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Nation & World

Student uses handgun to kill 3, wound 8 at Michigan school

by MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press November 30, 2021November 30, 2021

In custody is a 15-year-old sophomore who refused to say how he got the gun into the high school.

Nation & World

New lead testing method could reveal higher levels in water

by MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press November 30, 2021December 1, 2021

U.S. officials are considering a new method for testing water that could show more places have elevated lead levels than previously believed.

Nation & World

First of 4 accusers takes stand at Ghislaine Maxwell trial

by LARRY NEUMEISTER and TOM HAYS Associated Press November 30, 2021November 30, 2021

A longtime pilot for Jeffrey Epstein testifies that he never saw evidence of sexual activity on planes as he shuttled his boss and others to destinations for nearly 3 decades.

Nation & World, Politics

Appeals court weighs Trump arguments to withhold Jan. 6 records

by NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press November 30, 2021November 30, 2021

A panel of judges focused most of the hearing Tuesday on what role federal courts should have when an incumbent president and former president are at odds over records from the former’s administration.

Business, Nation & World

Stock losses deepen after Fed hints it may dial back aid faster

by DAMIAN J. TROISE and STAN CHOE Associated Press November 30, 2021November 30, 2021

Investors are worried about the impact of a new coronavirus variant, omicron, about which little is known yet.

Nation & World, Politics

Former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows cooperating with Jan. 6 panel

by MARY CLARE JALONICK and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press November 30, 2021November 30, 2021

He was subpoenaed by the committee at the end of September and has been negotiating the terms of his deposition and turning over of documents.

Health, Nation & World

FDA panel narrowly backs first-of-a-kind COVID-19 pill from Merck

by MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press November 30, 2021November 30, 2021

If authorized, the pill would be the first that doctors could prescribe for patients to take on their own to ease symptoms and speed recovery, a major step toward reducing hospital caseloads and deaths.

Nation & World

Oklahoma’s bid to exempt its National Guard from vaccine mandate is denied

by LOLITA C. BALDOR and ROBERT BURNS Associated Press November 29, 2021November 30, 2021

The dispute is the first critical test of the military’s authority to require National Guard troops to get the shot, and it could lay the groundwork for legal battles with states that oppose the vaccine requirement.