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FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2020, file photo, Staff Sgt. Travis Snyder, left, receives the first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine given at Madigan Army Medical Center at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state, south of Seattle. Nurse Jose Picart, right, administered the shot. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday, June 17, 2021, announced a new COVID-19 vaccine incentive lottery for the state's military, family members and veterans because the federal government wasn't sharing individual vaccine status of those groups with the state and there were concerns they would be left out of a previously announced lottery. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
New vaccine lottery announced for military in Washington

By Rachel La Corte Jun. 17, 2021 01:37 PM EDT

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson attends a media briefing in Downing Street, London, Monday, June 14, 2021. Johnson has confirmed that the next planned relaxation of coronavirus restrictions in England will be delayed by four weeks until July 19 as a result of the spread of the delta variant. In a press briefing Monday, Johnson said he is “confident that we won’t need more than four weeks” as millions more people get fully vaccinated against the virus, which could save thousands of lives. (Jonathan Buckmaster/Pool Photo via AP)
The Latest: Nevada to disburse $5 million in vaccine effort

By The Associated Press Jun. 17, 2021 02:27 AM EDT

This poster provided by the U.S. Department of Justice shows Maxsim Yukabets. Yakubets, 33, is best known as co-leader of a cybergang that calls itself Evil Corp. Foreign keyboard criminals with no fear of repercussions have paralyzed U.S. schools and hospitals, leaked highly sensitive police files, triggered US fuel shortages and, most recently, a now could be responsible for a disruption in global food supply chains. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)
Global war on ransomware? Hurdles hinder the US response

By Alan Suderman Jun. 05, 2021 08:31 AM EDT

Marcus Glasper, director of the Washington State Lottery, poses for a photo, Thursday, June 3, 2021, in Olympia, Wash. Gov. Jay Inslee announced Thursday that Washington is the latest state to offer prizes to encourage people to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Incentives will include a series of giveaways during the month of June including lottery prizes totaling $2 million, college tuition assistance, airline tickets and game systems. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Washington vaccination lottery: cash prize, tuition, flights

By Rachel La Corte Jun. 03, 2021 05:36 PM EDT

President Joe Biden listens first lady Jill Biden speaks at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton, Va., Friday, May 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Biden budget highlights: Lots of spending, taxing the rich

May. 29, 2021 12:05 AM EDT

President Joe Biden tours the Cuyahoga Community College Manufacturing Technology Center, Thursday, May 27, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Biden's $6T budget: Social spending, taxes on business

By Andrew Taylor May. 29, 2021 12:01 AM EDT

President Joe Biden speaks at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton, Va., Friday, May 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Biden budget highlights: Lots of spending, taxing the rich

May. 28, 2021 04:48 PM EDT

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Cuyahoga Community College Metropolitan Campus, Thursday, May 27, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Biden's $6T budget: Social spending, taxes on business

By Andrew Taylor May. 28, 2021 02:51 PM EDT

This undated photo made by the International Committee of the Red Cross and provided by lawyer David H. Remes, shows Guantanamo prisoner Saifullah Paracha. A lawyer for the oldest prisoner at the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, says authorities have approved his release after more than 16 years in custody. Attorney Shelby-Sullivan Bennis says she was notified Monday that the prison review board determined 73-year-old Saifullah Paracha is deemed to no longer pose a threat to U.S. security. The native of Pakistan has been held at Guantanamo since September 2004 for suspected links to al-Qaida but was never charged. (Provided by David H. Remes via AP)
Lawyer: US approves release of oldest Guantanamo prisoner

By Ben Fox May. 17, 2021 05:16 PM EDT

First lady Jill Biden speaks to gathered employees and media during a visit to the National Museum of African American History and Culture with Lonnie Bunch, Secretary of the Smithsonian, center, and National Museum of African American History and Culture director Kevin Young, left, Friday, May 14., 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Let's face it: Washington adjusts to new mask guidance

By Darlene Superville May. 15, 2021 12:38 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 13, 2021, file photo President Joe Biden responds to questions from the media after delivering remarks about the Colonial Pipeline hack, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday that fully vaccinated people — those who are two weeks past their last required dose of a COVID-19 vaccine — can stop wearing masks outdoors in crowds and in most indoor settings. Across Washington, the government is adjusting in a variety of ways to new federal guidance easing up on when face masks should be worn. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Let's face it: Washington adjusts to new mask guidance

By Darlene Superville May. 14, 2021 04:58 PM EDT

First lady Jill Biden arrives in Charleston, W.Va., Thursday, May 13, 2021. (Oliver Contreras/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
Fully vaccinated can drop the masks, skip social distancing

By Zeke Miller And Michael Balsamo May. 14, 2021 12:21 AM EDT

Nominee to be Secretary of the Army Christine Elizabeth Wormuth speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee nomination hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Senate panel likely to OK 1st female Army secretary

By Lolita C. Baldor May. 13, 2021 04:19 PM EDT

FILE - This March 27, 2008, file photo, shows the Pentagon in Washington. Reports of sexual assaults across the U.S. military increased by a very small amount in 2020, a year when troops were largely locked down for months as bases around the world grappled with the COVID-19 pandemic, according to U.S. officials. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
Officials: Tiny uptick in 2020 military sex assault reports

By Lolita C. Baldor May. 13, 2021 12:10 AM EDT

United State Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin poses for photographers as he arrives at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, April 14, 2021. (Kenzo Tribouillard, Pool via AP)
Pentagon chief Austin among speakers to South Carolina grads

By Meg Kinnard Apr. 22, 2021 12:28 PM EDT

Members of the National Guard leave the Capitol perimeter the they had been guarding, Friday, April 2, 2021, after a car crashed into a barrier on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Repeated Guard missions in DC trigger frustration, denials

By Lolita C. Baldor Apr. 19, 2021 08:15 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 15, 2021, file image shows the main page of the HealthCare.gov website. More than a half million Americans have taken advantage of the Biden administration's special health insurance sign-up window keyed to the COVID-19 pandemic, the government announced Wednesday in anticipation that even more consumers will gain coverage in the coming months. (HealthCare.gov via AP)
The Latest: Governor bans vaccine passports for Montana

By The Associated Press Apr. 13, 2021 04:48 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 9, 2021, file photo, Army health specialists fill syringes with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Miami. Despite the clamor to speed up the U.S. vaccination drive against COVID-19, the first three months of the rollout suggest faster is not necessarily better. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File)
J&J vaccine problems hamper US military vaccines overseas

By Lolita C. Baldor Apr. 08, 2021 04:43 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2016 file photo, a U.S. Army soldier guards a position at Camp Swift, northern Iraq. Iraq’s prime minister asked the Iranian leadership to rein in Iran-backed militias in Iraq, and in a strongly worded message to Tehran, suggested he would confront the factions, two Iraqi officials said Wednesday, April 7, 2021, ahead of another round of strategic talks with Washington. (AP Photo/Susannah George, File)
No timetable for withdrawal of troops after US, Iraq talks

By Qassim Abdul-Zahra And Samya Kullab Apr. 07, 2021 12:22 PM EDT

A child rests its head on a table as a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer processes migrants after they crossed into the U.S., early Wednesday, March 24, 2021, in Roma, Texas. A surge of migrants on the Southwest border has the Biden administration on the defensive. The head of Homeland Security acknowledged the severity of the problem but insisted it's under control and said he won't revive a Trump-era practice of immediately expelling teens and children. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Biden taps VP Harris to lead response to border challenges

By Jonathan Lemire, Nomaan Merchant, Lisa Mascaro And Aamer Madhani Mar. 24, 2021 12:27 PM EDT