By MANUEL VALDES Associated Press SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. (AP) — With dish soap, brushes and plastic water jugs in hand, Carole Rae Woodmansee’s four children cleaned the gravestone their mother shares w…
Philip, defined by role of husband to British queen, dies
By JILL LAWLESS and GREGORY KATZ Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Philip, the irascible and tough-minded husband of Queen Elizabeth II who spent more than seven decades supporting his wife in a r…
No region in the world spared as virus cases, deaths surge
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Hospitals in Turkey and Poland are filling up. Pakistan is restricting domestic travel. The U.S. government will send more help to the state with…
Biden budget seeks more for schools, health care and housing
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden released a $1.5 trillion wish list for his first federal budget Friday, asking for substantial gains for Democratic priorities inclu…
Steep decline in giant sea turtles seen off US West Coast
By GILLIAN FLACCUS and HAVEN DALEY Associated Press MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) — Scientists were documenting stranded sea turtles on California’s beaches nearly 40 years ago when they noticed that le…
Expert: Lack of oxygen killed George Floyd, not drugs
By AMY FORLITI, STEVE KARNOWSKI and TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — George Floyd died of a lack of oxygen from being pinned to the pavement with a knee on his neck, medical experts te…
EXPLAINER: Is the US border with Mexico in crisis?
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press Nearly 19,000 children traveling alone were stopped at the Mexican border in March, smashing previous highs set during periods of heavy child migration in 2014 and 20…
Ohio GOP lieutenant governor faces political test over tweet
By JULIE CARR SMYTH and FARNOUSH AMIRI Report for America/Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Warming up a crowd with a joke is a trick of the political trade. Republican Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted h…
Virus cases, hospitalizations in Ohio begin to rise again
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Report for America/Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — While virus cases and hospitalizations in Ohio begin to rise again, Gov. Mike DeWine said Thursday he remains optimistic of …
Paint plant explosion and fire kill 1, hurt 8; cause unclear
By KANTELE FRANKO Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An explosion and fire rocked a paint manufacturer early Thursday in Ohio’s capital, killing one person and injuring eight others. Some of…