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January 6, 2021 7:27 a.m.

Hospitals struggle to keep up in COVID-19 hotspot California

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California is so swamped by coronavirus cases that the state has ordered those with room to accept patients from others that have maxed out on intensive care beds.

January 11, 2021 5:08 p.m.

Virus deaths surging in California, now top 30,000

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The coronavirus death toll in California reached 30,000 on Monday, another staggering milestone as the nation's most populous state endures the worst surge of the nearly yearlong pandemic.

January 12, 2021 12:06 a.m.

Virus deaths surging in California, now top 30,000

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The coronavirus death toll in California reached 30,000 on Monday, another staggering milestone as the nation's most populous state endures the worst surge of the nearly yearlong pandemic.

January 5, 2021 12:03 a.m.

Safety issues mount as skiers hit backcountry in pandemic

DENVER (AP) — On March 14, Colorado's governor issued an executive order shutting down ski resorts across the state. The coronavirus had arrived and was spreading rapidly in small mountain communities that were attracting hordes of spring break revelers.

January 5, 2021 12:03 a.m.

Just 1% of Californians immunized amid slow vaccine rollout

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Distribution hiccups and logistical challenges have slowed the initial coronavirus vaccine rollout in California, setting a pace that’s “not good enough,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said.

April 17, 2021 6:03 a.m.

Cuomo retreats from open news briefings that made him a star

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s governor gained national attention last spring, and won an International Emmy, for daily, televised news briefings at which he answered barrages of questions from journalists about the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 18, 2021 12:03 a.m.

Cuomo retreats from open news briefings that made him a star

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s governor gained national attention last spring, and won an International Emmy, for daily, televised news briefings at which he answered barrages of questions from journalists about the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 19, 2021 12:03 a.m.

Cuomo retreats from open news briefings that made him a star

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s governor gained national attention last spring, and won an International Emmy, for daily, televised news briefings at which he answered barrages of questions from journalists about the COVID-19 pandemic.

January 14, 2021 4:27 p.m.

Stars return to inauguration, with J.Lo, Gaga set to perform

The A-list is back. How A-list? Try Lady Gaga and J. Lo.

January 15, 2021 12:06 a.m.

Stars return to inauguration, with J.Lo, Gaga set to perform

The A-list is back. How A-list? Try Lady Gaga and J. Lo.

January 16, 2021 12:06 a.m.

Stars return to inauguration, with J.Lo, Gaga set to perform

The A-list is back. How A-list? Try Lady Gaga and J. Lo.

January 17, 2021 12:03 a.m.

Stars return to inauguration, with J.Lo, Gaga set to perform

The A-list is back. How A-list? Try Lady Gaga and J. Lo.

March 19, 2021 12:09 a.m.

Jan. 6 commission stalls, for now, amid partisan dissension

WASHINGTON (AP) — Legislation creating an independent, bipartisan panel to investigate

March 20, 2021 12:03 a.m.

Jan. 6 commission stalls, for now, amid partisan dissension

WASHINGTON (AP) — Legislation creating an independent, bipartisan panel to investigate

March 3, 2021 8:03 a.m.

General details hourslong delay in getting Guard to Capitol

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Defense Department took more than three hours to dispatch the National Guard to the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol after a request for reinforcement from police, according to testimony Wednesday that added to the finger-pointing about the government response.

April 5, 2021 1:27 p.m.

Yellen calls for minimum global corporate income tax

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Monday urged the adoption of a minimum global corporate income tax, an effort to at least partially offset any disadvantages that might arise from the Biden administration's proposed increase in the U.S. corporate tax rate.

April 7, 2021 12:06 a.m.

Yellen calls for minimum global corporate income tax

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Monday urged the adoption of a minimum global corporate income tax, an effort to at least partially offset any disadvantages that might arise from the Biden administration's proposed increase in the U.S. corporate tax rate.

April 6, 2021 12:03 a.m.

Yellen calls for minimum global corporate income tax

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Monday urged the adoption of a minimum global corporate income tax, an effort to at least partially offset any disadvantages that might arise from the Biden administration's proposed increase in the U.S. corporate tax rate.

February 17, 2021 9:06 a.m.

Biden's $15 wage proposal: Job killer or a boon for workers?

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's effort to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour could provide a welcome opportunity for someone like Cristian Cardona, a 21-year-old fast food worker. Cardona would love to earn enough to afford to move out of his parents' house in Orlando, Florida, and maybe scrape together money for college.

Curtis Joseph Austin
August 19, 2016 1:45 p.m.

Curtis Joseph Austin

Husband, father and teacher Curtis Joseph Austin passed away peacefully at home in Moses Lake on August 16, surrounded by family, after a long battle with cancer. He was born on June 5, 1933 in Missoula, Mont. to Curt James Austin and Mary Monahan Austin. Curt was the sixth of seven children. His father converted to Catholicism in order to marry his mother, and Curt was proud of his Irish Catholic heritage. His father owned a general store, the “C.J. Austin Co.” in Missoula for many years. The store, where Curt grew up, has been named to the historic register. He graduated from high school in Missoula, and after working for a number of months at the Mercantile (a local department store), decided college was preferable to working, enrolling at the last minute at what was then Montana State University, since renamed University of Montana. He confessed to his family that he was a somewhat indifferent student in high school, which everyone finds funny given his lifelong love of reading and learning. After completing a degree in business, Curt was drafted and joined the Navy in 1955. He spent nearly two years in the Pacific, spending much of his time at sea reading history and literature from the Yorktown’s library, including Herman Melville’s “Billy Budd,” citing that as one of his inspirations for becoming a teacher. He returned to Missoula after a short stint as a clerk at the State Department, and pursued a master’s degree in education.