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Hidilyn Diaz of Philippines gestures on the podium as she listen to the national anthem after winning the gold medal in the women's 55kg weightlifting event, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Weightlifting faces uncertain Olympic future after Tokyo

By James Ellingworth Aug. 05, 2021 09:45 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 18, 2021 file photo, Rory Gamble, President of United Auto Workers, speaks at the Ford Rouge EV Center in Dearborn, Mich. Gamble, who led the union through a corruption scandal and the coronavirus pandemic, is retiring effective June 30. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Rory Gamble, who led UAW through scandal, pandemic, retires

By Tom Krisher Jun. 25, 2021 01:37 PM EDT

Residents walk by a vaccination center in Beijing on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. After a slow start, China is now doing what virtually no other country in the world can: harnessing the power and all-encompassing reach of its one-party system and a maturing domestic vaccine industry to administer shots at a staggering pace. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Slow to start, China now vaccinating at a staggering pace

By Huizhong Wu Jun. 03, 2021 12:14 AM EDT

TerraPower Founder and Chairman Bill Gates speaks to the crowd in a recorded video message during the press conference Wyoming Capitol, Wednesday, June 2, 2021, in Cheyenne, Wyo., announcing efforts to advance a Natrium reactor demonstration project. "We think Natrium will be a game-changer for the energy industry," Gates said by video link to a news conference hosted by Gov. Mark Gordon. "Wyoming has been a leader in energy for over the century and we hope our investment in Natrium will help Wyoming to stay in the lead for many decades to come." (Michael Cummo/The Wyoming Tribune Eagle via AP)
Bill Gates company to build reactor at Wyoming coal plant

By Mead Gruver Jun. 02, 2021 04:40 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Michigan

By The Associated Press May. 31, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Traverse City Record-Eagle. May 30, 2021. Editorial: Michiganders deserve an accurate count of nursing home deaths This...

A convenience store worker sits outside the darkened store during a blackout in New Taipei City in Taiwan on Thursday, May 13, 2021. An equipment failure has caused an outage at a power plant in southern Taiwan, triggering rolling blackouts across the island affecting millions of people. (AP Photo/Johnson Lai)
Power restored in Taiwan after rolling blackouts

May. 13, 2021 11:15 PM EDT

A convenience store worker sits outside the darkened store during a blackout in New Taipei City in Taiwan on Thursday, May 13, 2021. An equipment failure has caused an outage at a power plant in southern Taiwan, triggering rolling blackouts across the island affecting millions of people. (AP Photo/Johnson Lai)
Millions lose power after Taiwan power plant failure

May. 13, 2021 07:16 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: West Virginia

By The Associated Press Apr. 20, 2021 09:29 AM EDT
Recent editorials from West Virginia newspapers: ___ April 20 The Intelligencer on profound changes...

A parking area with charging stations for electric vehicles at a public park is seen Thursday, April 1, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. As part of an infrastructure proposal by the Biden administration, $174 billion will be set aside to build 500,000 electric vehicle charging stations, electrify 20% of school buses and electrify the federal fleet, including U.S. Postal Service vehicles.(AP Photo/John Raoux)
EXPLAINER: Can Biden add energy jobs? Hope mixes with doubt

By Cathy Bussewitz Apr. 06, 2021 01:27 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2020, file photo, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf speaks during a news conference in Harrisburg, Pa., regarding the counting of ballots in the 2020 general election. Facing a deep, pandemic-inflicted budget deficit, Gov. Wolf will ask lawmakers for billions of dollars funded by higher taxes on Pennsylvania’s huge natural gas industry for workforce development and employment assistance to help the state recover. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
Wolf, now a lame duck, wants billions for workforce aid

By Marc Levy Jan. 28, 2021 11:02 AM EST

Alaska village weighs water options after fire burns plant

Jan. 26, 2021 09:51 AM EST
BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — Residents of an Alaska village met with health officials and government agencies to consider methods to restore running water after a...

FILE - In this May 14, 2020, file pool photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom discusses his revised 2020-2021 state budget during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. Gov. Newsom, on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, proposed a $4 billion spending plan he says will create jobs and help small businesses recover from the economic downturn brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, Pool, File)
California governor plans $4 billion for economic recovery

By Adam Beam Jan. 05, 2021 06:34 PM EST

Whitmer vetoes Meijer tax break, deferment of property taxes

By David Eggert Jan. 05, 2021 03:20 PM EST
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pocket vetoed proposed tax breaks for retail chain Meijer and separate legislation that would have let certain...

FILE - In this March 28, 2020, file photo, Spc. Audrey Hilmer, right, of Waterloo and Army National Guard Pvt. Taylor Barkema of Gardner of the 1133rd Transportation Company of the Iowa National Guard deliver medical supplies to the Johnson County Emergency SEATS facility in Iowa City. An Associated Press analysis shows states spent more than $7 billion this spring buying personal protective equipment like masks, gloves and gowns as well as vital medical devices like ventilators. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette via AP, File)
AP: Tight supplies for virus gear cost US states billions

By David A. Lieb And Camille Fassett Dec. 19, 2020 10:35 AM EST

Phyllis Marder poses with her cat, Nellie, with food she recently obtained from a local food bank in the dining room of her home in Evanston, Ill., on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020. At first, Marder, 66, didn’t tell anyone about going to food pantries. Then she had a change of heart. “Keeping a secret makes things get worse,” she says ’”… and makes me feel worse about myself, and so I decided that it was more important to talk about it." (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Millions of hungry Americans turn to food banks for 1st time

By Sharon Cohen Dec. 07, 2020 10:01 AM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2019, file photo, is a man walking past a Pacific Gas and Electric sign on a PG&E building in San Francisco. PG&E's household customers will be hit with an average rate increase of 8% to help the once-bankrupt utility pay for improvements designed to reduce the risks that its outdated equipment will ignite deadly wildfires in its Northern California service territory. The higher prices, effective March 1, are expected to boost the bills of PG&E's residential customers by an average of $13.44 to per month. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
PG&E rate hike aimed at improvements to ease fire risk

By Michael Liedtke Dec. 03, 2020 06:56 PM EST

Siemens quarterly profit rises, last under CEO Kaeser

Nov. 12, 2020 03:19 AM EST
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German industrial equipment and technology maker Siemens AG recorded a 28% increase in net profit to 1.88 billion euros ($2.21...

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, and other leaders applaud during an event to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone in Shenzhen in southern China's Guangdogn Province, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. Xi promised Wednesday new steps to back development of China's biggest tech center, Shenzhen, amid a feud with Washington that has disrupted access to U.S. technology and is fueling ambitions to create Chinese providers. (Zhang Ling/Xinhua via AP)
China's Xi promises changes to promote tech center Shenzhen

By Joe Mcdonald Oct. 14, 2020 01:49 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup:

By The Associated Press Oct. 05, 2020 09:00 AM EDT
The Mining Journal. October 2, 2020 Fire Prevention Month a good time to take inventory On Thursday, Gov. Gretchen...

Signs for Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump mark neighboring property in a middle-class neighborhood of Oshkosh, the hub of swing-voting Winnebago County Wis. Trump’s standing with white, working class voters has proven resilient through federal investigations, impeachment and countless episodes of chaotic governing. But if those issues were too distant — centered on complicated foreign entanglements — reports about his tax avoidance might have had the potential to hit closer to home during a time of economic upheaval. (AP Photo/Thomas Beaumont)
Denying, defending and numb: Voters not moved by Trump taxes

By Thomas Beaumont Oct. 02, 2020 12:55 AM EDT