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August 26, 2021 6:03 a.m.

US diplomat: Security threat at Kabul airport 'imminent'

WASHINGTON (AP) — The security threat that prompted the State Department to urge Americans to move away from the perimeter of the Kabul airport was credible and urgent, the acting U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan said Thursday.

August 26, 2021 5:03 a.m.

US says up to 1,500 Americans await airlift as threats grow

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States says as many as 1,500 Americans may be awaiting evacuation from Afghanistan amid growing warnings Thursday of terrorist threats targeting the Kabul airport as President Joe Biden's deadline for withdrawing troops fast approaches.

August 26, 2021 3:03 a.m.

Harris says she urged Vietnam to free political dissidents

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said Thursday she raised issues of human rights abuses and restrictions on political activism in her conversations with Vietnamese leaders this week, but offered no indication those talks bore fruit.

August 26, 2021 1:05 a.m.

Employees in some organizations may face insurance surcharges

MOSES LAKE — An announcement Wednesday by Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines that it will charge a monthly surcharge for employees who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 may be a harbinger of things to come.

No timeline for repairs of Palouse to Cascades trail bridge
August 26, 2021 1 a.m.

No timeline for repairs of Palouse to Cascades trail bridge

BEVERLY — A wildland fire Aug. 16 destroyed a second historic bridge on the Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail near Beverly, meaning an existing detour will stay in place for the time being.

Rev. Klockers: So the Church is filled with hypocrites: Tell me something new
August 26, 2021 1 a.m.

Rev. Klockers: So the Church is filled with hypocrites: Tell me something new

"(The Church) exists for nothing else but to draw (people) into Christ, to make them little Christs. If they are not doing that, all the cathedrals, clergy, missions, sermons, even the Bible itself, are simply a waste of time. God became man for no other purpose." (from "Mere Christianity," by C.S. Lewis)

August 26, 2021 12:03 a.m.

Pentagon: US troops must get their COVID-19 vaccines ASAP

WASHINGTON (AP) — Military troops must immediately begin to get the COVID-19 vaccine, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a memo Wednesday, ordering service leaders to “impose ambitious timelines for implementation.”

August 26, 2021 12:03 a.m.

Cruise lines require vaccinations, tests, amid virus surge

MIAMI (AP) — Joel Steckler was eager for his first cruise in more than a year and a half, and he chose the ship that just two months ago became the first to accept passengers again after a long pandemic shutdown.

August 26, 2021 12:03 a.m.

Experts on WHO team say search for COVID origins has stalled

LONDON (AP) — The international scientists dispatched to China by the World Health Organization to find out where the coronavirus came from said Wednesday the search has stalled and warned that the window of opportunity for solving the mystery is “closing fast.”

August 26, 2021 12:03 a.m.

House passes $3.5T Biden blueprint after deal with moderates

WASHINGTON (AP) — Striking a deal with moderates, House Democratic leaders have muscled President Joe Biden’s multitrillion-dollar budget blueprint over a key hurdle, ending a risky standoff and putting the party’s domestic infrastructure agenda back on track.

August 26, 2021 12:03 a.m.

EXPLAINER: What's next for the 'Remain in Mexico' policy?

PHOENIX (AP) — The Supreme Court's decision to order the reinstatement of the “Remain in Mexico” immigration policy is sparking criticism from advocacy groups and praise by former President Donald Trump. It's also prompting promises by the Biden administration to keep pushing back against a lower court's decision to reactivate the policy, which forced people to wait in Mexico while seeking asylum in the U.S.

August 26, 2021 12:03 a.m.

Feds report most rental assistance has still not gone out

BOSTON (AP) — States and localities have only distributed 11% of the tens of billions of dollars in federal rental assistance, the Treasury Department said Wednesday, the latest sign the program is struggling to reach the millions of tenants at risk of eviction.

August 26, 2021 12:03 a.m.

US examining Boeing's treatment of safety-related employees

A small group of Boeing engineers who perform key safety tasks are raising concerns about their ability to work free of pressure from supervisors, and their comments are prompting federal regulators to take a broader look into the company’s safety culture.

August 26, 2021 12:03 a.m.

Harris rebukes China in speech on Indo-Pacific vision

HANOI (AP) — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a sharp rebuke to China for its incursions in the South China Sea, warning its actions there amount to “coercion” and “intimidation” and affirming that the U.S. will support its allies in the region against Beijing’s advances.

August 26, 2021 12:03 a.m.

Gaps in wildfire smoke warning network leave people exposed

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Huge gaps between air quality sensors in the western U.S. have created blind spots in the warning system for wildfire smoke plumes sweeping North America this summer, amid growing concern over potential health impacts to millions of people exposed to the pollution.

August 26, 2021 12:03 a.m.

Harris urges Vietnam to join US in opposing China 'bullying'

HANOI (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris called on Vietnam to join the U.S. in challenging China’s “bullying” in the South China Sea, continuing her sharp rhetoric against Beijing as she met with Vietnamese leaders on Wednesday.

August 26, 2021 12:03 a.m.

Migrant children spend weeks at US shelters as more arrive

Five months after the Biden administration declared an emergency and raced to set up shelters to house a record number of children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border alone, kids continue to languish at the sites, while more keep coming, child welfare advocates say.

August 26, 2021 12:03 a.m.

Hochul vows swift action as she takes helm in New York

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Kathy Hochul

August 26, 2021 12:03 a.m.

2 US lawmakers' Kabul trip prompts questions, criticism

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two members of Congress are facing criticism and questions following their surprise visit to Afghanistan this week, which diverted resources from the U.S.'s chaotic withdrawal, enraged military leaders and led House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to declare it not “a good idea.”

August 26, 2021 12:03 a.m.

Trump-backed Herschel Walker seeks Georgia Senate seat

ATLANTA (AP) — Herschel Walker on Tuesday filed paperwork to run for U.S. Senate in Georgia after months of speculation, joining other Republicans seeking to unseat Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock in 2022.