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Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman hospitalized after fall, his office says

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — U.S. Sen. John Fetterman had what his office says was a "ventricular fibrillation flare-up" that caused him to feel light-headed and fall during an early morning walk Thursday. Fetterman was doing well and hospitalized in Pittsburgh, his office said. He sustained minor ...

Starbucks workers kick off 65-store US strike on company’s busy Red Cup Day

More than 1,000 unionized Starbucks workers went on strike at 65 U.S. stores Thursday to protest a lack of progress in labor negotiations with the company. The strike was intended to disrupt Starbucks' Red Cup Day, which is typically one of the company's busiest days of the year. Since 2018, ...

All 14 victims identified from fiery UPS cargo plane crash in Louisville

By BRUCE SCHREINER and DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A grandfather and his young granddaughter. An electrician with two young children. A woman standing in line at a scrap metal business. They were among the 14 people who died in the fiery crash of a UPS plane in ...

2 new malaria treatments show promise as drug resistance grows

By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Researchers on Wednesday reported two promising new approaches to counteract malaria's growing resistance to medication — one involving a new class of drugs. Switzerland-based Novartis released results of what it called a ...

By the Numbers: The government shutdown’s toll on air travel in the US

By RIO YAMAT Associated Press America's aviation system is straining under the weight of the longest government shutdown on record: thousands of flight cancellations, long delays at major airports and frustrated travelers nationwide. In an unprecedented move, the Federal Aviation ...