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August 8, 2021 9:39 p.m.

Senators on left, right hold together to push infrastructure

WASHINGTON (AP) — Often elusive, the political center is holding steady in the Senate as a coalition of Democratic and Republican senators brushes off critics to push

August 8, 2021 9:39 p.m.

Police pushback doesn't stop conservative gun law rollback

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The latest push to loosen gun laws in states across the U.S. has put police officers at odds with Republican lawmakers who usually trumpet support for law enforcement.

August 8, 2021 6:33 p.m.

Senators push infrastructure bill a step closer to passage

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators hoisted the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package over another hurdle late Sunday, a coalition of Democrats and Republicans pushing it closer to passage despite a few holdouts trying to derail one of President Joe Biden's top priorities.

August 8, 2021 11:03 a.m.

Late nights, early mornings await Senate on infrastructure

WASHINGTON (AP) —

August 8, 2021 10:03 a.m.

Fauci hopeful COVID vaccines get full OK by FDA within weeks

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The U.S. government's top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, said Sunday that he was hopeful the Food and Drug Administration will give full approval to the

August 8, 2021 8:03 a.m.

Census experts puzzled by high rate of unanswered questions

Census Bureau statisticians and outside experts are trying to unravel a mystery: Why were so many questions about households in the 2020 census left unanswered?

August 8, 2021 7:03 a.m.

What follows Confederate statues? 1 Mississippi city's fight

GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) — For more than a century, one of Mississippi's largest and most elaborate Confederate monuments has looked out over the lawn at the courthouse in the center of Greenwood, a Black-majority city with a history of civil rights protests and clashes. Protesters have demonstrated at the base of the towering pillar with six Confederate figures — some residents demanding removal amid a

August 8, 2021 5:33 a.m.

Zuckerberg's cash fuels GOP suspicion and new election rules

DENVER (AP) — When Facebook founder

August 8, 2021 1 a.m.

Supply chain woes trouble furniture suppliers

MOSES LAKE — So the refrigerator or washer died, or the family moved and sold the old couch. It shouldn’t be a problem to get a new couch, or a new washer, right?

August 8, 2021 12:09 a.m.

Community 'violence interrupters' work to stem rising crime

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — When Rasheedat Fetuga became a teacher, she worked hard to help protect her students, many of them poor and from a nearby housing project. When one of her favorites was shot and killed at 16, she stood at his funeral and vowed to do more.

August 8, 2021 12:09 a.m.

Lawmakers give Cuomo deadline in impeachment probe

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — State lawmakers told Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday that their ongoing investigation of his conduct in office is almost done and gave him a deadline of Aug. 13 to provide additional evidence as they moved toward what seemed like an increasingly inevitable impeachment battle.

August 8, 2021 12:09 a.m.

US to probe Phoenix police over excessive force allegations

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Thursday said it was launching a widespread probe into the police force in Phoenix to examine whether officers have been using excessive force and abusing people experiencing homelessness.

August 8, 2021 12:09 a.m.

Once lagging, Europe catches up to the US in vaccinations

BRUSSELS (AP) — Despite a sluggish start, the European Union's COVID-19 vaccination drive has caught up to that of the United States, where the slowdown of the country's once-vaunted campaign has contributed to the virus's deadly comeback.

August 8, 2021 12:09 a.m.

AP PHOTOS: Belarus political prisoners, from teen to retiree

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Human rights activists describe the political repression taking place in Belarus as its worst since Soviet dictator Josef Stalin’s purges during the 1930s.

August 8, 2021 12:09 a.m.

Senators struggle to amend, finish $1T infrastructure bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearing decision time, senators struggled late Thursday to wrap up work on the

August 8, 2021 12:09 a.m.

Northwest heat wave targeted vulnerable, tested climate prep

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Karen Colby thought she could make it through an unprecedented Pacific Northwest heat wave with a little help from her neighbor, who dribbled cold water on her head and visited every hour to wrap frozen towels around her neck.

August 8, 2021 12:09 a.m.

No home, mentally ill: California case shows system’s flaws

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The big brother Suzette Chaumette remembers was witty and kind, an aspiring historian at the University of California, Berkeley whose promise was derailed by mental illness. Over the decades, he struggled with bipolar disorder, cycling in and out of hospitals and halfway homes and into homelessness.

August 8, 2021 12:09 a.m.

Senate slog to pass infrastructure bill goes on over weekend

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators will resume a weekend session toward passage of a

August 8, 2021 12:09 a.m.

For 4th week, protesters in France decry virus pass rules

PARIS (AP) — Thousands of people marched in Paris and other French cities Saturday for a fourth consecutive week of protests against the COVID-19 health passes that everyone in the country will need shortly to enter cafes, trains and other venues.

August 8, 2021 12:09 a.m.

Recreation at risk as Lake Powell dips to historic low

PAGE, Ariz. (AP) — A thick, white band of newly exposed rock face stretches high above boaters’ heads at Lake Powell, creating a sharp contrast against the famous red desert terrain as their vessels weave through tight canyons that were once underwater.