Rare whooping cranes raised for wild as COVID rules relax
NEW ORLEANS — A year after pandemic precautions all but halted work to raise the world’s most endangered cranes for release into the wild,...
Obama adapts ‘Dreams from My Father’ for young readers
NEW YORK — More than 25 years after its original publication, President Barack Obama's memoir “Dreams from My Father” will be released in a...
US overdose deaths hit record 93,000 in pandemic last year
NEW YORK — Overdose deaths soared to a record 93,000 last year in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. government reported Wednesday.
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Indigenous children’s remains turned over from Army cemetery
CARLISLE, Pa. — The disinterred remains of nine Native American children who died more than a century ago while attending a government-run school in...
Cuba, Haiti stir fresh political pressures for US president
WASHINGTON — They are two tiny Caribbean states whose intractable problems have vexed U.S. presidents for decades. Now, Haiti and Cuba are suddenly posing...
Just in time for Tokyo games, Olympic items up for auction
BOSTON — When the first modern Olympics were held in Athens in 1896, winners did not get gold medals as they will later this...
Indiana sees English, math scores drop on standardized tests
INDIANAPOLIS — Fewer than one-third of elementary and middle school students in Indiana recorded passing scores on the latest round of state standardized tests,...
Acclaim, fundraising spread unevenly among Black colleges
ATLANTA — Two recent high-profile faculty appointments could be a fundraising and enrollment bonanza for Howard University, one of the nation’s most prestigious Black...
US overdose deaths hit record 93,000 in pandemic last year
NEW YORK — Overdose deaths soared to a record 93,000 last year in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. government reported Wednesday.
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Autopsy: Teenage girl died from dog attack on Navajo Nation
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — An autopsy has confirmed that a 13-year-old girl was killed by pack of dogs while taking a walk near her family's...