The gleaming white booth towered over the medical conference in Italy in October, advertising a new brand of antidote for opioid overdoses. “Be prepared. Get naloxone. Save a life,” the slogan on its walls said.
ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, on National Wreaths Across America Day at 2,158 participating locations nationwide, grateful Americans in every state volunteered to help place 2.2 million veterans' wreaths on the headstones of our nation's heroes, saying each name out lo…
ATLANTA (AP) — A shooting that wounded one person in a mall food court sent suburban Atlanta shoppers fleeing in panic Saturday.
LOIZA, Puerto Rico, Dec. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Little League baseball is coming home to hurricane-weary communities in Puerto Rico.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Federal authorities are accusing a former Wells Fargo employee of stealing more than $88,000 in cash from the vault of a bank in North Carolina.
On Dec. 1, a band of assailants opened fire on worshippers at a small-town Protestant church in Burkina Faso, an impoverished West African country where the Christian minority is increasingly a target of attacks. The victims included the pastor and several teenage boys; regional authorities …
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana is suing the state of California over its decision to ban the import and sale of alligator products, saying the ban will hurt an important Louisiana industry and ultimately could hurt the state's wetlands.
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The promise of reparations to atone for historical ties to slavery has opened new territory in a reckoning at U.S. colleges, which until now have responded with monuments, building name changes and public apologies.
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Officials from states with strong gun restrictions have called for stricter firearm control in places with weaker laws to thwart traffickers, but the fatal attack on a Jewish market in New Jersey shows how fruitless those efforts can be.
The Xinjiang regional government in China’s far west is deleting data, destroying documents, tightening controls on information and has held high-level meetings in response to leaks of classified papers on its mass detention camps for Uighurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities, accord…
Here's your look at highlights from the weekly AP photo report, a gallery featuring a mix of front-page photography, the odd image you might have missed and lasting moments our editors think you should see. This week's gallery includes people making their way through shadows in Tehran's Gran…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Phillies and shortstop Didi Gregorius finalized their $14 million, one-year contract Friday.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The launch of Boeing's Orbital Flight Test (OFT) to the International Space Station, as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program, is targeted for 6:36 a.m. EST Friday, Dec. 20. The uncrewed flight test will be the Boeing CST-100 Starliner's maiden miss…
ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Fleet St Forged At Hampton Court, a Wire Fox Terrier known as "Pierce" triumphed over more than 1,300 dogs ages six months to 18 months to become the AKC Royal Canin National All-Breed Junior of the Year, held today in Orlando, Fla in conjunction …
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Dec. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital ® together with Univision radio stations across 15 media markets raised $4.7 million dollars during this year's Promesa y Esperanza ® (Promise and Hope) radio event held on Dec. 5 and 6. Events as these help …
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EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Growing up along the U.S.-Mexico border, hotel clerk Joe Luis Rubio never thought he'd be trying to communicate in Portuguese on a daily basis.
NEW YORK, Dec. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) today celebrated the decision by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to grant accelerated marketing approval to golodirsen (Vyondys 53) for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in patients am…
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the real facts:
DENVER (AP) — A man accused of killing three people and injuring nine others at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado in 2015 appeared in court in Denver on Friday on new charges and insisted he is competent to stand trial.
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CHICAGO, Dec. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Join the American Ladder Institute (ALI) this March in raising awareness of ladder safety on the job and in the home. Ladder accidents are one of the leading causes of injuries and fatalities for homeowners and working professionals, with more 300 lives…
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NEW YORK, Dec. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- "Regulatory authorization of the Tandem Control-IQ algorithm for use as part of a hybrid closed-loop system is a huge win for the type 1 diabetes (T1D) community and a critical step forward in making day-to-day life better for people living with the disease.
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JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — The couple who burst into a kosher market in Jersey City with assault weapons appear to have acted alone even though they had expressed interest in a fringe religious group that often disparages whites and Jews, New Jersey officials said.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — In a Dec. 12, 2019, story about developments following the heatstroke death of a football player at Garden City Community College in Kansas, The Associated Press erroneously identified Randy Aliment as an attorney for the college. He is not an attorney for the school, bu…
NEW YORK, Dec. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Mystery Writers of America (MWA) announces the recipients of its three special awards. The board chose Barbara Neely as the 2020 Grand Master, the 2020 Raven Award recipient is Left Coast Crime, and Kelley Ragland will receive the Ellery Queen Aw…
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are moving solidly higher in early trading on Wall Street Friday as traders welcome signs that China and the US are very close to finalizing a deal on trade just ahead of a weekend deadline for more tariffs to kick in on Chinese goods.
