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July 29, 2021 at 8:26 am

Forgotten oil and gas wells linger, leaking toxic chemicals VIEW

There are about 2 million abandoned oil and gas wells nationwide that haven't been properly plugged with cement

Business

July 29, 2021 at 8:02 am

Forgotten oil and gas wells linger, leaking toxic chemicals VIEW

There are about 2 million abandoned oil and gas wells nationwide that haven't been properly plugged with cement

Business

June 29, 2021 at 9:02 pm

Youth of the pandemic revisited: Hopeful, resilient, nervous VIEW

A young woman in California, newly vaccinated, flashes a smile and a peace sign as she poses for a prom photo with her pals. She...

May 11, 2021 at 10:03 pm

Public service in the US: Increasingly thankless, exhausting VIEW

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) — He scurries through his apartment, downing a quick mug of coffee, brushing his teeth, feeding his pet rabbit, Auggie, before...

April 14, 2021 at 7:56 am

Coronavirus pandemic reveals an existing, widespread crisis: Loneliness. Here's how people are helping. VIEW

Rampant loneliness existed long before COVID-19, and experts believe it's now worse. Evidence suggests it can damage health and shorten lives as much as obesity...

December 12, 2020 at 10:00 pm

COVID-19 vaccine shipments begin in historic US effort VIEW

PORTAGE, Michigan (AP) — The first of many freezer-packed COVID-19 vaccine vials made their way to distribution sites across the United States on Sunday, as...

October 18, 2020 at 10:36 pm

‘Crazy’ beekeepers determined to make it in tough times VIEW

IOLA, Wis. (AP) — They wrote it right into their business plan — an expectation that, each year, at least half the stock on which...

July 20, 2020 at 11:59 pm

Chicago restaurateur joins mission to feed America’s hungry VIEW

CHICAGO (AP) — Before coronavirus arrived, Manish Mallick's trips to this city’s South Side had been limited to attending graduate classes at the University of...

June 21, 2020 at 2:49 pm

Because of the virus, dads mark Father’s Day from a distance VIEW

CHICAGO (AP) — Wake Sharp got to see his family on Father’s Day -- see them, not hug them, not kiss them, not even shake...

June 7, 2020 at 8:17 am

Class of 2020: Battle-scarred and resilient amid new crises VIEW

On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, a young woman in Texas -- as yet unaware of the horrors unfolding half a country away --...