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Nearly half of Biden's 500M free COVID tests still unclaimed

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly half of the 500 million free COVID-19 tests that the Biden administration recently made available to Americans still haven’t been claimed as virus cases plummet and people feel less urgency to test. That's according to administration…

Rash-causing moth spreading due to warming, scientists find

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A forest pest that bedevils Maine residents and tourists with hairs that cause an itchy rash appears to be spreading due to warming temperatures. The brown-tail moth is a scourge in America’s most forested state, where…

Authorities seize nearly $3M worth of meth in onion shipment

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Authorities have seized nearly $3 million worth of methamphetamine, hidden among a shipment of onions, during a tractor-trailer’s inspection at federal facility in San Diego. A K-9 unit for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection alerted…

Live updates: More US military aid to arrive in Ukraine soon

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A $350 million package of additional U.S. military assistance to Ukraine announced Saturday includes “anti-armor, small arms and various munitions, body armor and related equipment,” according to John Kirby, the Pentagon press secretary. Separately, a senior defense…

In trans people, GOP candidates find latest 'wedge issue'

SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — Political observers say Republican candidates are using transgender people as a classic “wedge issue” as 2022 campaigns heat up. An attack ad in the U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania seeks to cast Mehmet Oz as a…

Ukrainian war brings shift to oil prices

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Thursday morning, Russian troops invaded Ukraine. While the United States is staying out of the fight, we can still experience many effects from the war. The price of oil jumped as much as 8% percent on Feb.…