Prosecutors defend newer charges against Ghislaine Maxwell
NEW YORK — Prosecutors hope to preserve a July trial date for Ghislaine Maxwell by defending a late-hour expansion of charges against her, saying...
Sheriff: Ex-dispatcher accused of refusing to return $1.2M
GRETNA, La. — A former sheriff's dispatcher in a suburb of New Orleans has been arrested, accused of refusing to return more than $1.2...
Woman who coughed on cancer patient gets 30 days in jail
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Florida woman whose image went viral when she coughed on a customer at a Pier 1 store last year in...
Pandemic, hunger forces thousands into sex work in Mexico
<p>MEXICO CITY — Hardships caused by the coronavirus pandemic have forced former sex workers in Mexico back into the trade years after they left,...
Duke University to require COVID vaccinations for fall term
DURHAM, N.C. — Duke University will require all new and returning students to present proof of vaccination to student health officials before they can...
North Carolina sites halt J&J shots after adverse reactions
<p>RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina health officials said on Thursday that they stopped administering Johnson & Johnson doses at a mass vaccination site in...
Gary Bimonte, co-owner of revered Connecticut pizzeria, dies
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Gary Bimonte, a third-generation co-owner of a landmark Connecticut pizzeria that won worldwide acclaim, especially for its white clam pizza,...
North Carolina sites to resume J&J vaccines after CDC review
<p>RALEIGH, N.C. — Federal health officials say it's safe to continue administering Johnson & Johnson shots at three vaccination sites in North Carolina that...
4 gray whales found dead in San Francisco Bay Area in 9 days
SAN FRANCISCO — Four dead gray whales have washed ashore San Francisco Bay Area beaches in the last nine days, with experts saying Friday...
EXPLAINER: Starving for more chips in a tech-hungry world
<p>SAN RAMON, Calif. — As the U.S. economy rebounds from its pandemic slump, a vital cog is in short supply: the computer chips that...