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September 25, 2020 3:30 p.m.

Walker Lake group to take water suit back to federal court

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Lawyers representing Mineral County and the Walker Lake Working Group announced this week they intend to take a water rights case with broad implications back to federal appeals court to ask whether Nevada can adjust already allocated water rights to sustain rivers and lakes long-term.

Ritzville student uses COVID-related closure to start business
September 22, 2020 1 a.m.

Ritzville student uses COVID-related closure to start business

When the coronavirus pandemic hit earlier this year, Peyton Curtis really didn't think it would amount to much.

Local ranchers donate hay, feed in wildfire-stricken areas
September 22, 2020 1 a.m.

Local ranchers donate hay, feed in wildfire-stricken areas

Wildfires in Washington are leaving charred land and losses, but some folks are stepping up to help with the immediate needs, such as feeding cows.

September 21, 2020 12:03 a.m.

USDA plans additional $14B for farmers reeling from virus

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The federal government said Friday that it will give farmers an additional $14 billion to compensate them for the difficulties they have experienced selling their crops, milk and meat because of the coronavirus pandemic.

September 20, 2020 6:27 a.m.

Efforts afoot to save South's disappearing grasslands

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In the early 2000s, a harvest of pine trees on Tennessee's Cumberland Plateau led to a remarkable discovery. Once sunlight hit the ground, the seeds and rootstock of native grasses and wildflowers that had lain dormant for decades began to spring to life.

September 20, 2020 12:03 a.m.

USDA plans additional $14B for farmers reeling from virus

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The federal government said Friday that it will give farmers an additional $14 billion to compensate them for the difficulties they have experienced selling their crops, milk and meat because of the coronavirus pandemic.

September 19, 2020 12:03 a.m.

USDA plans additional $14B for farmers reeling from virus

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The federal government said Friday that it will give farmers an additional $14 billion to compensate them for the difficulties they have experienced selling their crops, milk and meat because of the coronavirus pandemic.

September 18, 2020 12:03 p.m.

USDA plans additional $14B for farmers reeling from virus

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The federal government said Friday that it will give farmers an additional $14 billion to compensate them for the difficulties they have experienced selling their crops, milk and meat because of the coronavirus pandemic.

September 16, 2020 11:03 a.m.

More than 200 naked inmates on run in Uganda after jailbreak

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan forces are searching for more than 200 naked inmates who escaped jail, broke into an armory, then stripped and fled into a remote wilderness area in the country's northeast.

Ritzville woman uses time away from college to start business
September 16, 2020 1 a.m.

Ritzville woman uses time away from college to start business

RITZVILLE — When the coronavirus pandemic hit earlier this year, 20-year-old Peyton Curtis, an animal studies student at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, really didn’t think it would amount to much.

September 9, 2020 12:03 a.m.

When will tourists return to Africa? Continent must guess

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Raino Bolz quickly diversified when his tourism business in South Africa’s winelands crashed to a halt in March because of the coronavirus pandemic. He sold a minibus — useless without tourists to ferry around — and bought a herd of pregnant cows.

September 8, 2020 11:03 a.m.

Myanmar army deserters confirm atrocities against Rohingya

BANGKOK (AP) — Two soldiers who deserted from Myanmar’s army have testified on video that they were instructed by commanding officers to “shoot all that you see and that you hear” in villages where minority Rohingya Muslims lived, a human rights group said Tuesday.

September 8, 2020 3:27 a.m.

AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EDT

COVID-19 vaccine latest flashpoint in White House campaign

September 8, 2020 1:27 a.m.

When will tourists return to Africa? Continent must guess

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Raino Bolz quickly diversified when his tourism business in South Africa’s winelands crashed to a halt in March because of the coronavirus pandemic. He sold a minibus — useless without tourists to ferry around — and bought a herd of pregnant cows.

September 8, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Environmentalists say Washington's wolf program is broken

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee has directed the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission to draft new rules governing the killing of wolves involved in conflicts with livestock, a move winning praise from conservation groups.

September 7, 2020 11:27 a.m.

Environmentalists say Washington's wolf program is broken

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee has directed the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission to draft new rules governing the killing of wolves involved in conflicts with livestock, a move winning praise from conservation groups.

September 4, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Victor Martinez's colt out of Ky Derby because of fever

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Derby dream of Victor Martinez is over.

September 3, 2020 7:27 p.m.

Victor Martinez's colt out of Ky Derby because of fever

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Derby dream of Victor Martinez is over.

August 31, 2020 7:27 a.m.

US cables: Colombia’s ex-president suspected of militia ties

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A high-level U.S. Department of Defense official strongly suspected that Colombia's then-President Álvaro Uribe – now under house arrest - had a history of dealings with violent paramilitaries, according to a newly declassified memo from his early years in office.

August 31, 2020 12:03 a.m.

AP FACT CHECK: Is US great again or dystopian? GOP says both

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican National Convention begged this question: Why are President Donald Trump’s most fervent supporters describing the state of his union as a hellscape?