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FILE - Gas prices are displayed at a Sunoco gas station along the Ohio Turnpike near Youngstown, Oh...
KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press

California phasing out gas vehicles in climate change fight

Both the state and federal government are spending billions to build more chargers along public roadways, at apartment complexes and elsewhere to give people more charging options.
4 years ago
Jill biden pictured. she tested positive for covid-19...
Associated Press

Jill Biden has ‘rebound’ COVID-19 case, president negative

First lady Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 again in an apparent "rebound" case, after she initially tested negative for the virus over the weekend.
4 years ago
Seventeen year old Anglo-Belgian pilot, Mack Rutherford, speaks with the media after landing at the...
VESELIN TOSHKOV Associated Press

17-year-old pilot sets record for solo flight around world

Along with becoming the youngest person to fly around the world by himself, Rutherford is the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe in a microlight plane.
4 years ago
Fauci: US may see 'surge upon surge' of virus in weeks ahead...
Associated Press

Fauci, top infectious disease expert, to retire in December

Fauci became the face of the government response to COVID-19 as it hit in early 2020, with frequent appearances on television news and at daily press conferences with White House officials, including then-President Donald Trump.
4 years ago
A lawyer for former Vice President Mike Pence discovered about a dozen documents marked as classifi...
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Pres

Trump’s long shadow keeps 2024 hopefuls from Iowa State Fair

A majority of Iowa Republicans — 57% — said they hope Trump decides to run again for president in 2024, according to a July Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll. One-third of respondents said they hope he doesn't.
4 years ago
Colorado river management...
SAM METZ and KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press

Crisis looms without big cuts to over-tapped Colorado River

Any unilateral action from federal officials would likely move conversations from negotiating tables to courtrooms and delay action even longer.
4 years ago
The brilliant colors of Yellowstone National Park’s Grand Prismatic hot spring are among the park...
The Associated Press

Part of a foot, in a shoe, spotted in Yellowstone hot spring

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Yellowstone National Park officials are investigating after a park employee spotted part of a foot, in a shoe, floating in a hot spring in the southern part of the park, officials said Thursday. Tuesday’s discovery at Abyss Pool led to the temporary closure of the West Thumb Geyser Basin […]
4 years ago
Some home gardeners hire professionals, while many just rely on neighbors and hope for the best....
By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press

For hire or food, garden sitters save the day during summer

How do you maintain your garden and take advantage of all that homegrown goodness during extended trips away? Even experienced gardeners can end up with more tomatoes, beans and zucchini than they’d expected come late summer.
4 years ago
People in Arizona and Nevada won’t face bans on watering their lawns or washing their cars despit...
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press

How new Colorado River cuts will impact states, residents

Arizona and Nevada residents won't face bans on watering their lawns or washing their cars despite more Colorado River water shortages.
4 years ago
The Trump Organization's former Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg arrives at court, Thursda...
MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press

Trump Organization CFO pleads guilty in tax evasion case

Prosecutors alleged that the company gave untaxed fringe benefits to senior executives, including Weisselberg, for 15 years.
4 years ago
A lawyer for former Vice President Mike Pence discovered about a dozen documents marked as classifi...
HOLLY RAMER Associated Press

Pence tells GOP to stop lashing out at FBI over Trump search

But Pence, who is trying to stake out his own political path as he and Trump both consider 2024 presidential campaigns, also had a message for the GOP.
4 years ago
FILE - A hiring sign is displayed at a restaurant in Schaumburg, Ill., Friday, April 1, 2022.  More...
PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer

US unemployment claims rise by 14,000 to 262,000

The four-week average for claims, which smooths out weekly ups and downs, rose by 4,500 to 252,000, also the highest since November.
4 years ago
Money is exchanged at a food stand while workers wear face masks inside Grand Central Market on Wed...
CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer

US wholesale inflation rose more slowly in July

The monthly decline in wholesale prices follows a government report Wednesday that showed consumer inflation was unchanged from June to July — the first flat figure after 25 straight months of increases.
4 years ago
President Trump raises fist...
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press

Trump says he took the Fifth Amendment in NY investigation

Mr. Trump arrived at the New York Attorney General's offices on Wednesday morning and sent a statement later saying he declined to answer the questions.
4 years ago
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CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer

US inflation slips from 40-year peak but remains high 8.5%

While there are signs that inflation may ease in the coming months, it will likely remain far above the Federal Reserve's 2% annual target well into next year or even into 2024.
4 years ago
A spider hangs for web...
MADDIE BURAKOFF AP Science Writer

Do spiders sleep? Study suggests they may snooze like humans

The research showed the spiders' overnight movements looked a lot like REM in other species, she said — like dogs or cats twitching in their sleep. And they happened in regular cycles, similar to sleep patterns in humans.
4 years ago
Jon Steward, center, walks with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., left, and Sen. Richar...
KEVIN FREKING Associated Press

Senate approves bill to aid vets exposed to toxic burn pits

The bill has been a years-long effort begun by veterans and their families who viewed the burn pits used in Iraq and Afghanistan as responsible for respiratory problems and other illnesses the veterans experienced after returning home.
4 years ago
Strike on al Qaeda leader...
The Associated Press

Watching al-Qaida chief’s ‘pattern of life’ key to his death

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the sun was rising in Kabul on Sunday, two Hellfire missiles fired by a U.S. drone ended Ayman al-Zawahri’s decade-long reign as the leader of al-Qaida. The seeds of the audacious counterterrorism operation had been planted over many months. U.S. officials had built a scale model of the safe house where al-Zawahri had […]
4 years ago
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Infrastructure Ministry Press Office, the Razoni cargo ship...
SUSIE BLANN and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press

1st ship carrying Ukrainian grain leaves the port of Odesa

In an interview with Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar warned that the global food crisis threatens to trigger "a serious wave of migration from Africa to Europe and to Turkey."
4 years ago
The flood water line is visible on the exterior wall of Appalshop in Whitesburg, Ky., Saturday, Jul...
BRUCE SCHREINER, ANITA SNOW and TIMOTHY D. EASLEY Associated Press

Appalachian cultural center reeling from historic flooding

The center known for training storytellers finds itself part of one of the region's biggest stories — as floodwaters covered large swaths of the mountainous region, leading to deaths and widespread destruction.
4 years ago
Jan. 6 committee...
The Associated Press

Hawley, Cruz escape Jan. 6 probe, have no regrets over role

Despite their plan to challenge of the 2020 Presidential Election, many of GOP senators have been able to mostly avoid the investigation by the Jan. 6 Committee.
4 years ago
FILE - Gas prices are displayed at a Sunoco gas station along the Ohio Turnpike near Youngstown, Oh...
CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer

A key US inflation gauge reaches 6.8% as prices keep surging

An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve accelerated to 6.8% in June.
4 years ago
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Ze...
Amie Schaeffer

Zelenskyy observes ships loaded with Ukrainian grain exports

The entire operation will be overseen by a Joint Coordination Center in Istanbul staffed by officials from Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the United Nations.
4 years ago
A man shops at a supermarket on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, in New York.  The Federal Reserve on Wedn...
PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer

US economy shrank 0.9% last quarter, its 2nd straight drop

Fed Chair Jerome Powell and many economists have said that while the economy is showing some weakening, they doubt it's in recession.
4 years ago