Archive By Section - Associated Press
FORT BRAGG, N.C. - Struggling to expand its ranks, the Army will triple the amount of bonuses it's paying this year to more than $380 million, including new incentives to woo reluctant soldiers to re-enlist, officials told The Associated Press.
June 06, 2017
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By LOLITA C. BALDOR
Associated Press
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Associated Press
CHICAGO - Drugs are scoring big wins against common cancers, setting new standards for how to treat many prostate, breast and lung tumors. There's even a "uni-drug" that may fight many forms of the disease.
June 05, 2017
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By MARILYNN MARCHIONE
AP Chief Medical Writer
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Associated Press
CHICAGO - If you're being treated for cancer, speak up about any side effects. A study that had patients use home computers to report symptoms like nausea and fatigue surprisingly improved survival - by almost half a year, longer than many new cancer drugs do.
June 05, 2017
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By MARILYNN MARCHIONE
AP Chief Medical Writer
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Associated Press
WASHINGTON - Are employers starting to run out of workers to hire?
June 02, 2017
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By JOSH BOAK
AP Economics Writer
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Associated Press
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump declared Thursday he was pulling the U.S. from the landmark Paris climate agreement, striking a major blow to worldwide efforts to combat global warming and distancing the country from its closest allies abroad. Framing his decision as "a reassertion of America's sovereignty," Trump said he was "elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris."
June 01, 2017
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By JILL COLVIN
Associated Press
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Associated Press
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - New Mexico and Georgia - two states with some of the nation's largest percentages of minority residents in the United States - had the nation's highest rates of inmates in county jails, according to a report made public Wednesday by a non-partisan criminal justice reform group.
May 31, 2017
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By RUSSELL CONTRERAS
Associated Press
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Associated Press
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon scored an important success Tuesday in a test of its oft-criticized missile defense program, destroying a mock warhead over the Pacific Ocean with an interceptor that is key to protecting U.S. territory from a North Korean attack.
May 30, 2017
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By ROBERT BURNS
AP National Security Writer
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Associated Press
ANNVILLE, Pa. - Allison Jaslow heard it more than once as the long holiday weekend approached - a cheerful "Happy Memorial Day!" from oblivious well-wishers.
May 29, 2017
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By MICHAEL RUBINKAM
Associated Press
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Associated Press
BROOKHAVEN, Miss. - It was after midnight when a gunman burst into the living room of a southern Mississippi home where young people were playing video games.
May 29, 2017
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By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS
Associated Press
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Associated Press
NEW YORK - One in 4 Alzheimer's deaths in the United States are now occurring at home - a startling increase that marks a shift away from hospitals and nursing homes, according to a report released Thursday.
May 26, 2017
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By MIKE STOBBE
AP Medical Writer
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Associated Press
TAORMINA, Italy - Forceful face-to-face talks this week with fellow world leaders left President Donald Trump "more knowledgeable" and with "evolving" views about the global climate accord he's threatened to abandon, a top White House official said Friday. Trump also was impressed by their arguments about how crucial U.S. leadership is in supporting international efforts.
May 26, 2017
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By JULIE PACE and JONATHAN LEMIRE
Associated Press
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Associated Press
DALLAS - A Texas nurse who is in prison for the 1982 killing of a toddler has been charged with murder in the death of an infant a year earlier, and authorities said Friday that they think she may have killed up to 60 young children around that time.
May 26, 2017
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By DAVID WARREN
Associated Press
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Associated Press
BRUSSELS - Surrounded by stone-faced allies, President Donald Trump rebuked fellow NATO members Thursday for failing to meet the military alliance's financial benchmarks, asserting that leaves it weaker and shortchanges "the people and taxpayers of the United States."
May 25, 2017
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By JULIE PACE and JONATHAN LEMIRE
Associated Press
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Associated Press
WASHINGTON - The health care bill Republicans recently pushed through the House would leave 23 million more Americans without insurance and confront others who have costly medical conditions with coverage that could prove unaffordable, Congress' official budget analysts said Wednesday.
May 24, 2017
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By ALAN FRAM and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
Associated Press
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Associated Press
LONDON - British investigators are hunting for potential conspirators linked to the bombing that killed 22 people in a search that is exploring the possibility that the same cell linked to the Paris and Brussels terror attacks was also to blame for the Manchester Arena attack, two officials familiar with the investigation said Wednesday.
May 24, 2017
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By PAISLEY DODDS and MAGGIE MICHAEL
Associated Press
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Associated Press
