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August 28, 2021 12:03 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 28, 2021 12:03 a.m.

Senators now aim to control prep sports group, not remove it

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Senate Republicans shelved a proposal Thursday to end the North Carolina High School Athletic Association's oversight of interscholastic sports, replacing it with constraints upon the group's finances and transparency in decision-making activities.

August 28, 2021 12:03 a.m.

U.S. voting rights events reflect multiracial reform agenda

A decades-old fight to expand and protect voting rights will intensify this weekend, when multiracial coalitions of civil, human and labor rights leaders hold rallies in Washington and across the nation to urge passage of federal voter protections eroded since the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

August 28, 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 28, 2021 12:03 a.m.

Gaps in US wildfire smoke warning network leave many 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 28, 2021 12:03 a.m.

US closing troubled NYC jail where Epstein killed himself

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. government said Thursday it is shutting down a federal jail in New York City after a slew of problems that came to light following disgraced financier

August 28, 2021 12:03 a.m.

Portland residents felt 'abandoned' by police during clash

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — For nearly 30 minutes, armed protesters from opposing groups — the far-right Proud Boys and far-left antifascists — clashed last weekend in the streets, business parking lots and school grounds of a diverse neighborhood in northeast Portland, Oregon.

August 28, 2021 12:03 a.m.

100,000 more COVID deaths seen unless US changes its ways

The U.S. is projected to see nearly 100,000 more COVID-19 deaths between now and Dec. 1, according to the nation's most closely watched forecasting model. But health experts say that toll could be cut in half if nearly everyone wore a mask in public spaces.

August 27, 2021 10:30 a.m.

Portland residents felt 'abandoned' by police during clash

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — For nearly 30 minutes, armed protesters from opposing groups — the far-right Proud Boys and far-left antifascists — clashed last weekend in the streets, business parking lots and school grounds of a diverse neighborhood in northeast Portland, Oregon.

Making waves: Moses Lake artist builds popularity with her water paintings
August 27, 2021 1:03 a.m.

Making waves: Moses Lake artist builds popularity with her water paintings

MOSES LAKE — As Grant County Fair patrons made their way through the various venues and event buildings last week at the Grant County Fairgrounds, many might have stumbled upon a booth in the Commercial Building filled with paintings of water with waves crashing, or ripples of water glimmering in the sunlight.

August 27, 2021 12:03 a.m.

Half of US workers favor employee shot mandate: AP-NORC poll

NEW YORK (AP) — Half of American workers are in favor of vaccine requirements at their workplaces, according to a

August 27, 2021 12:03 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 27, 2021 12:03 a.m.

Senators now aim to control prep sports group, not remove it

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Senate Republicans shelved a proposal Thursday to end the North Carolina High School Athletic Association's oversight of interscholastic sports, replacing it with constraints upon the group's finances and transparency in decision-making activities.

August 27, 2021 12:03 a.m.

U.S. voting rights events reflect multiracial reform agenda

A decades-old fight to expand and protect voting rights will intensify this weekend, when multiracial coalitions of civil, human and labor rights leaders hold rallies in Washington and across the nation to urge passage of federal voter protections eroded since the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

August 27, 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 27, 2021 12:03 a.m.

Gaps in US wildfire smoke warning network leave many 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 27, 2021 12:03 a.m.

US closing troubled NYC jail where Epstein killed himself

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. government said Thursday it is shutting down a federal jail in New York City after a slew of problems that came to light following disgraced financier

August 27, 2021 12:03 a.m.

100,000 more COVID deaths seen unless US changes its ways

The U.S. is projected to see nearly 100,000 more COVID-19 deaths between now and Dec. 1, according to the nation's most closely watched forecasting model. But health experts say that toll could be cut in half if nearly everyone wore a mask in public spaces.

August 26, 2021 4:03 p.m.

US closing troubled NYC jail where Epstein killed himself

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. government said Thursday it is shutting down a federal jail in New York City after a slew of problems that came to light following disgraced financier

August 26, 2021 11:30 a.m.

Senators now aim to control prep sports group, not remove it

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Senate Republicans shelved a proposal Thursday to end the North Carolina High School Athletic Association's oversight of interscholastic sports, replacing it with constraints upon the group's finances and transparency in decision-making activities.