By KATHY GANNON Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Moscow and Washington are intertwined in a complex and bloody history in Afghanistan, with both suffering thousands of dead and wounded in conflicts l…
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AP FACT CHECK: Trump falsely asserts Biden was fed questions
By ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has fabricated a complaint that Democratic rival Joe Biden was fed questions at a news conference and read his answers from…
Only verified intelligence? A look at presidents’ briefings
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Donald Trump was never briefed on intelligence that Russia had put a bounty on U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan because the…
Does wearing a mask pose any health risks?
By The Associated Press Does wearing a mask pose any health risks? No, not for most people. Babies and toddlers should not wear masks because they could suffocate. The same goes for anyone who has tro…
Hollowed out public health system faces more cuts amid virus
By LAUREN WEBER, LAURA UNGAR, MICHELLE R. SMITH, HANNAH RECHT and ANNA MARIA BARRY-JESTER Associated Press and KHN The U.S. public health system has been starved for decades and lacks the resources to…
Cases spike in Sunbelt, other states back off on reopening
By JAKE COYLE and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — California closed bars, theaters and indoor restaurant dining all over again across most of the state Wednesday, and Arizona’…
House approves $1.5T plan to fix crumbling infrastructure
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled House approved a $1.5 trillion plan Wednesday to rebuild the nation’s crumbling infrastructure, pouring hundreds of billion…
Little evidence that protests spread coronavirus in US
By MIKE STOBBE and NICKY FORSTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — There is little evidence that the protests that erupted after George Floyd’s death caused a significant increase in U.S. coronavirus i…
As virus roars back, so do signs of a new round of layoffs
By PAUL WISEMAN, TRAVIS LOLLER and KELLI KENNEDY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The reopening of Tucson’s historic Hotel Congress lasted less than a month. General manager Todd Hanley on Jun…
Dem climate plan would end greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats on Tuesday unveiled a plan to address climate change that would set a goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, while pushin…