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Washington’s gas tax is going up, but state transportation revenue is falling short
Washington state’s gas tax, already among the highest in the nation, is going up next week. The state’s per-gal…
Los Angeles County to restores indoor mask mandate for all
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A rapid and sustained increase in COVID-19 cases in the nation's largest county requires restoring an indoor mask mandate even when people are vaccinated, Los Angeles County's public health offic…
The Latest: 59 at California homeless shelter test positive
SANTA ROSA, Calif. -- At least 59 residents at a homeless shelter in Northern California have tested positive for the coronavirus.
The long, 'surreal' days of the fugitive 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.
Friendly disagreement: Biden, Merkel discuss Russia pipeline
WASHINGTON (AP) —
Louisiana's first fantasy sports betting license approved
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana gambling regulators Thursday backed the state's first license for fantasy sports betting, paving the way for DraftKings to launch its operations in the 47 parishes where voters aut…
Microsoft says it blocked spying on rights activists, others
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Microsoft said Thursday it has
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.
The Latest: Arizona has 1,014 daily cases, rise in hospitals
PHOENIX — Arizona reported 1,014 daily coronavirus cases amid increasing hospitalizations.
California approves 1st state-funded guaranteed income plan
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Thursday approved the first state-funded guaranteed income plan in the U.S., $35 million for monthly cash payments to qualifying pregnant people and young adults wh…
Child tax credit starts hitting US families' bank accounts
WASHINGTON (AP) — The
EXPLAINER: WA tenants get modified eviction reprieve
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A federal freeze on most evictions enacted last year is scheduled to expire July 31, after the Biden administration extended the date by a month. The moratorium, put in place by the Centers fo…
Pressing German-US issues as Merkel meets with Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) — Angela Merkel’s farewell visit to the White House was shadowed Thursday by pressing issues as well as good will, as she met with Joe Biden to discuss differences over a major Russian pipeline and …
How the expanded child tax credit payments work
The Biden administration is beginning to distribute
The Latest: Surgeon general: Fight virus misinformation
WASHINGTON — U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy is urging technology companies, health care workers and everyday Americans to do more to stop the spread of misinformation about COVID-19 and vaccines.
For pregnant women, pandemic made hunt for drug rehab harder
After using drugs on and off for years, Megan Sims wanted to get clean again. But she couldn’t bring herself to stop during the coronavirus pandemic, even when she discovered she was going to have a baby. She had b…