April 29, 2021

6 Mayo Clinic hospitals receive 'A' grades for patient safety

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Six Mayo Clinic hospitals scored high marks for safety, earning an “A” grade for patient safety from The Leapfrog Group, an independent, […]
April 28, 2021

Stock indexes slip after Federal Reserve leaves rates alone

Major U.S. stock indexes ended slightly lower on Wall Street after the Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged near zero, even as it […]
April 28, 2021

Feds raid Giuliani's home, office, escalating criminal probe

NEW YORK — Federal agents raided Rudy Giuliani’s Manhattan home and office Wednesday, seizing computers and cellphones in a major escalation of the Justice Department’s […]
April 28, 2021

BioNTech boss strikes upbeat note on Europe's vaccine drive

BERLIN — More than half of Europe’s population should have received the coronavirus vaccine in the next two months, allowing governments to consider easing lockdown […]
April 28, 2021

US eyes major rollback in Iran sanctions to revive nuke deal

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is considering a near wholesale rollback of some of the most stringent Trump-era sanctions imposed on Iran in a bid […]
April 28, 2021

Fed keeps key rate near zero, sees inflation as 'transitory'

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve is keeping its ultra-low interest rate policies in place, a sign that it wants to see more evidence of a […]
April 28, 2021

AP sources: Feds search Rudy Giuliani's NYC home, office

NEW YORK — Federal agents raided Rudy Giuliani’s Manhattan home and office on Wednesday, seizing computers and cellphones in a major escalation of the Justice […]
April 28, 2021

Astronaut Michael Collins, Apollo 11 pilot, dies at 90

Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, who orbited the moon alone while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made their historic first steps on the lunar surface, […]
April 28, 2021

EU report takes aim at Russia over vaccine fake news

BRUSSELS — Russia has launched a major campaign using ministries, companies and pro-Kremlin media to promote the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine and spread fake news […]
April 28, 2021

US stocks little changed after Fed leaves rates unchanged

Stocks were little changed in afternoon trading Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said it is leaving its key interest rate unchanged near zero, while noting […]