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Just half a dozen authors remain in contention for the prestigious fiction award: Anna Burns, Esi Edugyan, Daisy Johnson, Rachel Kushner, Richard Powers and Robin Robertson.

A paper says new parents who get help from a trained financial coach in a pediatric clinic came to more of their babies' preventive care visits and missed fewer vaccinations in the first six months.

Pediatricians have been asking policy makers to include children in COVID-19 vaccine trials. Now, the FDA has given Pfizer approval to enroll adolescents as young as 12 years old.

The Centers of Disease control and Prevention is recommending the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for kids 12 and up, clearing the way for it to be given to teens and preteens this week.

Rahm Emanuel, who was re-elected this year after a tough campaign, says the tax hike is the best way to address deep financial problems caused in part by Chicago's vastly underfunded pensions.

The financial crash in Spain left many empty lots that were supposed to be building sites. Some Spaniards have begun growing vegetables in places where condos were never built.

Spain's jobless rate has exceeded even the most dire predictions. As Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy prepares to release a slate of economic changes, Spaniards are hoping he will heed their calls for mercy after years of budget cuts and austerity.

While police investigate the shooting spree that left five dead in Colorado Monday, connections are emerging between the alleged gunman and victims he apparently knew through his tattoo business.

The CDC says using COVID-19 vaccines in ways that have not been authorized — such as in underage children, or as a booster dose — can leave providers and individuals uncovered if problems arise.

A racism scandal has embroiled politics in Los Angeles. The political fallout has ballooned since three council members were heard in a secret recording engaging in racist conversation.