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May 21, 2021 5:06 p.m.

In Virginia, Trump's election lies look like a GOP liability

LANEXA, Va. (AP) — Washington Republicans may be rushing to embrace former President Donald Trump's falsehoods about fraud costing him a second term, but next door in Virginia the GOP candidate in the year's only major election is doing the opposite.

May 21, 2021 4:03 p.m.

The Latest: Biden says his party 'still supports Israel'

WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden said Friday there has been no shift in his commitment to Israel’s security, but insisted a two-state solution that includes a state for Palestinians remains “the only answer” to that conflict.

May 21, 2021 3:30 p.m.

Biden, South Korea's Moon 'deeply concerned' about NKorea

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday said he and South Korean President Moon Jae-in remain “deeply concerned” about the situation with North Korea, and announced he will deploy a new special envoy to the region to help refocus efforts on pressing Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear weapons program.

May 21, 2021 3:12 p.m.

Myanmar election chief considers dissolving Suu Kyi's party

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — The head of Myanmar’s military-appointed state election commission said Friday that his agency will consider dissolving Aung San Suu Kyi's former ruling party for alleged involvement in electoral fraud and having its leaders charged with treason.

May 21, 2021 2:03 p.m.

South Korea's Moon meets Biden, hails 'America's return'

South Korean President Moon Jae-in welcomed “America’s return” to the world stage after his meeting with President Joe Biden on Friday and said both leaders pledged to work closely toward denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.

May 21, 2021 12:03 p.m.

The Latest: Blinken calls Abbas to discuss Israel-Gaza truce

RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has received a phone call from U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken following the cease-fire between Israel and Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers.

May 21, 2021 11:33 a.m.

The Latest: Iran's Khamenei congratulates Gaza on 'victory'

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has congratulated Palestinians in the Gaza Strip after a cease-fire with Israel took effect in the territory, calling the truce a “victory over the criminal Zionist regime.”

May 21, 2021 9:03 a.m.

Retired cop put in chokehold takes police case to high court

WASHINGTON (AP) — Something went wrong at the security checkpoint at the VA hospital in El Paso, Texas, on a winter's day in 2016.

May 21, 2021 8:27 a.m.

Veteran, retired cop takes case against police to high court

WASHINGTON (AP) — Something went wrong at the security checkpoint at the VA hospital in El Paso, Texas, on a winter's day in 2016.

May 21, 2021 6:03 a.m.

The Latest: Japan urges two-state solution in Middle East

TOKYO — Japan's foreign minister has welcomed the ceasefire that took effect Friday between the Islamic militant group Hamas and Israel.

May 21, 2021 4:27 a.m.

The Latest: UN: Gaza has significant trauma, medical needs

GENEVA — The World Health Organization has tallied “significant trauma needs” in Palestinian areas, where at least 243 people have been killed during 11 days of fighting between Palestinians and Israelis.

May 21, 2021 3:33 a.m.

Cooks, nurses guard inmates with US prisons down 6K officers

Nearly one-third of federal correctional officer jobs in the United States are vacant, forcing prisons to use cooks, teachers, nurses and other workers to guard inmates.

May 21, 2021 2:03 a.m.

South Korea's Moon to nudge Biden on North Korea diplomacy

South Korean President Moon Jae-in is seeking renewed diplomatic urgency by the U.S. on curbing North Korea’s nuclear program in his meeting with President Joe Biden on Friday, even as the White House signals that it is taking a longer view on the issue.

May 21, 2021 1:03 a.m.

As pandemic spread pain and panic, congressman chased profit

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the early days of the pandemic, New Jersey Rep. Tom Malinowski scolded those looking to capitalize on the once-in-a-century health crisis.

May 21, 2021 1 a.m.

Broadband benefit program aids households

Households struggling to afford internet service during the coronavirus pandemic may be eligible for a $50 discount on internet service through the Emergency Broadband Benefit, a program of the Federal Communications Commission.

Felix Ramon
May 21, 2021 1 a.m.

Felix Ramon

Felix Ramon passed away at his home in Moses Lake with family members present on May 16, 2021.

May 21, 2021 12:03 a.m.

Pennsylvania voters impose new limits on governor's powers

POTTSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania voters became the first in the nation to curb their governor’s emergency powers, approving constitutional amendments proposed by Republican lawmakers angry over Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s handling of the COVID-19 outbreak.

May 21, 2021 12:03 a.m.

US ends use of 2 immigration jails accused of mistreatment

WASHINGTON (AP) — A detention facility in Georgia where women claim they were subjected to unwanted medical procedures and a Massachusetts jail that has drawn complaints of inhumane conditions will no longer be used to detain immigrants, the Biden administration said Thursday.

May 21, 2021 12:03 a.m.

Biden hails Israel-Hamas cease-fire, sees 'opportunity'

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday hailed the cease-fire in the fighting between Israel and Hamas, saying he sees a “genuine opportunity” toward the larger goal of building a lasting peace in the Middle East.