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Agencies acknowledge communication failures during Mattawa wildfire
MATTAWA — A fast‑moving wildfire that burned nearly 3,100 acres near state Route 24 on Sunday night prompted a fou…
Feds charge 4 in Iran plot to kidnap activist in US, others
NEW YORK (AP) — An Iranian intelligence officer and three alleged members of an Iranian intelligence network have been charged in Manhattan with plotting to kidnap a prominent Iranian opposition activist and writer…
'God opened the door': Mystery surrounds US asylum picks
TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — In a packed camp for migrant families on Mexico's side of the busiest U.S. border crossing, Nelson Membreño has lived through a chickenpox outbreak, people's heavy drug use and night prowlers…
Pacific Rim leaders discuss economic way out of pandemic
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden, his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Russian President Vladimir Putin are among Pacific Rim leaders gathering virtually…
Watchdog: FBI mishandled Nassar-USA Gymnastics abuse case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI made “fundamental” errors in investigating sexual abuse allegations against former USA Gymnastics national team doctor
Time on their side, Texas GOP waits for Democrats to return
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — On Day 3 of Texas Democrats hunkering down in Washington to block tighter voting laws, Republicans back home settled into a new routine that boils down to turning the Democrats' gambit into yet…
'I numb myself': Hospital fire deepens Iraq's COVID crisis
BAGHDAD (AP) — No beds, medicines running low and hospital wards prone to fire — Iraq’s doctors say they are losing the battle against the coronavirus. And they say that was true even before a devastating blaze kil…
Cuomo to be questioned in sexual harassment investigation
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is expected to be interviewed Saturday as the state attorney general's office winds down its investigation into sexual harassment and misconduct allegations that upend…
Biden blasts 'un-American' voting limits; Texas Dems act
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Joe Biden declared preserving voting rights an urgent national "test of our time” on Tuesday but offered few concrete proposals to meet it. Texas Democrats took their own dramatic acti…
House Republicans post record fundraising ahead of 2022 race
WASHINGTON (AP) — The committee charged with helping Republicans wrest control of the House
Child tax credit starts hitting US families' bank accounts
WASHINGTON (AP) — The
University asks ex-player and Senate hopeful to change ad
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The University of Arkansas on Thursday said it has asked a former Razorback challenging U.S. Sen. John Boozman to change his ads over their unauthorized use of the school's trademarks.
Neck rubs, tapped phones: Merkel has history with US leaders
BERLIN (AP) — Neck rubs, pricy dinners, allegations of phone tapping, awkward handshake moments.
UK to ban online racists from games after Euro 2020 uproar
LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the government plans to ban anyone guilty of online racist abuse from soccer matches as authorities continue to respond to the lawlessness connected to England’s…
The long, 'surreal' days of the runaway Texas legislators
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sheltered in a downtown D.C. hotel, the Democratic lawmakers who left Texas to block a restrictive voting bill are living a life of stress and scrutiny.
Freedom or folly? UK's end to mandatory masks sows confusion
LONDON (AP) — For many, it’s common courtesy or a sensible precaution. For others, it's an imposition, a daily irritation.