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UK court rejects a government bid to withhold Boris Johnson's messages from a COVID-19 inquiry 07/06/2023 12:30pm • LONDON (AP) — A U.K. court on Thursday rejected the British government's request to keep former Prime Minister Boris Johnson's unredacted WhatsApp messages and diaries from being made public at an official COVID-19 inquiry. The Cabinet Office took the unusual step of bringing a legal challenge af How to prepare for the resumption of federal student loan payments 07/05/2023 06:24pm • For more than three years, borrowers had relief from federal student loan payments, but the pandemic-related pause is ending in October. The Department of Education says you'll get your first bill in September or October, and you'll have 21 days to make your first payment. Financial adviser Ba Bobcat that attacked a camper in Connecticut tests positive for rabies 07/05/2023 09:38am • LYME, Conn. (AP) — A bobcat that attacked a camper in a hammock at a Connecticut state park has tested positive for rabies. The man was among several adults leading a group of young campers last week in Selden Neck State Park, an island in the Connecticut River in Lyme, the state Department of Ene Stock market today: Asia sinks after survey shows China activity weakening 07/05/2023 12:00am • BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets sank Wednesday after a survey showed Chinese industrial activity weakening. Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney retreated. Oil prices were mixed. U.S. markets were closed Tuesday for a holiday. An index of service industry activity by a leading Chinese business July Fourth for presidents has been a day for golf, fishing, speeches and one perilous stomachache 07/04/2023 11:36am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Through history, the Fourth of July has been a day for some presidents to declare their independence from the public. They’ve bailed to the beach, the mountains, the golf course, the farm, the ranch. In the middle of the Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt was sailing to Hawaii o 'Liberty, equality, fraternity' for all? New riots make France confront an old problem 07/04/2023 06:47am • PARIS (AP) — “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity”: The lofty ideals to which France has long aspired are embossed on coins and carved above school doors across the land. Yet they are the polar opposite of what some French people who are Black or brown saw in a shocking video of a police officer sho Viola Ford Fletcher, oldest living Tulsa Race Massacre victim, publishes memoir 07/04/2023 12:52am • NEW YORK (AP) — Being a centenarian hasn’t slowed down Viola Ford Fletcher’s pursuit of justice. In the last couple of years, Fletcher has traveled internationally, testified before Congress and supported a lawsuit for reparations — all part of a campaign for accountability over the massa How many Americans haven't caught COVID? CDC publishes latest estimates 07/03/2023 02:23pm • ▶ Watch Video: Dr. Mandy Cohen to be named CDC director; updated COVID-19 booster endorsed Nearly 1 in 4 U.S. adults and older teens had still not caught COVID-19 by the end of last year, according to new estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Preventi Louisville Zoo announces 3-year-old elephant calf, Fitz, dies of virus 07/01/2023 12:59pm • A beloved 3-year-old elephant calf born and raised at the Louisville Zoo died on Friday night, the zoo said in a news release.Fitz would have turned four on Aug. 2, 2023, the zoo said, and was the offspring of 37-year-old Mikki, who also lives at the Kentucky-based Louisville Zoo. Zoo staff fir NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week 06/30/2023 01:16pm • 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: ___ Social media posts misconstrue Biden’s joke abo Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed after China reports weaker manufacturing in June 06/30/2023 01:20am • BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mixed Friday in Asia after China reported slower factory activity in June due to weaker consumer spending and export demand. Tokyo and Sydney declined while Seoul, Shanghai and Hong Kong advanced. U.S. futures are little changed and oil prices ticked higher. Adding to Survey shows China's manufacturing contracted in June as export orders decreased 06/29/2023 11:46pm • BEIJING (AP) — China’s factory activity contracted for another month in June as export orders decreased, an official survey showed Friday, adding to signs an economic rebound following the end of anti-virus controls is cooling. A monthly purchasing managers’ index issued by the national statis $2.9 million gene therapy for severe hemophilia is approved by FDA 06/29/2023 05:32pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials on Thursday approved drugmaker BioMarin's gene therapy for the most common form of hemophilia, a $2.9 million infused treatment that can significantly reduce dangerous bleeding problems. The Food and Drug Administration approved Roctavian for adult patients with Drone deployed to fight mosquitoes in Southern California 06/29/2023 03:55pm • IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — A drone flies over a peaceful Southern California marsh and unleashes a rain of larvae-killing bacterial spore pellets. Its target: a surging population of mosquitoes that can spread diseases to humans. The drone is the latest technology deployed by the Orange County Mosquito Older Americans can get RSV vaccine this fall after consulting their doctor, CDC says 06/29/2023 12:44pm • Americans 60 and older can get a new RSV vaccine but should discuss it with their doctor first, U.S. health officials recommended Thursday. The newly approved vaccines are expected to be ready in the fall, a time when flu shots and updated COVID-19 shots also will be available. Those eligible for th