Texas Roadhouse CEO Kent Taylor dies amid COVID-19 struggle
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kent Taylor, founder and CEO of the Texas Roadhouse restaurant chain, has died. He was 65. His family and the...
Mexico limits non-essential travel on southern border
CIUDAD HIDALGO, Mexico (AP) — The Mexican banks of the Suchiate river dawned Sunday with a heavy presence of immigration agents in place to...
Homeland Security head rejects GOP claims of border ‘crisis’
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Department of Homeland Security pushed back Wednesday against Republican criticism of the Biden administration's border policies, refusing...
In Louisville, Breonna Taylor’s family honors her legacy
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — On the one-year anniversary of Breonna Taylor's death, the slain Black woman's family continued their call for justice as hundreds...
FEMA to help manage unaccompanied minors at US-Mexico border
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The Biden administration is turning to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for help managing and caring for record numbers of...
Why the pandemic left long-term scars on global job market
Esther Montanez's housecleaning job at the Hilton Back Bay in Boston was a lifeline for her, a 31-year-old single mother with a 5-year-old son.
The...
Nurses fight conspiracy theories along with coronavirus
Los Angeles emergency room nurse Sandra Younan spent the last year juggling long hours as she watched many patients struggle with the coronavirus and...
AP-NORC poll: People of color bear COVID-19’s economic brunt
NEW YORK (AP) — A year ago, Elvia Banuelos' life was looking up. The 39-year-old mother of two young children said she felt confident...
AP-NORC poll: 1 in 5 in U.S. lost someone close in pandemic
WASHINGTON — About 1 in 5 Americans say they lost a relative or close friend to the coronavirus, highlighting the division between heartache and hope...
Mayday aim: Biden wants everyone vaccine-eligible by May 1
WASHINGTON (AP) — One year after the nation was brought to a near-standstill by the coronavirus, President Joe Biden is outlining his plan Thursday...