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Venomous spiders prompt temporary Michigan library shutdown
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Staff at a University of Michigan library temporarily closed the building after three venomous spiders turned up in a basement storage area. The Mediterranean recluse...
Feb. 24, 2021
Brazil's Bolsonaro visits Amazon jungle state hit by floods
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday visited the state of Acre, in the Amazon rainforest, where several cities have been submerged in floodwaters, adding yet...
Feb. 24, 2021
FDA says single-dose shot from J&J prevents severe COVID
WASHINGTON (AP) — Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine offers strong protection against severe COVID-19, according to an analysis released Wednesday by U.S. regulators that sets the stage for a final...
Feb. 24, 2021
The Latest: Fauci: NIH to study 'long-haul' virus symptoms
WASHINGTON — The National Institutes of Health is launching research to understand the causes and consequences of the lingering brain fog, breathing problems and malaise reported by many recovering patients...
Feb. 24, 2021
Special prosecutor picked for case against St. Louis couple
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A former U.S. attorney and circuit judge was appointed Wednesday as special prosecutor in the case against a St. Louis couple who waved guns at racial...
Feb. 24, 2021
Police grilled South Dakota AG on phone use before crash
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Investigators questioning South Dakota’s attorney general after a fatal car crash pressed him on how he did not realize he had struck a man and...
Feb. 24, 2021
Minnesota Supreme Court hands victory to PolyMet copper mine
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday reversed an appeals court's rejection of a critical air emissions permit for the planned PolyMet copper-nickel mine and sent the case...
Feb. 24, 2021
South Africa to spend $712 million on mass vaccination drive
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa plans to spend $712 million to vaccinate some 67% of its 60 million people to control the country's COVID-19 battle and get the economy to...
Feb. 24, 2021
Hunters and trappers exceed Wisconsin wolf kill target
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — sHunters and trappers exceeded Wisconsin's wolf kill target by Wednesday morning and still had hours left to kill more of the animals. The Department of Natural...
Feb. 24, 2021
Lawyer hired by Democratic AG defends Iowa's GOP governor
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa's Democratic attorney general has installed the Republican governor’s lawyer into a high-level job in which he is aggressively defending his former boss’ policy agenda...
Feb. 24, 2021
Putin warns of unnamed foreign efforts to destabilize Russia
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his nation's top counterintelligence agency Wednesday to redouble its efforts to address what he described as Western attempts to destabilize Russia. Speaking...
Feb. 24, 2021
Florida man charged with trying to join Islamic militants
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man traveled to Turkey and attempted to enter Syria so he could help Islamic State militants, according to an indictment by a federal grand...
Feb. 24, 2021
Stocks edge higher as investors keep focus on bond yields
Stocks were mostly higher on Wall Street Wednesday as investors continue to cautiously monitor rising bond yields. They will be watching for comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell as...
Feb. 24, 2021
Shopping online eases isolation for older adults
NEW YORK (AP) — In November, Paula Mont did something new: The 86-year-old, who hasn't left her New Jersey senior living community in nearly a year, went shopping — online...
Feb. 24, 2021
Health network allowed employees' kin to skip vaccine line
One of Pennsylvania’s largest health networks allowed employees' family members to skip the COVID-19 vaccine line, raising questions of fairness at a time of strong public demand and scarce supply...
Feb. 24, 2021
Dear Sir or Madam: Paul McCartney memoir due out in November
NEW YORK (AP) — Paul McCartney is finally ready to write his memoirs, and will use music — and a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet — to help guide him. “The Lyrics:...
Feb. 24, 2021
Drunken driving charge against Bruce Springsteen dropped
The government dropped drunken driving and reckless driving charges against Bruce Springsteen on Wednesday stemming from an incident in November, admitting that the rocker's blood-alcohol level was so low that...
Feb. 24, 2021
Turkish police nab Iraqi IS suspect, rescue Yazidi girl
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish police have detained a suspected Iraqi Islamic State group militant and rescued a 7-year-old girl from Iraq’s Yazidi religious minority he had allegedly been holding...
Feb. 24, 2021
Report: Italy's mobsters well-poised to exploit pandemic aid
ROME (AP) — Italy’s organized crime investigators raised alarm Wednesday that the nation’s mobsters are well-positioned to exploit pandemic recovery projects worth billions of euros and, awash in drug trafficking...
Feb. 24, 2021
Egypt backs call to internationalize Ethiopia dam dispute
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt said on Wednesday it has endorsed a Sudanese proposal to internationalize arbitration over their yearslong dispute with Ethiopia over a massive dam Addis Ababa is building...
Feb. 24, 2021
Police probed South Dakota AG's cellphone use before crash
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Investigators questioning South Dakota’s attorney general after a fatal car crash pressed him on how he did not realize he had struck a man and...
Feb. 24, 2021
Bust of Black hero of Lewis & Clark trip goes up in Portland
Last year, protesters against racial injustice toppled numerous statues around the country. Now, one of the first works of art to emerge in their place depicts an unsung hero of...
Feb. 24, 2021
Hunters and trappers exceed Wisconsin wolf kill quota
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Hunters and trappers exceeded Wisconsin's wolf kill limit by Wednesday morning and still had hours left to kill more of the animals. The Department of Natural...
Feb. 24, 2021
South Africa to spend $172 million on mass vaccination drive
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa plans to spend $712 million to vaccinate some 67% of its 60 million people to control the country's COVID-19 battle and get the economy to...
Feb. 24, 2021
