US lawmakers see TikTok as China’s tool, even as it distances itself from Beijing
WASHINGTON (AP) — If some U.S. lawmakers have their way, the United States and China could end up with something in common: TikTok might...
Race for Chicago-area prosecutor seat features tough-on-crime judge, lawyer with Democratic backing
CHICAGO (AP) — An open seat to lead the nation’s second-largest prosecutor’s office has become one of the most spirited races in the Illinois...
Arizona’s most populous county has confirmed 645 heat-associated deaths in metro Phoenix last year
PHOENIX (AP) — Public health officials in Arizona’s most populous county on Wednesday reported they confirmed a staggering 645 heat-associated deaths last year —...
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents roll out body cameras to agents in five...
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in five cities will start wearing body-worn cameras as they interact with the public under...
Former Missouri child brides call for outlawing marriages of minors
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Adult women who left marriages they entered as children on Wednesday called on Missouri lawmakers to outlaw child marriage,...
Storm carrying massive ‘gorilla hail’ threatens parts of Kansas and Missouri
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Volatile weather was honing in on parts of Kansas and Missouri Wednesday night, with some storms bringing massive chunks of...
Former Mormon bishop highlighted in AP investigation arrested on felony child sex abuse charges
A former bishop in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who was featured in an Associated Press investigation into how the church...
A blood test for colon cancer performed well in a study, expanding options for...
A blood test for colon cancer performed well in a study published Wednesday, offering a new kind of screening for a leading cause of...
A new strategy to attack aggressive brain cancer shrank tumors in two early tests
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new strategy to fight an extremely aggressive type of brain tumor showed promise in a pair of experiments with a...
Early results show lower cancer rates than expected among Air Force nuclear missile personnel
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force is reporting the first data on cancer diagnoses among troops who worked with nuclear missiles and, while the...
