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Free COVID test kits are coming back. Here's how to get them. 09/21/2023 09:00am • ▶ Watch Video: Are expired at-home COVID tests still effective? Here's how to tell. The Biden administration is preparing to resume taking orders for free at-home COVID-19 tests starting September 25, officials announced Wednesday. The administration is also planning a new infusion of Hunter Biden must come to court in person for firearms case, judge rules 09/20/2023 05:46pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden must appear in person for a hearing where he is expected to plead not guilty to federal firearms charges that were f iled after the collapse of a plea deal in a long-running federal investigation, a judge ruled Wednesday. The president's son had asked to appear via Biden administration announces $600M to produce COVID tests and will reopen website to order them 09/20/2023 05:27pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is providing $600 million in funding to produce new at-home COVID-19 tests and is restarting a website allowing Americans to again order up to four free tests per household — aiming to prevent possible shortages during a rise UK inflation fell unexpectedly in August. That makes it unclear what the Bank of England will do 09/20/2023 11:10am • LONDON (AP) — Inflation across the U.K. fell unexpectedly in August to its lowest level since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, a development that has reined in expectations of a 15th straight interest rate increase from the Bank of England on Thursday. The Office for National Statistics sa Chinese officials voice faith in economy and keep interest rates steady as forecasts darken 09/20/2023 05:07am • Leading Chinese planners voiced confidence on Wednesday in the outlook for the world’s second-largest economy, holding key interest rates steady amid signs of improvement in some areas such as services. The upbeat tone of officials speaking at a news conference in Beijing was in contrast to forec AP PHOTOS: Traditional autumn fair brings color and joy into everyday lives of Romania's poor 09/20/2023 01:07am • HAGIOAICA, Romania (AP) — It’s a festival of joy that offers an escape from everyday hardships for some of Romania’s poorest residents. The traditional autumn fair is again drawing huge crowds of visitors in the eastern European country after the event was suspended during the coronavirus pan What to Know About College Tuition Costs 09/19/2023 08:00pm • Paying for college is expensive, and many families have felt the pinch of rising tuition costs over time. College tuition prices are a lot higher today compared with two decades ago. For instance, the average cost for tuition and fees among ranked private National Universities -- schools that are of Indiana US Senate candidate files suit challenging law that may keep him off the ballot 09/19/2023 07:27pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An egg farmer seeking the Republican nomination for Indiana’s open U.S. Senate seat in 2024 filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the constitutionality of a state law that could prevent him from getting on the ballot. John Rust, the chair of Seymour-based Rose Acre Farms, file Man charged with hate crime after Seattle museum windows smashed in Chinatown-International District 09/18/2023 08:41pm • SEATTLE (AP) — A man has been charged with a hate crime after the windows of the Wing Luke Museum in Seattle's Chinatown International District were smashed last week. King County prosecutors allege that Craig Milne, 76, used a sledgehammer to break windows at the museum Thursday night as people 3.5% of DC-area second quarter home sales sold at a loss 09/18/2023 12:20pm • The vast majority of homeowners who decide to sell typically make out well. But in the second quarter, 3.5% of homes that sold in the D.C. region sold for less than the owner previously paid of it — up from 2.7% of sales at a loss a year earlier. That is not necessarily a reflection of a weaken Everything you need to know about this year's meeting of leaders at the UN General Assembly 09/18/2023 01:03am • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — For two years, it was the coronavirus pandemic. Then, it was Russia's war in Ukraine. Throughout it all, the perils of climate change, poverty and inequality have steadily, increasingly thrummed through each convening of world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly. As the 78th Missing the Emmy Awards? What’s happening with the strike-delayed celebration of television 09/17/2023 11:00am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a normal year — if there is any such thing in Hollywood anymore — the 75th Emmy Awards ceremony would be Monday night, and the many nominees from shows like “ Succession " and “ Ted Lasso " would be claiming their trophies or happily clapping for the winners. Instead, NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week 09/15/2023 12:12pm • 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 Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ There is no connection between rising COVID cases China is sending Vice President Han Zheng to represent the country at UN General Assembly session 09/15/2023 06:42am • TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China is sending Vice President Han Zheng to the U.N. General Assembly's annual high-level debate, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Friday, suggesting that the country's most senior diplomat, Wang Yi, will not attend. This year's gathering of world leaders at United Nati Repurposing dead spiders, counting cadaver nose hairs win Ig Nobels for comical scientific feats 09/14/2023 06:02pm • Counting nose hairs in cadavers, repurposing dead spiders and explaining why scientists lick rocks, are among the winning achievements in this year's Ig Nobels, the prize for humorous scientific feats, organizers announced Thursday. The 33rd annual prize ceremony was a prerecorded online event, as i