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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…
Scientists expect spring floods to be milder than last year
WASHINGTON (AP) — Too often disasters come in threes. But the year of global pandemic and record wildfires in Australia will not also be a year of historic flo…
Vital but vulnerable, cleaners hold the line against a virus
NEW YORK (AP) — When hospitals need to prep a room for the next coronavirus test, when jetliners discharge their passengers at the gate, when suburbanites star…
US mortgage rates climb this week; 30-year loan at 3.65%
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. long-term mortgage rates climbed this week in a whip-sawing market amid deepening anxiety over devastation to the economy from the coron…
'Quarantine shaming': US navigates radical new social norms
The chairman of Arizona's Asian Chamber of Commerce didn't see much downside to attending a small dinner at a local restaurant to bolster the business and brin…
What you need to know today about the virus outbreak
There's a rare glimmer of hope for the rest of the world as it battles the coronavirus pandemic: Chinese authorities said Thursday that Wuhan, the former epice…
City of Edmonds to consider $2M loan for new senior center
EDMONDS, Wash. (AP) — A social services organization in Washington state has asked the city of Edmonds to help fund construction of a 26,000-square-foot (2,415-square-meter) senior center scheduled to open in Octob…
U.S. Fed establishes currency swaps with 9 central banks
Washington (AP) — The Federal Reserve has set up a program to exchange dollars for foreign currency with nine central banks to support dollar lending in global…
Jobless claims jump by 70,000 as virus starts to take hold
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits surged last week by 70,000, indicating that the impact of the coronavirus…
10 Things to Know for Today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
Tennessee Republican Rep. Holt won't seek reelection
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Rep. Andy Holt will not seek reelection this year, the Dresden Republican posted on Facebook on Wednesday.
How long will Americans be fighting the coronavirus?
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a matter of days, millions of Americans have seen their lives upended by measures to curb the spread of the new coronavirus.
AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EDT
Italian death toll overtakes China's as virus spreads