Charles Booker forms exploratory committee for US Senate run
<p>LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Democrat Charles Booker, whose unabashedly progressive campaign in Kentucky came up just short in last year's Senate primary, said Monday that...
UN chief urges wealth tax of those who profited during COVID
UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres declared Monday that the world’s failure to unite on tackling COVID-19 created wide inequalities, and he called for...
Drivers wanted: Record demand at Uber as vaccinations rise
<p>Uber is offering sign-up bonuses and other incentives for drivers as it faces record demand for rides and meal delivery.</p>
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Unusual treatment shows promise for kids with brain tumors
For decades, a deadly type of childhood cancer has eluded science’s best tools. Now doctors have made progress with an unusual treatment: Dripping millions...
Tweaked COVID vaccines in testing aim to fend off variants
<p>Dozens of Americans are rolling up their sleeves for a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine -- this time, shots tweaked to guard against a...
Soviet cosmonaut made pioneering spaceflight 60 years ago
MOSCOW — Crushed into the pilot's seat by heavy G-forces, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin saw flames outside his spacecraft and prepared to die. His...
Immune-boosting drug may help before lung cancer surgery
<p>A drug that helps the immune system fight cancer gave dramatic results when used with chemotherapy before surgery in patients with operable lung tumors,...
Off-duty Italy art cops find looted statue in Belgian shop
ROME — Italian police say they have recovered a 1st century Roman statue that was stolen from an archaeological site in 2011 and found...
Tensions rise in water battle along Oregon-California line
<p>PORTLAND, Ore. — One of the worst droughts in memory in a massive agricultural region straddling the California-Oregon border could mean steep cuts to...
Biden names 2 ex-NSA officials for senior cyber positions
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has selected two former senior National Security Agency officials for key cyber roles in his administration, the White House...