Russia hosts Afghan peace conference, hoping to boost talks
MOSCOW — Russia hosted a peace conference for Afghanistan on Thursday, bringing together government representatives and their Taliban adversaries along with international observers in...
Vaccine withheld from hospital that gave Trump Tower shots
CHICAGO — The city of Chicago on Thursday decided to withhold first doses of COVID-19 vaccines from a hospital that improperly administered vaccinations to...
Survivor: Woman with COVID-19 gives birth, gets new lungs
DETROIT — A suburban Detroit woman infected with COVID-19 gave birth then underwent a double lung transplant just weeks later to save her life,...
Forecast for spring: Nasty drought worsens for much of US
With nearly two-thirds of the United States abnormally dry or worse, the government’s spring forecast offers little hope for relief, especially in the West...
Happiness Report: World shows resilience in face of COVID19
STOCKHOLM — The coronavirus brought a year of fear and anxiety, loneliness and lockdown, and illness and death, but an annual report on happiness...
San Francisco police arrest 3 in recent Chinatown attack
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco police said Wednesday they arrested three men in connection with a brazen attack on a 67-year-old man inside a...
Lawsuit claims electric truck startup defrauded investors
CLEVELAND — A shareholder lawsuit was filed Thursday against an electric truck startup company claiming it has defrauded investors by making spurious claims about...
France to announce new virus restrictions in Paris region
PARIS — France is set to announce new coronavirus restrictions on Thursday, including a potential lockdown in the Paris region and in the north...
Jury nearly complete for Chauvin trial; major rulings loom
MINNEAPOLIS — Just two more jurors were needed for the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd's death, as the...
Report: World demand for gasoline may never recover
NEW YORK — The world's once-insatiable demand for gasoline is unlikely to recover to pre-pandemic levels, according to a report Wednesday from the International...
