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Montana lawmakers push for reauthorizing Keystone XL
President Joe Biden canceled the long-disputed pipeline project in one of many executive orders on his first day i…
More testing, stay-home warnings as Washington fights virus
SEATTLE (AP) — First responders and other essential workers lined up at the Tacoma Dome for drive-thru COVID-19 testing, the Department of Corrections said inm…
Target apologizes for selling face masks amid shortage
SEATTLE (AP) — Target Corp. apologized Saturday for selling face masks in Seattle stores while hospitals face a dire shortage amid a growing coronavirus outbreak.
Spokeswoman: Vice President Mike Pence and wife test negative for the coronavirus.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Spokeswoman: Vice President Mike Pence and wife test negative for the coronavirus.
AP Exclusive: 1st fed inmate tests positive for coronavirus
WASHINGTON (AP) — An inmate at a federal jail in New York City has tested positive for coronavirus, marking the first confirmed case in the federal prison syst…
Syracuse's Hughes, top ACC scorer, to enter NBA draft
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse forward Elijah Hughes is entering the NBA draft.
US tourists stranded abroad desperate as they try to return
Linda Scruggs and Mike Rustici trained for months to hike the winding trails leading to Machu Picchu's complex of Inca ruins. So they were thrilled when their …
Bronze gates stolen from Seattle's Washington Park Arboretum
SEATTLE (AP) — Custom-made bronze gates that stood at the entrance to the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle since 1976 have been stolen, facility workers said.
At sea during pandemic, fishermen return to stormy times
The coronavirus literally traveled over them from Asia to California while they were on the high seas catching tuna.
Business Fallout: Airlines beg for aid; Google launches site
The rapid worldwide spread of the coronavirus since it was first revealed in China less than three months ago has dealt an unparalleled shock to the global eco…
Health officials: 23 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — State health officials have confirmed 23 new cases of COVID-19 in Iowa to bring the state's total Saturday to 68 — up more than 50% from the day before.
AP Week in Pictures, North America
MARCH 14-20, 2020
Nursing home outbreaks lay bare chronic industry problems
NEW YORK (AP) — Burgeoning coronavirus outbreaks at nursing homes in Washington, Illinois, New Jersey and elsewhere are laying bare the industry’s long-running…
Measure seeks to address Iowa's shortage of veterinarians
LISBON, Iowa (AP) — Like most rural veterinarians, Dr. Alana McNutt is a jack of all trades.
New officers embrace the challenge of patrolling Baltimore
BALTIMORE (AP) — Officer Alexia Davis, 22 years old and just months out of the police academy, drew her Glock pistol and pushed open the door of a brick rowhome on East 28th Street. Contractors had found the front …
Newark couple on cruise coming back to a 'different world'
NEWARK, Del. (AP) — What was supposed to be the adventure of a lifetime – a four-month cruise around the world – slowly turned into "involuntary insanity" for a Newark couple.