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Hassan: Mask requirement lifted for commercial fishermen

Jun. 14, 2021 04:00 AM EDT
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Coast Guard have updated guidance for commercial fishermen saying those who are...

FILE - In this March 15, 2021, file photo, demonstrators gather on the steps of the Montana State Capitol protesting anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in Helena, Mont. Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a bill Friday, May 7, 2021, banning transgender athletes from participating in school and university sports according to the gender with which they identify, making Montana one of several Republican-controlled states to approve such measures in 2021. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP, File)=MTHEL
In US, Pride Month festivities muted by political setbacks

By David Crary Jun. 11, 2021 10:05 AM EDT

Firefighter medic Andy Tighe snaps a photo of the breakaway plus-class cruise ship Norwegian Bliss while Captain Tracy Mettler operates a fireboat in the Tongass Narrows in Ketchikan, Alaska, on June 4, 2018. President Joe Biden signed into law Monday, May 24, 2021, legislation that opens a door for resumed cruise ship travel to Alaska after the pandemic last year scrapped sailings. (Dustin Safranek/Ketchikan Daily News via AP)
Biden signs bill opening door for Alaska cruises to resume

By Becky Bohrer May. 24, 2021 07:22 PM EDT

In this photo taken Wednesday, May 30, 2018, a sail boat maneuvers near a large cruise ship near Juneau, Alaska. Congress has voted to let large cruise ships sail directly from Washington state to Alaska without stopping in Canada, a step that could clear the way for cruises later this year. The legislation approved by the House on Thursday, May 20, 2021 goes to President Joe Biden, who is expected to sign it. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, file)
Legislation raises hopes for Alaskan cruises this summer

By David Koenig May. 20, 2021 07:21 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2019 fle photo, Alaska Department of Administration Commissioner Kelly Tshibaka addresses reporters in Anchorage, Alaska. Tshibaka a candidate for U.S. Senate in Alaska previously wrote articles in support of an organization that espoused gay conversion therapy, questioned the integrity of elections and described the "Twilight" books and movies as evil. Many of the past articles, blogs and posts from candidate Tshibaka have been deleted but some are available through archived internet pages, as first reported Tuesday, April 27, 2021, by CNN. The CNN article, Tshibaka said in an email to The Associated Press, "is just proof that our campaign is gaining momentum, which has Lisa Murkowski and her allies scared to death. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen,File)
Alaska candidate shadowed by anti-gay article, election post

By Mark Thiessen Apr. 27, 2021 07:24 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2021, file photo, Rachel Levine, nominated to be an assistant secretary at the Department of Health and Human Services, testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Voting mostly along party lines, the U.S. Senate on March 24, confirmed Levine to be assistant secretary of health. She becomes the first openly transgender federal official to win Senate confirmation. (Caroline Brehman/Pool via AP, File)
A first: US Senate confirms transgender doctor for key post

By David Crary Mar. 25, 2021 12:01 AM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2021, file photo, Rachel Levine, nominated to be an assistant secretary at the Department of Health and Human Services, testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Voting mostly along party lines, the U.S. Senate on March 24, confirmed Levine to be assistant secretary of health. She becomes the first openly transgender federal official to win Senate confirmation. (Caroline Brehman/Pool via AP, File)
A first: US Senate confirms transgender doctor for key post

By David Crary Mar. 24, 2021 05:35 PM EDT

Sun shines on the U.S. Capitol dome, Tuesday, March 2, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Dems tighten relief benefits, firm up support for virus bill

By Alan Fram Mar. 03, 2021 12:14 AM EST

Former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm is is sworn in as Energy Secretary by Vice President Kamala Harris in the Old Executive Office Building in the White House complex in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Former Michigan Gov. Granholm confirmed as energy secretary

By Matthew Daly Feb. 25, 2021 01:35 PM EST

Xavier Becerra listens during a confirmation hearing to be Secretary of Health and Human Services before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Sarah Silbiger/Pool via AP)
HHS pick says pandemic is top job, but agenda is broader

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Feb. 23, 2021 12:12 AM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2021, file photo Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., returns to the chamber as the defense finishes arguments in the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, in Washington.. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
A Biden edge in COVID-19 bill: Dems reluctant to wound him

By Alan Fram Feb. 22, 2021 12:49 AM EST

Democratic House impeachment managers from left, Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., and Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo.,walk out of the Senate Chamber in the Capitol at the end of the fifth day of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, in Washington. The Senate has acquitted Donald Trump of inciting the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, bringing his trial to a close and giving the former president a historic second victory in the court of impeachment. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Trump acquitted, denounced in second impeachment trial

By Lisa Mascaro, Eric Tucker And Mary Clare Jalonick Feb. 14, 2021 12:49 AM EST

Democratic House impeachment managers from left, Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., and Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo.,walk out of the Senate Chamber in the Capitol at the end of the fifth day of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, in Washington. The Senate has acquitted Donald Trump of inciting the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, bringing his trial to a close and giving the former president a historic second victory in the court of impeachment. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Trump acquitted, denounced in historic impeachment trial

By Lisa Mascaro, Eric Tucker And Mary Clare Jalonick Feb. 13, 2021 03:58 PM EST

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., with impeachment managers Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., and Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, speaks to members of the media during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, after the U.S. Senate voted not guilty, to acquit former President Donald Trump of inciting riot at U.S. Capitol, ending impeachment trial, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
The Latest: Biden says all Americans must 'defend the truth'

Feb. 13, 2021 10:31 AM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2020 file photo, a flashing sign near the iconic "Freedom Tower," advises people to fill out their census forms in downtown Miami. The U.S. Census Bureau said it won’t be delivering data used for redrawing state and local legislative districts until the end of September 2021. That will cause headaches for state lawmakers and redistricting commissions facing deadlines to redraw state legislative districts this year. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
Census: No redistricting data until end of September

By Mike Schneider Feb. 12, 2021 01:14 PM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo the Republican side, right, in the House chamber is seen as Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Vice President Mike Pence officiate as a joint session of the House and Senate convenes to count the Electoral College votes cast in November's election, at the Capitol in Washington. Arguments begin Tuesday, Feb. 9, in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump on allegations that he incited the violent mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, Pool, File)
The Latest: Republicans criticize Trump lawyers' performance

Feb. 09, 2021 01:45 PM EST

On the eve of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., one of the Democratic House impeachment managers, is escorted by security through the Rotunda after preparing for the case in the Senate, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. The trial will begin Tuesday with a debate and vote on whether it's even constitutional to prosecute the former president, an argument that could resonate with Republicans keen on voting to acquit Trump. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
What to watch as Trump's 2nd impeachment trial kicks off

By Mary Clare Jalonick Feb. 09, 2021 12:15 AM EST

In this image from video, House impeachment manager Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., speaks during the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. (Senate Television via AP)
Trump's historic 2nd trial opens with jarring video of siege

By Lisa Mascaro, Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick And Jill Colvin Feb. 09, 2021 12:13 AM EST

Similarities and differences between the two impeachment trials of Donald Trump. (AP Graphic)
Trump's trial starting: 'Grievous crime' or just 'theater'?

By Lisa Mascaro, Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick And Jill Colvin Feb. 08, 2021 01:24 PM EST

FILE - In this July 28, 2014, file photo, a cruise ship passenger takes photos of Alaska's Inside Passage. The Canadian government has extended a ban on cruise ships through February 2022, which is expected to block trips from visiting Alaska this year. Transport Canada announced the extension of the ban put in place because of the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Kathy Matheson, File)
Canada blocks cruise ships for a year, ending Alaska trips

Feb. 05, 2021 09:46 AM EST