NEW YORK (AP) — A juvenile suspect has been arrested in the fatal stabbing of an 18-year-old Barnard College freshman, according to a law enforcement official with knowledge of the investigation.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Customers searching for the perfect Christmas tree typically glance at Sandy Parsons’ limited offerings, then keep walking.
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
Quinn brings 26-year U.S. Air Force experience to adversary air training service
Scientists who’ve studied the curious chemistry of the opioid tramadol use an array of adjectives to describe it: “unpredictable,” “messy,” “crazy.”
SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS, Calif. (AP) — Buzzing chainsaws are interrupted by the frequent crash of breaking branches as crews fell towering trees and clear tangled brush in the densely forested Santa Cruz Mountains south of San Francisco.
BANGKOK (AP) — The British pound surged early Friday as exit polls indicated a resounding election victory for Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party, as talk of a China-U.S. trade deal buoyed share prices in Asia.
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s order to expand the scope of potential anti-Semitism complaints on college campuses is raising the stakes of an already tense battle over how to define discrimination against Jews.
SILVER SPRING, Md., Dec. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today granted accelerated approval to Vyondys 53 (golodirsen) injection to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) patients who have a confirmed mutation of the dystrophin gene that is amenable to exon 53…
SILVER SPRING, Md., Dec. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is providing an update on our investigation of an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 illnesses linked to romaine lettuce. The FDA takes our responsibility of protecting the public from unsafe food very se…
BARTOW, Fla. (AP) — A professional golfer was one of 124 people arrested in Florida in a prostitution and human-trafficking sting.
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Marathon bomber's lawyers urged a federal court to overturn their client's death sentence, arguing Thursday that intense media coverage and signs of juror bias led to an unfair trial.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Ambassador Princess Reema bint Bandar Al Saud, the Saudi Ambassador to the United States, visited the Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida on Thursday to personally extend her deepest condolences for the tragedy that unfolded last week and to reinf…
HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — Former football star Michael Vick owes tens of thousands of dollars in unpaid taxes on luxury cars that he owned in Virginia, officials said.
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's fast-growing sports betting market continued to set monthly records in November as more than a half-billion dollars' worth of wagers were placed on sports.
WASHINGTON and SAN DIEGO, Dec. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The House of Representatives today passed historic legislation championed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) that would allow government negotiation of prescription drugs that lack competition and account for the greatest total cost t…
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser was joined by Events DC, the District's convention and sports authority, to break ground on the Walter E. Washington Convention Center streetscape project. The streetscape project will feature lighting, art, new retail kios…
The deadly shooting rampage at a New Jersey kosher market has cast a spotlight on a fringe movement known for its anti-Semitic strain of street preaching and its role in a viral-video confrontation at the Lincoln Memorial this year.
WOODBURY, N.Y., Dec. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- State Senators joined members of the 17-Forward-86 coalition and local elected officials here today to show support for the growing campaign to widen Route 17 in Orange and Sullivan counties. Sen. James Skoufis, D-Hudson Valley; Sen. Jen Metzger,…
ATLANTA (AP) — Federal agents executed search warrants at multiple branches of a Hispanic grocery chain in the Atlanta area on Thursday, an official said.
BARCELONA (AP) — When Clara Massons was in labor with her son, a midwife climbed onto her bed and pushed down on Massons’ belly, explaining that she was helping to deliver her baby. For the next few hours, the midwife and a doctor took turns pressing down during contractions, using an old, n…
The final report from Gov. Brad Little’s K-12 education taskforce has been released, highlighting five major recommendations for the state Legislature to consider for the next session.
Pocatello-Chubbuck School District 25 has started discussions with Idaho State University about setting up a partnership that would help the district boost its career and technical education curriculum.
Pocket change is less commonplace with the popularity of payment cards, but The Salvation Army is offering an alternative to dropping coins into its recognizable red kettles at storefronts.
Monday is the last day for open enrollment for health insurance on the Your Health Idaho state exchange.
It was a no-brainer for John Peck when his juvenile probation officer let him choose between anger management classes or regular fishing trips with other kids and professional river guides.
POCATELLO — Don Aslett introduced one vacuum after another with enthusiasm, humor and amazement Wednesday.
A Malad man is facing charges for possession of child pornography and burglary in unrelated incidents.
An Idaho Falls man was arrested recently after he reportedly threw knives at a woman and her children.
CHUBBUCK — A 44-year-old Pocatello man is facing a felony charge for allegedly spitting on an officer.
