Health & Medicine

US allows Americans with expired passports to return home

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WASHINGTON — The Biden administration says many American citizens holding recently expired U.S. passports will be allowed to return home from abroad on that...

After 18 months, Socceroos assemble for World Cup qualifiers

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BRISBANE, Australia — After 18 months without a game, the gathering of Australian players in Dubai ahead of next month’s World Cup qualifiers feels...

AP FACT CHECK: House GOP falsely blames Biden for gas prices

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WASHINGTON — Heading into the Memorial Day travel weekend, House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy and other members of his party are falsely blaming President...

US home prices soar in March by most since late 2013

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WASHINGTON — March U.S. home prices jumped by the most in more than seven years as an increasing number of would-be buyers compete for...

Senate confirms Brooks-LaSure to run health care programs

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WASHINGTON — The Senate on Tuesday confirmed President Joe Biden’s pick to run U.S. health insurance programs, putting in place a key player who’ll...

Mexico’s long delay of vaccines for Latin America nears end

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MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s top diplomat said Tuesday that shipments of a long-delayed lot of AstraZeneca vaccines will finally be sent to Argentina this...

Malaysia’s worsening COVID-19 outbreak sparks alarm

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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A worsening coronavirus outbreak in Malaysia has sparked alarm and is spilling over into neighboring Thailand, which recently discovered a...

Big-time debut: Alek Manoah to start for Blue Jays vs Yanks

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NEW YORK — Alek Manoah was surprised when Casey Candaele walked up to him Monday. ...

Bad dream stopped Everest guide from climbing peak 26th time

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KATHMANDU, Nepal — A record-holding Sherpa climber halted his attempt to scale Mount Everest for a 26th time because of a bad dream but...

Pork group asks USDA to support faster slaughterhouse speeds

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DES MOINES, Iowa — A group representing slaughterhouses urged the federal government Tuesday to let them continue an effort to speed up the processing...