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Police arrest 1 of 2 in Austin mass shooting that wounded 14 Police have arrested one suspect and are searching for another after a mass shooting on a crowded downtown Austin street left 14 people wounded early Saturday, two of them critically. by Associated Press Published Jun. 12 2021 @ 11:05pm

To curb drug prices, Dems still seeking balance Democrats are committed to passing legislation this year to curb prescription drug prices, but they're still disagreeing on how to cut costs for patients and taxpayers while preserving profits that lure investors to back potentially promising treatments. by Associated Press Published Jun. 12 2021 @ 11:05pm

Biden urges G-7 leaders to call out and compete with China Leaders of the world's largest economies unveiled an infrastructure plan Saturday for the developing world to compete with China's global initiatives, but they were searching for a consensus on how to forcefully to call out Beijing over human rights abuses. by Associated Press Published Jun. 12 2021 @ 11:05pm

Victims of nightclub massacre remembered 5 years later ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The 49 people killed in a mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Florida were honored in Orlando and around the world on Saturday, the fifth anniversary of the attack. by Associated Press Published Jun. 12 2021 @ 11:00pm

In US, Pride Month festivities muted by political setbacks It's Pride Month, and gay Americans should have a lot to celebrate: A new president who has pledged to advocate for LGBTQ people, an easing of a pandemic that has disrupted their communal activism, and increasing public acceptance of their basic rights, including record-high support for same-sex marriage. by Associated Press Published Jun. 11 2021 @ 11:05pm

Florida bans critical race theory from its classrooms TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida's state Board of Education banned "critical race theory" from public school classrooms Thursday, adopting new rules it said would shield schoolchildren from curricula that could "distort historical events. by Associated Press Published Jun. 11 2021 @ 11:05pm

Legislators, students push for K-12 Asian American studies CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — When the Asian American Student Union at a Connecticut high school organized a Zoom call following the killing of six Asian women in Atlanta, senior Lily Feng thought maybe 10 or 15 classmates would attend. by Associated Press Published Jun. 10 2021 @ 11:35pm

Ex-police chief, 5 others charged in Capitol riot conspiracy A former California police chief and five other men have been indicted on conspiracy charges in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to court documents made public Thursday. by Associated Press Published Jun. 10 2021 @ 11:35pm

Another jump in prices tightens the squeeze on US consumers WASHINGTON (AP) — American consumers absorbed another surge in prices in May — a 0.6 percent increase over April and 5 percent over the past year, the biggest 12-month inflation spike since 2008. by Associated Press Published Jun. 10 2021 @ 11:05pm

Wray: FBI frowns on ransomware payments despite recent trend WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI's director told lawmakers Thursday the bureau discourages ransomware payments to hacking groups even as major companies in the past month have participated in multimillion- dollar transactions aimed at getting their systems back online. by Associated Press Published Jun. 10 2021 @ 11:05pm

Homicides increasing, but GOP misleads with claims about blame WASHINGTON (AP) — "SKYROCKETING MURDER RATES," claimed the National Fraternal Order of Police. by Associated Press Published Jun. 10 2021 @ 11:05pm

Food allergies complicate hungry Americans' search for meals SACRAMENTO, California (AP) — When Emily Brown, a Kansas City mother, couldn't find foods that her 2-year-old with multiple food allergies could eat at a local food pantry, she mustered up the courage to ask about gluten-free foods or dairy alternatives. by Associated Press Published Jun. 10 2021 @ 11:05pm

Military relieves general of duties, cites tank sinking SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Marine Corps is relieving a general of his duties for failing to properly train Marines and sailors and evaluate the platoon before an exercise last summer when their seafaring tank sank off the Southern California coast, killing nine troops, the military announced Wednesday. Published Jun. 9 2021 @ 11:20pm

Wildfires smolder across dry, drought-stricken Southwest A wildfire in Arizona that had neighboring New Mexico breathing in smoke was one of several blazes scorching the drought-stricken Southwest, signaling what could be a devastating summer. by the Associated Press Published Jun. 9 2021 @ 11:05pm

Biden opens overseas trip declaring 'United States is back' MILDENHALL, England (AP) — President Joe Biden opened the first overseas trip of his term Wednesday with a declaration that "the United States is back" as he seeks to reassert the nation on the world stage and steady European allies deeply shaken by his predecessor. Published Jun. 9 2021 @ 11:05pm

Louisiana police unit probed over Black driver arrests The same Louisiana State Police unit whose troopers stunned, punched and dragged Ronald Greene on video during a deadly 2019 arrest is now under internal investigation by a secret panel over whether its officers are systematically targeting Black motorists for abuse. by Associated Press Published Jun. 9 2021 @ 11:05pm

Military relieves general of duties, cites tank sinking SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Marine Corps is relieving a general of his duties for failing to properly train Marines and sailors and evaluate the platoon before an exercise last summer when their seafaring tank sank off the Southern California coast, killing nine troops, the military announced Wednesday. Published Jun. 9 2021 @ 11:05pm

US increasingly unlikely to meet Biden's July 4 vaccination goal For months, President Joe Biden has laid out goal after goal for taming the coronavirus pandemic and then exceeded his own benchmarks. by Associated Press Published Jun. 9 2021 @ 12:05am

Biden to launch task force on bottlenecks in supply chains After completing a review of supply chains, the Biden administration announced Tuesday it was forming a task force to address the bottlenecks in the semiconductor, construction, transportation and agriculture sectors. by Associated Press Published Jun. 9 2021 @ 12:05am

Senate report details broad failures around Jan. 6 attack A Senate investigation of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol found a broad intelligence breakdown across multiple agencies, along with widespread law enforcement and military failures that led to the violent attack. by Associated Press Published Jun. 9 2021 @ 12:05am

Swaths of internet back online after outage at cloud company Fastly Numerous websites went offline Tuesday after an apparent widespread outage at the cloud service company Fastly. by Associated Press Published Jun. 8 2021 @ 7:45am

'A lot of anxiety' for Democrats as Biden agenda stalls Hopes for a big infrastructure investment are teetering. An ambitious elections and voting bill is all but dead. by Associated Press Published Jun. 8 2021 @ 12:05am

Postmaster evokes Trump style in Biden era Louis DeJoy is uninterested in the niceties of Washington. The wealthy longtime businessman with an outer borough New York accent prides himself as a problem solver ready to disrupt an unwieldy bureaucracy. by Associated Press Published Jun. 8 2021 @ 12:05am