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Local gas prices fall as summer driving season continues
MOSES LAKE — Drivers in Grant and Adams counties are seeing some relief at the pump after months of steadily risin…
Team investigating deadly Calif. fire seizes PG&E equipment
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Fire investigators looking into what caused a wildfire that killed four people in far Northern California have taken possession of equipment belonging to Pacific Gas and Electric, the utilit…
Asia Today: China to test 9 million after new outbreak
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese health authorities will test all 9 million people in the eastern city of Qingdao for the coronavirus this week after nine cases linked to a hospital were found, the government announced Monda…
New Mexico governor urged to take stand against nuclear plan
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Environmentalists and other watchdog groups want New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to create a government agency that would be tasked with keeping the state from becoming a permanent d…
Airline industry official defends response to pandemic
The airline industry has been shaken to its core by the pandemic, pushing some foreign carriers into bankruptcy and driving a few small U.S. ones out of business.
The Latest: S. Korea reports 97 new coronavirus cases
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has confirmed 97 new cases of the coronavirus, a modest uptick from the daily levels reported last week, just as officials ease social distancing restrictions after concluding that …
Report: Most exporters do little to prevent foreign bribery
BERLIN (AP) — An anti-corruption watchdog on Tuesday ranked the United States and United Kingdom as the largest exporters most active at enforcing rules meant to prohibit companies from paying bribes in foreign mar…
Stocks are soaring, and most Black people are missing out
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans who own stocks are pulling further away from those who don't, as Wall Street roars back to record heights while much of the economy struggles. And Black households are much more likely to …
Saudi's National Commercial Bank buys Samba in $14.8B deal
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia's National Commercial Bank said Sunday it will purchase rival lender Samba Financial Group in a deal valued at $14.8 billion, creating what would become the kingdom's…
2nd COVID-19 vaccine trial paused over unexplained illness
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — A late-stage study of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate has been paused while the company investigates whether a study participant’s “unexplained illness” is related to the s…
The Latest: Texas governor says surge team sent to El Paso
AUSTIN, Texas -- An ongoing wave of COVID-19 cases in the El Paso area prompted Gov. Greg Abbott to announce Monday that a surge team of medical professionals would be dispatched to the area.
Southwest Airlines to expand in Houston and Chicago in 2021
Southwest Airlines said Monday it will expand in Houston and Chicago by starting flights to those cities' largest airports, stepping up its head-to-head competition against bigger airlines.
Twilio, Dillard's rise; PG&E, Occidental Petroleum fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Monday:
Strong gains for technology stocks send Wall Street higher
Stocks marched higher again on Monday, as Wall Street extended its gains from last week's rally, the market's best in three months.
The Latest: Czech Republic imposes new rules amid case surge
PRAGUE — The Czech Republic is imposing a new series of restrictive measures in response to a record surge in coronavirus infections.
Danes start culling 2.5 million minks after virus hits farms
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish veterinarians and farmers have begun culling at least 2.5 million minks in northern Denmark, authorities said Monday, after coronavirus has been reported in at least 63 farms.