative members announced Friday he won’t seek re-election next year, ending...