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US pediatricians' new COVID-19 shot recommendations differ from CDC advice 08/19/2025 03:48pm • NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time in 30 years, the American Academy of Pediatrics is substantially diverging from U.S. government vaccine recommendations. The group’s new COVID-19 recommendations — released Tuesday — come amid a tumultuous year for public health, as vaccine skeptics have co Las Vegas tourism is down. Some blame Trump's tariffs and immigration crackdown 08/19/2025 01:18pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tourism in Las Vegas is slumping this summer, with resorts and convention centers reporting fewer visitors compared to last year, especially from abroad, and some officials are blaming the Trump administration’s tariffs and immigration policies for the decline. The city known f Grow fruit trees in small spaces with the trick known as espalier 08/19/2025 10:00am • If you'd love to grow fruit trees but think you don’t have the space, think again. You don’t need an orchard or even a large backyard to enjoy garden-picked fruit. Instead, use a method perfected by Louis XIV’s gardeners back in the 1600s at Versailles, when cold, windy winters, not a lack of Arkansas coach Sam Pittman under pressure to deliver in 2025 08/19/2025 06:10am • FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Coach Sam Pittman has exorcised the specter of Chad Morris from the memories of the Razorbacks' faithful. Five years later, though, Arkansas is looking for more than simple decency. The Razorbacks have qualified for bowl games in four of Pittman’s five seasons at the he Democrats get police escorts to prevent a new redistricting walkout as California moves to retaliate 08/18/2025 09:09pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Democrats who ended a walkout Monday found themselves shadowed by law enforcement officers to keep them from repeating the protest that stalled Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts and fulfill President Donald Trump's desire to reshape U.S. House maps. Re California Democrats' push for redistricting faces a tight legislative deadline 08/18/2025 06:21pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Democrats started a partisan push to draw new congressional districts and reshape the state’s U.S. House representation in their favor, but to pull it off, lawmakers who returned to the Capitol on Monday face a tight deadline and must still win voters’ appr Appeals court overturns order that stripped some protections from pregnant Texas state workers 08/18/2025 04:58pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld a law strengthening the rights of pregnant workers, vacating a judge's earlier order that had stripped those protections from Texas state employees. The ruling was a victory for advocates of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, a law that passed wit Republican Stacy Garrity seeks to challenge Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s reelection bid 08/18/2025 11:37am • HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Stacy Garrity, Pennsylvania’s two-term elected state treasurer, said Monday that she will seek the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro ’s reelection bid, setting up what could be a contest between a low-profile officeholder and a potential Whi O'Reilly Auto Parts will take over as title sponsor for NASCAR's second-tier series 08/18/2025 10:40am • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — O’Reilly Auto Parts will take over as the title sponsor for NASCAR’s second-tier national series when the Xfinity Series is renamed next season. The multiyear partnership announced Monday is a sponsorship package that includes promotional opportunities and brand integrat A timeline of territorial shifts in Russia's war on Ukraine 08/18/2025 06:22am • Russia’s troops are continuing their slow war of attrition in eastern and northern Ukraine, even as the conflict enters a pivotal phase with a series of high-level meetings that are part of U.S. President Donald Trump's push for peace. In the three-and-a-half years since Moscow launched its full- Food Safety Tips: How to Prevent Foodborne Illness 08/17/2025 08:00pm • Foodborne pathogens are on the rise -- and they're making people unwell. According to the most recent data from FoodNet, the authoritative source for tracking foodborne illnesses run by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, annual infections from foodborne pathogens rose consecutively from Republicans look to make a U-turn on federal commitment to electric vehicles for the Postal Service 08/17/2025 07:37am • WASHINGTON (AP) — A year after being lauded for its plan to replace thousands of aging, gas-powered mail trucks with a mostly electric fleet, the U.S. Postal Service is facing congressional attempts to strip billions in federal EV funding. In June, the Senate parliamentarian blocked a Republican p Mistrust and fear: The complex story behind strained Syria-Lebanon relations 08/17/2025 01:26am • BEIRUT (AP) — A lot has happened in just a year on both sides of the Lebanon-Syria border. A lightning offensive by Islamist insurgents in Syria toppled longtime autocrat Bashar Assad and brought a new government in place in Damascus. In Lebanon, a bruising war with Israel dealt a serious blow to In Trump's redistricting push, Democrats find an aggressive identity and progressives are on board 08/16/2025 10:05pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Fight! Fight! Fight! It’s not just Donald Trump’s mantra anymore. As the Republican president pushes states to redraw their congressional districts to the GOP’s advantage, Democrats have shown they are willing to go beyond words of outrage and use whatever power they do have t Trump tax law could cause Medicare cuts if Congress doesn't act, CBO says 08/15/2025 10:30pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal budget deficits caused by President Donald Trump’s tax and spending law could trigger automatic cuts to Medicare if Congress does not act, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office reported Friday. The CBO estimates that Medicare, the federal health insurance prog