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Health officials urge caution for Gulf Coast beachgoers during surge of deadly bacterial infections
Posted 4:41 PM 8/9/2026
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Health officials in Louisiana are urging beachgoers to take precautions during a summertime surge in infections from a flesh-eating bacteria found in coastal waters.
Louisiana has confirmed nine cases of Vibrio vulnificus infections this year, the state's (More)
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Senators head for the exits without meeting Trump's demands for voting bill
Posted 9:45 AM 8/8/2026 by LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators headed for the exits in the predawn hours Saturday, ending for now a crushing standoff over President Donald Trump's demands that they stay in session to pass a strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill before the summer recess.
While they wrapped up many key (More)
8/6/2026
Trump calls Texas’ data center opposition a “mistake”
Posted 4:36 PM 8/7/2026 by Taylor Goldenstein, The Texas Tribune
President Donald Trump this week criticized Texas for being anti-data centers, just days after Republican Gov. Greg Abbott paused industry-wide approvals until the companies provide the state with (More)
8/5/2026
Trump administration moves forward with Head Start overhaul, proposing to eliminate regulations
Posted 9:23 AM 8/6/2026 by MORIAH BALINGIT AP Education Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration said Thursday it plans to overhaul Head Start, tossing out many of the regulations that are the hallmark of the early education program for the nation's poorest children.
Officials from the Department of Health and Human (More)
8/4/2026
Scientists are certain a wayward SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon as predicted
Posted 12:27 PM 8/5/2026 by MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A SpaceX rocket that launched a pair of lunar landers slammed into the moon as predicted on Wednesday after drifting off course for the past year, scientists reported.
Although no one observed the actual 5,400-mph (8,700-kph) collision, a telescope in (More)
8/3/2026
School backpack overload: Heavy bags can strain kids' bodies
Posted 4:23 PM 8/4/2026 by CHEYANNE MUMPHREY AP Education Writer
Backpacks can be fashionable and functional, but they can also be too heavy — weighed down by digital devices, musical instruments, sports equipment and more. Some kids carry home a laptop or tablet and textbooks, too.
It's good to be prepared, but kids who walk to school or (More)
8/2/2026
Michigan reports the first 2 US deaths related to a diarrhea-causing parasite
Posted 5:01 PM 8/3/2026 by MIKE HOUSEHOLDER and SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) — Two people have died in the cyclospora outbreak in Michigan, state health officials announced Monday, the first deaths confirmed in the U.S. related to the microscopic parasite.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said both people had underlying health (More)
