GOP governors, school districts battle over mask mandates
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Millions of students in Florida, Texas and Arizona are being required to wear masks…
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The Latest: Official Taliban websites abruptly go offline
By The Associated Press BOSTON — Taliban websites that delivered the victorious insurgents’ official messages to Afghans and the world at large…
Continue Reading Imagination, Skittles help boy, 5, conquer Appalachian Trail
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A boy who recently hiked the Appalachian Trail is preparing for his next adventure in…
Continue Reading China premier vows to punish officials over flood deaths
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has vowed to hold officials accountable over mistakes during recent floods that led to the deaths of…
Continue Reading ‘Bracing for the worst’ in Florida’s COVID-19 hot zone
By KELLI KENNEDY and CODY JACKSON Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Hospitals are overflowing with COVID patients in northeast Florida,…
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Dodgers beat Mets 4-1, gain on Giants with 7th straight win
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Trea Turner went 2 for 4 and drove in a run to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers past the New York…
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Dodgers beat Mets 4-1, gain on Giants with 7th straight win
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Trea Turner went 2 for 4 and drove in a run to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers past the New York…
Continue Reading At 60, Peace Corps plots return to world after virus hiatus
By WILSON RING and ROY NKOSI Associated Press DEDZA, Malawi (AP) — The Peace Corps is beginning the process of returning its volunteers to…
Continue Reading Ogwumike’s putback lifts Sparks over Dream
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nneka Ogwumike had a putback of a missed 3-pointer with 0.1 seconds left to help the Los Angeles Sparks edge the Atlanta Dream…
Continue Reading Ogwumike’s putback lifts Sparks over Dream
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nneka Ogwumike had a putback of a missed 3-pointer with 0.1 seconds left to help the Los Angeles Sparks edge the Atlanta Dream…
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Afghan officer who fought with US forces rescued from Kabul
By ALEX SANZ and TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press The U.S. military and its allies have rescued a high-profile Afghan national police officer who was…
Continue Reading Do I need a booster if I got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine?
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer The U.S. is planning booster doses of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, but if you got the one-dose…
Continue Reading Harris’ Asia trip carries new urgency after Afghan collapse
By ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan is giving new urgency to Vice President Kamala Harris’…
Continue Reading Harris’ Asia trip carries new urgency after Afghan collapse
By ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan is giving new urgency to Vice President Kamala Harris’…
Continue Reading Biden vows to evacuate all Americans — and Afghan helpers
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, ROBERT BURNS, JAMES LAPORTA and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is pledging firmly to bring…
Continue Reading Bangladesh factories open as economic worries trump virus
By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh is suffering through its deadliest surge of the pandemic, but you wouldn’t…
Continue Reading US energy secretary meets with Navajo Nation in New Mexico
NENAHNEZAD, N.M. (AP) — U.S Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm met with Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and other tribal leaders at a power…
Continue Reading Explosive California wildfires could burn into December
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s wildfires have already made plenty of news this summer, and the worst may be yet…
Continue Reading Explosive California wildfires could burn into December
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s wildfires have already made plenty of news this summer, and the worst may be yet…
Continue Reading Griner’s 30 points, 12 rebounds lead Mercury past Mystics
PHOENIX (AP) — Brittney Griner had 30 points, 12 rebounds and five assists for her 12th double-double and the Phoenix Mercury used a big second…
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