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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…
Biden warns against gas price gouging after cyberattack
President Joe Biden warned gasoline stations not to engage in any price gouging as motorists wait for fuel to start flowing reliably through the Colonial Pipeline, which reopened on Wednesday after falling victim t…
EXPLAINER: Ohio offers $1M weekly prize as vaccine incentive
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has made many newsworthy statements in his long political career, but perhaps none has generated such an immediate and intense response as announcing a weekly $1 million …
Gaetz associate expected to plead guilty in federal case
WASHINGTON (AP) — A key figure in the federal investigation of Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz is expected to plead guilty to criminal charges next week.
Missouri governor drops voter-approved Medicaid expansion
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson dropped plans Thursday to expand the state's Medicaid health care program to thousands of low-income adults after the Republican-led Legislature refused to provi…
Nurses, nonprofits, others take vaccine to homebound people
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — For months, Victoria McAllister searched online to make a vaccination appointment. Unlike other people who can hop into a car, though, she has ruptured discs that could slice her spinal cord if…
Inside one network cashing in on vaccine disinformation
The couple in the website videos could be hawking any number of products.
Chief of teachers union is 'all in' on full fall reopening
The president of the American Federation of Teachers called Thursday for a full return to in-person learning in the fall, saying the union is “all in” on bringing students back to the classroom.
When will COVID-19 vaccines be widely available globally?
WASHINGTON (AP) — When will COVID-19 vaccines be widely available globally?
Back to square one? Trump decision still weighs on Facebook
Suppose you were Mark Zuckerberg, recently
Hamas, Israel fighting escalates even amid truce efforts
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas sent a heavy barrage of rockets deep into Israel on Thursday as Israel pounded Gaza with more airstrikes and called up 9,000 more reservists. The relentless escalation of hostilit…
Biden team aware of political perils from pipeline shutdown
The Biden administration swung aggressively into action after
US agents encounter more single adults crossing border
LA JOYA, Texas (AP) — Parents emerge from the brush into a baseball field, carrying exhausted children. Border Patrol agents dictate orders: Families with young children in one line and unaccompanied children in an…
Weary Gaza marks Muslim feast as violence spreads in Israel
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Weary Palestinians somberly marked the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on Thursday, as Hamas and Israel traded more rockets and airstrikes and Jewish-Arab violence raged across …
Analysis: Violence upends Biden's Israel-Palestinian outlook
WASHINGTON (AP) — The surge in
China adds few babies, loses workers as its 1.4B people age
BEIJING (AP) — The number of working-age people in China fell over the past decade as its aging population barely grew, a census showed Tuesday, complicating Chinese leaders' efforts to create a more prosperous and…