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Ephrata proclamation honors 9/11 victims, calls for service
EPHRATA — As the nation marks the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the City of Ephrata h…
Biden says US combat mission in Iraq to conclude by year end
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Monday the U.S. combat mission in Iraq will conclude by the end of the year, an announcement that reflects the reality on the ground more than a major shift in U.S. policy.
Infrastructure talks hit snags as Senate time pressure rises
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators ran into new problems Monday as they raced to seal a
The Latest: Mississippi reports sharp increase of COVID-19
JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi health officials reported Monday that the state is seeing its highest number of new COVID-19 cases in months as the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus continues to sprea…
VA requires COVID-19 vaccination for health care workers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday became the first major federal agency to require health care workers to get COVID-19 vaccines, as the aggressive delta variant spreads across the natio…
Inflation fears and politics shape views of Biden economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is banking on the idea of making life more affordable for middle-class families — and that's where
The Latest: COVID-19 cases halts Louisiana hospital intake
BATON ROUGE, La. — One of Louisiana’s largest hospitals has temporarily stopped taking inpatients for nonemergency surgeries because of a steadily increasing influx of COVID-19 patients.
The Latest: St. Louis becomes first to reinstate masks in US
ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis area has become one of the first in the United States to reinstate mask requirements amid a rise in cases that health officials are blaming on low vaccination rates and the highly contagio…
Infrastructure talks face new trouble as pressure mounts
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators ran into new problems Monday as they raced to seal a
Pope to UN forum: Hunger is 'crime' violating basic rights
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Monday decried as criminal the existence of hunger in a world which can produce enough food for all, building on a warning from U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that climate chang…
New trouble for infrastructure talks as pressure mounts
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators were running into new problems Monday as they raced to seal a
The Latest: France digests news of restaurant health passes
PARIS — Enforcing France’s new virus pass could prove a logistical challenge for restaurants and other venues, but managers and diners hope it helps avoid another dreaded lockdown.
NYC to require vaccines or weekly testing for city workers
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City will require all of its municipal workers — including teachers and police officers — to get coronavirus vaccines by mid-September or face weekly COVID-19 testing, Mayor Bill de Blasio …
With virus surge, US to keep travel restrictions for now
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States served notice Monday that it will keep existing COVID-19 restrictions on international travel in place for now due to concerns about
UN chief: World hunger worsened by climate change, conflict
ROME (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday warned that climate change and conflict are both a consequence and a driver of poverty, income inequality and food prices.
8 US attorney picks by Biden would include historic firsts
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is nominating eight new leaders for U.S. attorney positions across the country, including in the office overseeing the prosecutions of