By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press An image of black smoke billowing next to a bureaucratic-looking building spread across social media Monday morning, with the claim that it showed an explosion near …
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More states are requiring patients to give consent for medical students performing pelvic exams
By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON and JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A new batch of states are looking to legislate the level of informed consent when it comes to medical…
Saving the farm: Heartland clergy train to prevent agriculture workers’ suicides
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press LAKE BENTON, Minn. (AP) — With traces of winter’s unusually heavy snow still lingering but a warm sun finally shining, farmers were out dawn to dusk in ear…
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
By The Associated Press A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The A…
FACT FOCUS: Who’s to blame for the national debt? It’s more complicated than one culprit
By ANGELO FICHERA Associated Press The U.S. is inching closer to a deadline to raise the debt ceiling or risk defaulting on the nation’s $31 trillion in debt and political leaders have not yet reached…
FDA advisers back RSV vaccine for pregnant women that protects their newborns
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A first-of-its-kind RSV vaccine for pregnant women guards their newborns against the scary respiratory virus -– and federal health advisers on T…
FBI employees testify on GOP politicization claims after losing clearances
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former FBI employees accused the bureau of politicization in congressional testimony Thursday, a day after the agency disclo…
Ohio board approves August ballot question meant to thwart abortion rights push
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A ballot question seeking to make it more difficult to amend the Ohio Constitution was cleared for an August ballot on Thursday, and teams of…
Ohio Senate OKs higher education bill limiting diversity training
By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A bill that would ban nearly all diversity and inclusion training requirements at Ohio’s public colleges and uni…
Ford recalls 310,000 trucks to fix problem with driver’s front air bag
DETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling more than 310,000 trucks in the U.S. because the driver’s front air bag may not inflate in a crash. The recall covers certain F-250, F-350, F-450, and F-550 Super Duty…