On farewell visit to US, Merkel brings message of stability
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden welcomes German Chancellor Angela Merkel to the White House on Thursday for what is likely her last official visit...
How the expanded child tax credit payments work
The Biden administration is beginning to distribute expanded child tax credit payments, giving parents on average $423 this month, with payments continuing through the...
Company says expansion will shore up US medical supply chain
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina-based pharmaceutical manufacturer is launching a $100 million expansion, something officials say is part of a broader effort...
Uncovering boarding school history makes for monumental task
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — They sat inside a dust-covered box that had been stashed away, untouched, for years: black-and-white photographs of Apache students who were...
Olympic sport of schmoozing eludes corporate sponsors
NEW YORK — Screaming fans won't be the only thing missing from this year's Olympic Games in Tokyo. Behind the scenes, there won't much...
Fired Tennessee vaccine official received dog muzzle in mail
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee's former top vaccination official received a dog muzzle in the mail a few days before she was fired this week...
Child tax credit starts hitting US families’ bank accounts
WASHINGTON — The child tax credit had always been an empty gesture to millions of parents like Tamika Daniel.
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The Latest: Spieth making birdies again at Open in England
SANDWICH, England — The Latest on the British Open (all times local):
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Canadian government rejects virus shots in US border tunnel
DETROIT — The Canadian government has rejected a creative plan to have Ontario residents line up inside a U.S. border tunnel to tap into...
WHO chief says it was ‘premature’ to rule out COVID lab leak
BERLIN — The head of the World Health Organization acknowledged it was premature to rule out a potential link between the COVID-19 pandemic and...