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Water hookups come to Alaska Yup'ik village, and residents are thrilled to ditch their honey buckets 09/08/2023 10:00am • AKIACHAK, Alaska (AP) — Sanitation workers Thomas Noatak and Joseph Moses start every workday riding a four-wheeler along the muddy roads of this small Yup’ik village on southwestern Alaska’s vast Kuskokwim River, looking for human waste. They’re checking honey bucket bins — large steel co Rare and aggressive: Understanding the skin cancer that took Jimmy Buffett's life 09/08/2023 05:25am • For a man synonymous with life in the sun, a skin cancer diagnosis can't be a total shock to Jimmy Buffett fans. But, as many "parrotheads" learned after his death, the kind that he got, Merkel cell carcinoma, is one of the least common forms of cancer. It's also much more aggressive. Out of the New Jersey failed veterans in state-run homes hit by dozens of COVID-19 deaths, federal report says 09/07/2023 04:43pm • TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Widespread dysfunction at two of New Jersey's state-run veterans homes left them unprepared to protect residents during the COVID-19 pandemic and still persists, a scathing report by the U.S Justice Department found Thursday. The 43-page document paints a disturbing picture o Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 09/06/2023 02:16pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov Class required to wear masks after COVID outbreak in Montgomery Co. school 09/06/2023 05:33am • Students and staff in one class at a public school in Montgomery County, Maryland, are being told that they must wear masks for the next 10 days after three “or more” people tested positive for COVID-19. In a letter sent home to parents on Tuesday, Rosemary Hills Elementary School principal R To mask or not to mask? Biden goes both ways after first lady tests positive for COVID-19 09/05/2023 06:04pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden turned up in a mask for the first time in months on Tuesday, a day after his wife tested positive for COVID-19. But the president quickly ditched it during a ceremony honoring an 81-year-old Vietnam veteran, and the two unmasked octogenarians shared a hearty h First lady Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19, but President Biden's results negative so far 09/04/2023 09:37pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 Monday but is experiencing only mild symptoms, her spokeswoman said. President Joe Biden was tested for the virus following his wife's positive test, but his results were negative. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierr Steer's 3-run homer helps wild-card chasing Reds beat first-place Mariners 6-3 09/04/2023 08:00pm • CINCINNATI (AP) — Spencer Steer hit a three-run home run to help the Cincinnati Reds beat the Seattle Mariners 6-3 on Monday in an interleague matchup of playoff contenders. The Reds began the day in a four-way tie for the third NL wild-card spot, and the AL-west leading Mariners are 39-18 since De La Cruz and Renfroe help Reds rally in 9th for 2-1 win over Cubs 09/02/2023 11:17pm • CINCINNATI (AP) — Elly De La Cruz hit a tying single and newcomer Hunter Renfroe beat out a double-play ball to drive in the winner as the Cincinnati Reds rallied for two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning for the second straight night, defeating the Chicago Cubs 2-1 on Saturday. In a matchup COVID hospitalizations on the rise as U.S. enters Labor Day weekend 09/01/2023 08:28pm • ▶ Watch Video: COVID hospitalizations steadily rising as U.S. enters Labor Day weekend The U.S. is seeing a significant rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations as it enters Labor Day weekend. According to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there Hartford USL team says league refuses to reschedule game despite COVID-19 outbreak 09/01/2023 05:34pm • HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Hartford's USL team says the league refuses to reschedule its game Saturday despite an outbreak of COVID-19 that has sidelined 10 players. The Hartford Athletic soccer team posted on social media that those 10 players tested positive for the virus this week. That will leave Iran accuses Israel of supplying potentially exploding parts for ballistic missile program 08/31/2023 11:20am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran accused Israel on Thursday of trying to sabotage its ballistic missile program through faulty foreign parts that could explode, damaging or destroying the weapons before they could be used. The Israeli prime minister's office declined to comment on the alle 3 tips to keep kids healthy this back-to-school season 08/31/2023 06:00am • ▶ Watch Video: How to protect yourself against COVID, flu and RSV As classes start back up, so do the cases of sickness that so often seem to accompany back-to-school season. But experts say there are ways to help keep students protected."Going back to school, Today in History: August 31, U.S. mission in Iraq ends 08/31/2023 12:01am • Today in History Today is Thursday, Aug. 31, the 243rd day of 2023. There are 122 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Aug. 31, 2010, President Barack Obama ended the U.S. combat mission in Iraq, declaring no victory after seven years of bloodshed and telling those divi 'Tech support scams' cost Prince George's Co. victims almost $300k this year alone 08/30/2023 04:12pm • It isn’t a new scam, but it is still costing victims in one D.C. area hundreds of thousands of dollars. The Prince George’s County Police Department said so far this year, 13 people have come forward to say they fell victim to “tech support scams.” The scammers have taken some $287,000 fr