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June 16, 2021 4:27 p.m.

Bipartisan infrastructure group swells to 20 senators

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan senators’ group working on a $1 trillion infrastructure compromise doubled in size to 20 members Wednesday, a key threshold that gives momentum to their effort as President Joe Biden returns from his first overseas trip at a pivotal time for his big legislative priority.

June 16, 2021 5:36 p.m.

Bipartisan infrastructure group swells to 21 senators

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan senators’ group working on a

June 17, 2021 12:03 a.m.

Bipartisan infrastructure group swells to 21 senators

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan senators’ group working on a

June 18, 2021 12:06 a.m.

Bipartisan infrastructure group swells to 21 senators

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan senators’ group working on a

June 15, 2020 4:03 p.m.

US: Company provided subpar steel for Navy submarine hulls

SEATTLE (AP) — For decades, the Navy's leading supplier of high-strength steel for submarines provided subpar metal because one of the company's longtime employees falsified lab results — putting sailors at greater risk in the event of collisions or other impacts, federal prosecutors said in court filings Monday.

June 16, 2020 12:06 a.m.

US: Company provided subpar steel for Navy submarine hulls

SEATTLE (AP) — For decades, the Navy's leading supplier of high-strength steel for submarines provided subpar metal because one of the company's longtime employees falsified lab results — putting sailors at greater risk in the event of collisions or other impacts, federal prosecutors said in court filings Monday.

June 17, 2020 12:03 a.m.

US: Company provided subpar steel for Navy submarine hulls

SEATTLE (AP) — For decades, the Navy's leading supplier of high-strength steel for submarines provided subpar metal because one of the company's longtime employees falsified lab results — putting sailors at greater risk in the event of collisions or other impacts, federal prosecutors said in court filings Monday.

January 12, 2021 5:32 p.m.

California toxics agency may take aim at zinc in tires

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California is considering asking tire manufacturers to look at ways of eliminating zinc from their products because studies have shown the mineral, which is used to strengthen rubber, may harm waterways, it was announced Tuesday.

February 25, 2020 12:05 a.m.

Costs, delays scuttle 124-mile Constitution Pipeline project

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The nearly $1 billion Constitution Pipeline project, which had been designed to take natural gas from Pennsylvania's shale gas fields to metropolitan New York and New England, has been abandoned after years of legal regulatory challenges made it economically unfeasible, a spokeswoman for project partner Duke Energy said Monday.

February 24, 2020 12:05 p.m.

Costs, delays scuttle 124-mile Constitution Pipeline project

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The nearly $1 billion Constitution Pipeline project, which had been designed to take natural gas from Pennsylvania's shale gas fields to metropolitan New York and New England, has been abandoned after years of legal regulatory challenges made it economically unfeasible, a spokeswoman for project partner Duke Energy said Monday.

Metal art competition tests creativity and teamwork
November 15, 2017 midnight

Metal art competition tests creativity and teamwork

MOSES LAKE — The table in front of the Othello High School team was filled with raw material — old rebar, rusty discs, broken gears, a metal hook. But before the metal art competition ended, that rusty greasy broken metal was going to be repurposed into something terrific.

July 13, 2021 7:03 p.m.

Senate Democrats announce $3.5 trillion budget agreement

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats announced Tuesday that they have reached a budget agreement among themselves that envisions spending an enormous $3.5 trillion over the coming decade. The fiscal plan would pave the way for Democrats' drive to direct a huge pool of federal resources at climate change, health care and family-service programs sought by President Joe Biden.

June 20, 2020 12:03 a.m.

AP Interview: Martin Lee sees end of the Hong Kong he knows

HONG KONG (AP) — The man nicknamed Hong Kong’s “Father of Democracy” said that Beijing is trying to take control of the semi-autonomous city with an impending national security law, but that violent protest is not the answer.

June 19, 2020 7:03 a.m.

AP Interview: Martin Lee sees end of the Hong Kong he knows

HONG KONG (AP) — The man nicknamed Hong Kong’s “Father of Democracy” said that Beijing is trying to take control of the semi-autonomous city with an impending national security law, but that violent protest is not the answer.

September 8, 2021 8:27 a.m.

Report: Solar could power 40% of US electricity by 2035

WASHINGTON (AP) — Solar energy has the potential to supply up to 40% of the nation’s electricity within 15 years — a 10-fold increase over current solar output, but one that would require massive changes in U.S. policy and billions of dollars in federal investment to modernize the nation's electric grid, a new federal report says.

September 9, 2021 12:03 a.m.

Report: Solar could power 40% of US electricity by 2035

WASHINGTON (AP) — Solar energy has the potential to supply up to 40% of the nation’s electricity within 15 years — a 10-fold increase over current solar output, but one that would require massive changes in U.S. policy and billions of dollars in federal investment to modernize the nation's electric grid, a new federal report says.

September 10, 2021 12:06 a.m.

Report: Solar could power 40% of US electricity by 2035

WASHINGTON (AP) — Solar energy has the potential to supply up to 40% of the nation’s electricity within 15 years — a 10-fold increase over current solar output, but one that would require massive changes in U.S. policy and billions of dollars in federal investment to modernize the nation's electric grid, a new federal report says.

December 7, 2020 2:18 a.m.

Pre-trial hearings in Brussels attacks start at NATO's ex-HQ

BRUSSELS (AP) — More than four years after suicide bombings killed 32 people and injured hundreds in the Brussels subway and airport, massive pre-trial hearings started Monday on the outskirts of the Belgian capital to determine which suspects will eventually be tried.

October 1, 2020 12:06 p.m.

Ukrainian wildfires kill 9, set off ammunition from war

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Wildfires in eastern Ukraine have killed at least nine people and detonated unexploded ordnance fired during fighting between Russia-backed separatists and Ukrainian forces, authorities said Thursday.

October 8, 2020 7:36 a.m.

Dutch court convicts 6 men of plotting massive jihadi attack

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court convicted six men Thursday of plotting a large-scale jihadi attack on a public event and sentenced them to prison terms ranging from 10 to 17 years.