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June 8, 2021 12:12 a.m.

US pullout from Afghanistan half done, but questions remain

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan is more than half done, and U.S. officials say that while it could be completed by July 4, the final exit of equipment and troops more likely will be later in the summer.

June 8, 2021 12:12 a.m.

Pipeline exec to face Congress as US recovers most of ransom

WASHINGTON (AP) — The chief executive of the massive fuel pipeline hit by ransomware last month is expected to detail his company's response to the cyberattack and to explain his decision to authorize a multimillion-dollar payment when he testifies before Congress this week.

June 8, 2021 12:12 a.m.

High court asked to review men-only draft registration law

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is being asked to decide whether it's sex discrimination for the government to require only men to register for the draft when they turn 18.

June 8, 2021 12:12 a.m.

Peru's presidential runoff election too close to call

LIMA, Peru (AP) — A rural teacher-turned-political novice and the daughter of an imprisoned former president traded the lead Monday in a tight race for Peru’s presidency in a runoff election as the coronavirus pandemic continues to batter the Andean country.

June 8, 2021 12:12 a.m.

FDA approves much-debated Alzheimer’s drug panned by experts

WASHINGTON (AP) — Government health officials on Monday approved the first new drug for Alzheimer’s disease in nearly 20 years, disregarding warnings from independent advisers that the much-debated treatment hasn’t been shown to help slow the brain-destroying disease.

June 8, 2021 12:12 a.m.

UK urges commitment to vaccinate the world by end of 2022

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will use the Group of Seven wealthy democracies’ summit next week to urge world leaders to commit to vaccinating the global population by the end of 2022.

June 8, 2021 12:12 a.m.

Auditor: EU's Frontex border agency can't fulfill its duties

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s border and coast guard agency is being given additional tasks, like playing a greater role in the deportation of migrants, at a time when it is incapable even of fulfilling the duties it was ordered to carry out five years ago, the European Court of Auditors warned Monday.

June 8, 2021 12:12 a.m.

Mali junta leader sworn in as president after 2nd coup

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali coup leader Col. Assimi Goita was sworn in Monday as president of a transitional government, solidifying his grip on power in the West African nation after carrying out his second coup in nine months.

June 7, 2021 10:33 p.m.

Harris turns focus to Mexico on trip to address migration

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is closing out her first foreign trip Tuesday with a visit to Mexico and a meeting with President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, a key but complicated ally in the Biden administration’s efforts to curb the spike in migration at the U.S. border.

June 7, 2021 10:03 p.m.

After Manchin move, Democrats' voting long shot grows longer

Democrats and voting rights groups scrambled Monday to figure out their next move after a key senator's opposition seemed to doom a sweeping election overhaul bill and raise the prospect that no voting legislation would pass Congress amid what experts say is the greatest attack on voting rights in generations.

June 7, 2021 10:03 p.m.

Pipeline exec to face Congress as US recovers most of ransom

WASHINGTON (AP) — The chief executive of the massive fuel pipeline hit by ransomware last month is expected to detail his company's response to the cyberattack and to explain his decision to authorize a multimillion-dollar payment when he testifies before Congress this week.

June 7, 2021 9:27 p.m.

US pullout from Afghanistan half done, but questions remain

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan is more than half done, and U.S. officials say that while it could be completed by July 4, the final exit of equipment and troops more likely will be later in the summer.

June 7, 2021 9:03 p.m.

Fed lawyers: Trump not liable for 'crude' remarks at accuser

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump cannot be held personally liable for “crude" and “disrespectful” remarks he made while president about a woman who accused him of rape, Justice Department lawyers said Monday in arguing for him to be replaced by the United States as defendant in

June 7, 2021 9:03 p.m.

Full volume: White House briefing room back to crammed again

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House briefing room on Monday might have been a fire marshal's nightmare.

Brush fire burns about 150 acres near Vantage
June 7, 2021 7:40 p.m.

Brush fire burns about 150 acres near Vantage

Traffic on Interstate 90 was restricted for a few hours Sunday afternoon as firefighters battled a brush fire near the Wild Horse Monument, about four miles northeast of Vantage.

Sunday fire damages unoccupied home near MarDon
June 7, 2021 7:30 p.m.

Sunday fire damages unoccupied home near MarDon

An unoccupied double-wide trailer near MarDon Resort sustained extensive damage when it caught fire Sunday evening.

June 7, 2021 5:03 p.m.

AP Interview: State AG pushes accountability in opioid cases

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has been a leader in the legal push to hold companies and individuals accountable for the U.S. opioid addiction and overdose epidemic, which has been linked to nearly 500,000 deaths over the last two decades.

June 7, 2021 4:30 p.m.

Oil pipeline foes protest Enbridge's Line 3 in Minnesota

SOLWAY, Minn. (AP) — Hundreds of protesters vowing to do

June 7, 2021 4:03 p.m.

'A lot of anxiety' for Democrats as Biden agenda stalls

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hopes for a big

June 7, 2021 3:03 p.m.

US recovers most of ransom paid after Colonial Pipeline hack

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has recovered most of a multimillion-dollar ransom payment made to hackers after a cyberattack that caused the operator of the nation's largest fuel pipeline to halt its operations last month, officials said Monday.