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Allegations of racial bias swirl around embattled WA agency
The leader of Washington’s Department of Children, Youth and Families was questioned this week about her agency’s …
VIRUS TODAY: Unemployment applications in U.S. up this week
Here's what's happening Wednesday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.:
The Latest: Officials in Italy cancel coronavirus conference
ROME — Officials have canceled one of the main events this weekend commemorating the first anniversary of the start of Italy’s coronavirus outbreak after clusters of new infections traced to the British variant for…
Lawmakers face off with GameStop saga's key players
WASHINGTON (AP) — Key players in the GameStop saga are testifying to a House committee Thursday. Lawmakers are examining whether the wild swings in the stock price of the video game retailer exposed conflicts in th…
AP source: Cruz on vacation in Mexico as storm slams Texas
DALLAS (AP) — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz traveled to Mexico on Wednesday for a family vacation as his
The Latest: Study suggests London infection rates down
LONDON — A major study suggests coronavirus infection rates in London have plunged by 80% in the past month as lockdown measures curb the spread of the virus.
AP source: Sen. Cruz went to Mexico on vacation amid storm
DALLAS (AP) — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has traveled to Mexico for a family vacation as his home state struggles with a
The Latest: Vatican decrees vaccinations for employees
ROME — The Vatican is taking Pope Francis’ pro-vaccine stance very seriously: Any Vatican employee who refuses to get a coronavirus shot without valid medical reason risks being fired.
The Latest: U.S. jobless claims jump as layoffs stay high
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid rose last week to 861,000, evidence that layoffs remain painfully high despite a steady drop in the number of confirmed viral infections.
The Latest: Africa expects 1st AstraZeneca doses next week
NAIROBI, Kenya — The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the first 1 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine for COVID-19 are expected to arrive next week for distribution in some 20 countries o…
The Latest: UK invests in studies of long COVID-19 syndrome
LONDON — The British government is backing four new studies to investigate why some people continue to have symptoms months after becoming sick with COVID-19.
Biden and congressional Democrats to unveil immigration bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's administration is joining Democrats on Capitol Hill to unveil a major immigration overhaul that would offer an eight-year pathway to citizenship to the estimated 11 million p…
2 Belarusian journalists sent to prison for covering protest
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Two journalists in Belarus were convicted Thursday of violating public order and sentenced to two years in prison after they covered a protest against authoritarian President Alexander Lukashen…
Even without listening, US lives in Limbaugh’s media world
NEW YORK (AP) — You didn't have to like or even listen to Rush Limbaugh to be affected by what he did.
Correction: China-Online Crackdown story
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Ma Xiaolin frequently wrote about current affairs on one of China’s leading microblogging sites, where he has 2 million followers. But recently, he said in a post, the Weibo site called and as…
Even without listening, you live in Limbaugh's media world
NEW YORK (AP) — You didn't have to like or even listen to Rush Limbaugh to be affected by what he did.