Veterans
Tom Davis, with his wife, Jamie, and their kids, offers a blessing before dinner at their home in Fremont, Ind., Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. “I can’t continue to be that guy that got blown up in Ramadi,” the city outside Baghdad where a hidden bomb threw his armored vehicle high into the air, costing the soldier much of his left leg. A tattoo on his forearm reads, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
From battlefield to Tokyo: Combat vets vie at Paralympics

By Tim Sullivan Sep. 07, 2021 11:01 AM EDT

In this March 2021 photo provided by Pfizer, a technician inspects filled vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the company's facility in Puurs, Belgium. On Friday, July 9, 2021, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine is made up of 99.9% graphene oxide, a toxic compound. But, chemical and medical experts who are not associated with Pfizer confirmed to The Associated Press that there is no way graphene oxide would be found in the vaccine. (Pfizer via AP)
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

By The Associated Press Jul. 09, 2021 02:22 PM EDT

State copes with jobless surge, more prison workers infected

By Susan Haigh And Dave Collins Apr. 02, 2020 06:13 PM EDT
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut officials are struggling to handle an overwhelming number of unemployment claims stemming from the coronavirus outbreak that...

Signs in a bookstore window in Brunswick, Maine, encourage residents to stay home on the first day of Maine's mandatory stay-at-home order issued by Gov. Janet Mills to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, Thursday, April 2, 2020. A rain storm helped to discourage people from venturing outdoors. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Unemployment claims reach new record high in Maine

Apr. 02, 2020 04:31 PM EDT

The Las Vegas Strip is devoid of the usual crowds as casinos and other business are shuttered due to the coronavirus outbreak, at sunset Tuesday, March 31, 2020, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Nevada jobless claims pile up, governor concedes problems

By Ken Ritter And Scott Sonner Apr. 02, 2020 02:13 PM EDT