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Study: World’s pile of electronic waste grows ever higher
BERLIN (AP) — The world's mountain of discarded flat-screen TVs, cellphones and other electronic goods grew to a record high last year, according to...
US, Russia share a complex and bloody history in Afghanistan
KATHY GANNON
Associated Press
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Moscow and Washington are intertwined in a complex and bloody history in Afghanistan, with both suffering thousands of...
California orders people to wear masks in most indoor spaces
Kathleen Ronayne, The Associated PressCalifornia will require people to wear masks in most indoor settings and outdoors when distancing isn’t possible under a statewide...
How California went from success story to virus hot spot
KATHLEEN RONAYNE
Associated Press
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Heading into Memorial Day weekend, California's mood was celebratory. The state had avoided dire predictions of a coronavirus...
California Senate OKs expanded protections for family leave
ADAM BEAM
Associated Press
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Workers in companies with at least five employees could take up to three months off from work to...
Hugh Downs, genial presence on TV news and game shows, dies
DAVID BAUDER
AP Media Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Hugh Downs, the genial, versatile broadcaster who became one of television's most familiar and welcome faces...
Landslide at Myanmar jade mine kills at least 162 people
ZAW MOE HTET and PYAE SONE WIN
Associated Press
HPAKANT, Myanmar (AP) — At least 162 people were killed Thursday in a landslide at a...
Epstein pal arrested, accused of luring girls for sex abuse
JIM MUSTIAN and LARRY NEUMEISTER
Associated Press
British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was arrested Thursday on charges she helped lure at least three girls — one...
US jobs surge: Trump sees sunshine, Biden ‘no victory yet’
STEVE PEOPLES
AP National Political Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. economy just posted its best single-month job gain in history.
U.S. unemployment is at...
Stocks rise on jobs data, S&P 500 ends week with solid gain
STAN CHOE, DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA
AP Business Writers
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street Thursday as investors...