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Editorial Roundup: Ohio

By The Associated Press 3 hrs ago
Cleveland Plain Dealer. April 11, 2021. Editorial: Shame on Ohio General Assembly members who prevaricate when asked to lead by example and...

FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2020, file photo, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell listens during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. During an interview broadcast Sunday, April 11, 2021, on CBS' "60 Minutes," Powell said the U.S. economy is poised for an extended period of strong growth and hiring, though the coronavirus still poses some risk. (Al Drago/The New York Times via AP, Pool, File)
Fed's Powell sees US boom ahead, with COVID still a risk

By Christopher Rugaber 17 hrs ago

President Joe Biden, accompanied by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, right, speaks as he gets his weekly economic briefing in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, April 9, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Biden budget seeks more for schools, health care and housing

By Josh Boak Apr. 10, 2021 12:32 AM EDT

FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020 file photo, an electronic sign advises travelers to wear face masks and practice social distancing while passing through the main terminal of Denver International Airport in Denver. On Friday, April 9, 2021, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting the federal government wants to require Americans to present a health passport or vaccine certificate “on demand,” including for domestic travel. While private businesses are considering vaccine passports for certain activities, Biden administration officials have said the federal government will not mandate vaccine passports. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

By The Associated Press Apr. 09, 2021 04:33 PM EDT

Flags fly at half-staff on the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney as a tribute to Prince Philip, Saturday, April 10, 2021. Buckingham Palace officials say Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has died. He was 99. Philip spent a month in hospital earlier this year before being released on March 16 to return to Windsor Castle. (AP Photo/Mark Baker))
The Latest: Australia mourns Prince Philip

By The Associated Press Apr. 09, 2021 03:30 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 18, 2020, file photo Caitlyn Jenner speaks at the 4th Women's March in Los Angeles. Jenner has been an Olympic hero, a reality TV personality and a transgender rights activist. Jenner has been consulting privately with Republican advisers as she considers joining the field of candidates seeking to replace Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in a likely recall election later this year. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
Caitlyn Jenner considers run for California governor

By Michael R. Blood And Kathleen Ronayne Apr. 09, 2021 03:13 PM EDT

Biden administration blocks Medicaid work requirements

Apr. 09, 2021 12:56 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Joe Biden's administration has blocked former Gov. Scott Walker's plan to require some childless adults to work to maintain...

FILE - In this April 3, 2016, file photo, Roman Reigns holds up the championship belt after defeating Triple H during WrestleMania 32 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. WWE is set to welcome back fans for the first time in more than a year when 25,000 fans are expected on both Saturday, April 10, 2021 and Sunday nights for WrestleMania at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. (Jae S. Lee/The Dallas Morning News via AP, File)
Back in Business: WrestleMania ready to rumble with fans

By Dan Gelston Apr. 09, 2021 11:39 AM EDT

President Joe Biden, accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris, second from left, National Economic Council director Brian Deese, left, and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, right, speaks as he gets his weekly economic briefing in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, April 9, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Biden budget seeks more for schools, health care and housing

By Josh Boak Apr. 09, 2021 11:01 AM EDT

FILE - In this April 1, 2020, file photo, a man wearing a mask walks past posters encouraging participation in the 2020 Census in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. A delay in census data is scrambling plans in some states to redraw districts for the U.S. House and state legislatures. The Census Bureau has said redistricting data that was supposed to be provided to states by the end of March won't be ready until August or September. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
EXPLAINER: What the release of 2020 census numbers means

By Mike Schneider Apr. 09, 2021 09:20 AM EDT

Chinese security personnel stand on duty near an art work outside the United States Embassy in Beijing on April 6, 2021. China accused the U.S. of causing humanitarian disasters through foreign military interventions in a report Friday, April 9, 2021 that was the latest broadside by Beijing amid increasingly contentious relations with the Biden administration. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
China report accuses US of causing humanitarian disasters

