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By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer “Vaccine passports” are digital or paper documents showing you were vaccinated against COVID-19, and they could help you get into a growing number of places. What they look like and why you might need one depend on where you live. But a growing number of private venues, workplaces and

By COLLEEN LONG and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Capitol Police officers who were attacked and beaten during the Capitol riot are suing former President Donald Trump, his allies and members of far-right extremist groups. The suit accuses them of intentionally sending a violent mob on Jan. 6 to disrupt the congressional

By SAM METZ and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — A community on the shore of Lake Tahoe issued an emergency declaration and a tourism group discouraged visitors from coming amid smoky skies from a major wildfire nearby. South Lake Tahoe declared an emergency Thursday to be better prepared if evacuations

By ROBERT BURNS, DARLENE SUPERVILLE and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says the United States will complete its evacuation of Americans and others from Kabul, despite the attack that killed at least 13 U.S. service members and many Afghan civilians. He vowed to avenge the deaths, saying the U.S. has

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and DAVID KOENIG Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Cruise companies are adapting to a changing landscape amid a rise in COVID-19 cases that is threatening to dampen the industry’s comeback. Cruise lines have detected infections among vaccinated crew members and passengers, including a recent case in an elderly traveler that resulted

By CLAIRE GALOFARO and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SPRINGVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gretchen Catherwood’s son, 19-year-old Alec, was killed in Afghanistan fighting the Taliban in 2010. As she watched the news over the last two weeks, including the killings of several U.S. Marines by suicide bombers Thursday, it felt like 10 minutes ago. As the

by KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dan + Shay, Luke Combs, Rascal Flatts and more country artists were celebrated alongside prominent songwriters, producers and industry leaders at the Academy of Country Music Honors awards show. In front of a limited crowd at the Ryman Auditorium on Wednesday, artists paid tribute

KENNEWICK, Wash. (AP) — Authorities believe one gunman killed three people and wounded another during a spree of shootings and arsons in eastern Washington. KEPR reports that police were called about several fires and a shooting just before 4 a.m. Wednesday in Finley, Washington. Police say they believe the suspect in the arsons in Finley

By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The ground at the summit of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii has been rumbling and swelling in recent days, prompting scientists to warn that the mountain could once again release lava. But there is no indication an eruption is imminent. The volcano has behaved similarly in the past

PARIS (AP) — A French court has handed a 10-month suspended prison sentence to an Afghan evacuee who failed to respect restrictions placed on him because of indirect links to the Taliban. The man was among five such evacuees confined to a hotel with family members. He was arrested Monday, days after his arrival in

By MARIA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Foreign Relations Department is not saying whether the government will allow the U.S. to reinstate the “remain in Mexico” policy of sending asylum seekers back across the border to wait for hearings on asylum claims. The U.S. Supreme Court refused to block a lower court