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Updated 5 days, 15 hours ago

Soap Lake Library teaches young gardeners how to help native bees thrive

SOAP LAKE — Families visited the Soap Lake Library this week for an Earth Day program that turned tin cans, bamboo…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store

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Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
UK's Johnson promises to use pandemic as catalyst for change

LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday promised to use the COVID-19 pandemic as a catalyst to build a stronger Britain led by private enterprise, and took aim at “potshot, snipeshot” opponents who wa…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Crews working to recover 3 dead in Houston building collapse

HOUSTON (AP) — Dozens of workers worked with structural engineers Tuesday to stabilize the collapsed portion of a Houston office building so it can be lifted and the bodies of three workers recovered.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
New chairman to lead board overseeing Puerto Rico's finances

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A bankruptcy and corporate law professor will be the new chairman of a federal control board that oversees Puerto Rico’s finances, officials announced Tuesday.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Five things to know about the Big Tech antitrust report

After years of calling Big Tech too big, Democratic lawmakers are calling for Congress to

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Trump administration faulted over breaks for oil companies

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A U.S. government watchdog agency faulted the Trump administration Tuesday for its handling of a COVID-19 relief effort that awarded energy companies breaks on payments for oil and gas extrac…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
5 takeaways: AP/FRONTLINE investigate medical supply chains

From the very moment the coronavirus pandemic reached America’s shores, the country was unprepared. Health care facilities didn’t have the masks and equipment needed to protect their workers. The Associated Press a…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
IMF head says global economy facing long climb to recovery

WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the International Monetary Fund says that the global economy has started on a long climb to stronger growth with prospects looking a little better than four months ago.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
US job postings edge lower, to 6.49 million

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers advertised slightly fewer jobs in August as hiring ticked up modestly.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Unemployed in New Orleans find careers in community health

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Service workers in New Orleans who were laid off because of the coronavirus’s impact on the economy are earning a living again by helping others survive during the pandemic.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
US employers advertised slightly fewer jobs in August as hiring rose modestly

WASHINGTON (AP) — US employers advertised slightly fewer jobs in August as hiring rose modestly.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Asia Today: Sri Lanka confirms 321 cases in factory cluster

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka said Tuesday more than 300 garment factory workers are infected with the coronavirus, days after reporting the Indian Ocean nation's first community infection in two months.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
EU lashes out at Turkey over rule of law, rights, freedoms

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union said Tuesday that Turkey’s negotiations on joining the world’s biggest trade bloc shouldn't be accelerated because of its failure to uphold democratic standards, protect the indep…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Michigan health chief cites 'broad' authority, issues rules

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's health chief said Tuesday he has “broad” legal authority to curb the coronavirus, as he issued additional orders reinstituting restrictions negated by a state Supreme Court ruling a…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Greek premier meets with NATO chief over tension with Turkey

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s prime minister reiterated on Tuesday that his country is prepared to hold talks with fellow NATO member Turkey about a dispute over maritime boundaries in the eastern Mediterranean.