Apr. 09, 2021 03:17 AM EDT

Congressman Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks at "Women for American First" event, Friday, April 9, 2021, in Doral, Fla. The House Ethics Committee has opened an investigation of Rep. Gaetz, citing reports of sexual and other misconduct by the Florida Republican. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Gaetz vows to fight, tries to stay on offensive amid scandal

By Will Weissert And Adriana Gomez Licon Apr. 09, 2021 12:27 AM EDT

In this aerial photo, mid-sized pickup trucks and full-size vans are seen in a parking lot outside a General Motors assembly plant where they are produced Wednesday, March 24, 2021, in Wentzville, Mo. As the U.S. economy awakens from its pandemic-induced slumber, a vital cog is in short supply: the computer chips that power our cars and other vehicles, and a vast number of other items we take for granted. Ford, GM and Stellantis have started building vehicles without some computers, putting them in storage with plans to retrofit them later. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
EXPLAINER: Starving for more chips in a tech-hungry world

By Michael Liedtke And Tom Krisher Apr. 08, 2021 09:18 PM EDT

Arkansas health secretary confirmed despite virus pushback

By Andrew Demillo Apr. 08, 2021 07:02 PM EDT
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas' top health official was confirmed by the state Senate on Thursday despite pushback from some Republican lawmakers over the...

Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., and other senators finish a procedural vote on the nomination of Shalanda Young to be deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 23, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Hagerty talks elections with Trump after affirming Biden win

By Jonathan Mattise Apr. 08, 2021 06:45 PM EDT

Demonstrators chant as they declare victory and celebrate the passage of the New York state budget with the ending their hunger strike that lasted 23 days, Wednesday, April 7, 2021, in the Manhattan borough of New York. New Yorkers, regardless of immigration status, could apply for help from a new $2.4 billion rental relief program that will offer 12 months of overdue rent and utilities, three prospective months of rent and a year of eviction protection. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
New York to offer COVID aid to immigrants excluded earlier

By Marina Villeneuve And Karen Matthews Apr. 08, 2021 03:11 PM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2020 file photo, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell listens during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Powell on Thursday, April 8, 2021 said the U.S. economy, boosted by quickening vaccinations and signs of rapid hiring, is headed toward a strong recovery, though he cautioned not all will immediately benefit. (Al Drago/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
Fed's Powell: US nears full reopening to 'different economy'

By Christopher Rugaber Apr. 08, 2021 02:47 PM EDT

A worker, left, gives a COVID-19 vaccine inside a cubicle while another person shops at a Walmart store in Haleyville, Ala., Monday, April 5, 2021. The store is in Winston County, which is trying to get more people immunized but is running into problems with both supply and willingness from a population that is both nearly all white and voted heavily for former President Donald Trump last year. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)
Trump-loving Alabama county faces uphill vaccination effort

By Jay Reeves Apr. 08, 2021 11:14 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 30, 2021, file photo, young unaccompanied migrants wait for their turn at the secondary processing station inside the U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility, the main detention center for unaccompanied children in the Rio Grande Valley, in Donna, Texas. U.S. authorities say they picked up nearly 19,000 children traveling alone across the Mexican border in March. It's the largest monthly number ever recorded and a major test for President Joe Biden as he reverses many of his predecessor's hardline immigration tactics. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills, Pool, File)
EXPLAINER: Is the US border with Mexico in crisis?

By Elliot Spagat Apr. 08, 2021 10:45 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 30, 2021, file photo, young unaccompanied migrants wait for their turn at the secondary processing station inside the U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility, the main detention center for unaccompanied children in the Rio Grande Valley, in Donna, Texas. U.S. authorities say they picked up nearly 19,000 children traveling alone across the Mexican border in March. It's the largest monthly number ever recorded and a major test for President Joe Biden as he reverses many of his predecessor's hardline immigration tactics. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills, Pool, File)
Number of kids alone at border hits all-time high in March

By Elliot Spagat And Alexandra Jaffe Apr. 08, 2021 10:01 AM EDT