Musk: Starship test not likely to be successful
By MARCIA DUNN | Associated Press
SpaceX founder Elon Musk said this week that his company will attempt to launch its futuristic, bullet-shaped Starship to orbit...
Mexico’s army stands between gangs, enforcing turf divisions
By MARK STEVENSON, The Associated Press
AGUILILLA, Mexico — In western Mexico a small squad of soldiers with about a half-dozen trucks and sandbag emplacements stands...
How will testing unvaccinated employees work under Biden’s vaccine mandate?
Dom DiFurio The Dallas Morning News
New rules issued by OSHA Thursday have legal experts puzzling over how their corporate clients will implement weekly COVID-19...
US advisers urge COVID shot for kids 5-11, final OK due soon
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writers
An influential advisory panel voted Tuesday that all children ages 5 to 11 should get Pfizer's...
FDA OKs mixing COVID vaccines; backs Moderna, J&J boosters
By MATTHEW PERRONE and LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators on Wednesday signed off on extending COVID-19 boosters to Americans who got...
FDA panel endorses lower-dose Moderna COVID shot for booster
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press
U.S. health advisers said Thursday that some Americans who received Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine should get a half-dose...
Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram suffer worldwide outage
(AP) - Facebook and its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms were down across wide swathes of the world Monday. Facebook's internal systems used by employees...
Workers at call centers with federal contract win higher pay, Brownsville included
(AP) — Federal contract workers at call centers in nine states, including Texas, won pay increases that bring the minimum wage for all of...
Johnson & Johnson’s booster shot prevents severe infection
Robert Langreth, Bloomberg News
A booster dose of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine provided 100% protection against severe disease when given two months after the first...
Judge says forcing waits in Mexico to seek asylum is illegal
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press
(AP) — A federal judge ruled Thursday that the U.S. government's practice of denying migrants a chance to apply for...