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FILE - In this June 16, 2020, file photo Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., holds a face mask in his hands during a news conference following a Senate policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington. On Friday, June 26, Vice President Mike Pence said Americans should look to their state and local leadership for modeling their behavior during the coronavirus pandemic. The comments only days after President Donald Trump held two campaign events that drew hundreds of participants but few wearing masks.

What to wear: Feds’ mixed messages on masks sow confusion

FILE - In this June 16, 2020, file photo Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., holds a face mask in his hands during a news conference following a Senate policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington. On Friday, June 26, Vice President Mike Pence said Americans should look to their state and local leadership for modeling their behavior during the coronavirus pandemic. The comments only days after President Donald Trump held two campaign events that drew hundreds of participants but few wearing masks.

June 27, 2020, 1:42pm Nation & World

Forgive the American people if they're in a fog about face masks. President Donald Trump and the federal government have done a number on them. Read story

FILE - In this Aug. 23, 2019 file photo, immigrants seeking asylum hold hands as they leave a cafeteria at the ICE South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas. The isolation of at least three families at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement&#039;s detention center in Dilley, has raised new fears of the coronavirus spreading through a facility that has long been accused of providing substandard medical care.

Judge: U.S. must free migrant children from family detention

FILE - In this Aug. 23, 2019 file photo, immigrants seeking asylum hold hands as they leave a cafeteria at the ICE South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas. The isolation of at least three families at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement&#039;s detention center in Dilley, has raised new fears of the coronavirus spreading through a facility that has long been accused of providing substandard medical care.

June 27, 2020, 1:41pm Nation & World

A federal judge on Friday ordered the release of children held with their parents in U.S. immigration jails and denounced the Trump administration’s prolonged detention of families during the coronavirus pandemic. Read story

FILE - In this Saturday, June 13, 2020 file photo, people enjoy the warm weather on the beach in Barcelona, Spain. European Union envoys are close to finalizing a list of countries whose citizens will be allowed back into Europe once it begins lifting coronavirus-linked restrictions. The United States appears almost certain not to make the list, as new infections surge and given that President Donald Trump has imposed a ban on European travelers.

EU narrows down border list, U.S. unlikely to make the cut

FILE - In this Saturday, June 13, 2020 file photo, people enjoy the warm weather on the beach in Barcelona, Spain. European Union envoys are close to finalizing a list of countries whose citizens will be allowed back into Europe once it begins lifting coronavirus-linked restrictions. The United States appears almost certain not to make the list, as new infections surge and given that President Donald Trump has imposed a ban on European travelers.

June 27, 2020, 1:39pm Nation & World

European Union envoys are close to finalizing a list of countries whose citizens will be allowed to enter Europe again, possibly from late next week, EU diplomats confirmed Saturday. Americans are almost certain to be excluded in the short term due to the number of U.S. coronavirus cases. Read story

FILE - In this Wednesday, June 24, 2020, file photo, Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak exits a news conference at the Nevada State Legislature in Carson City, Nev. Sisolak announced Nevada would join California, Washington and North Carolina in requiring individuals wear masks in public places to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

Governors face competing voices as reported virus cases rise

FILE - In this Wednesday, June 24, 2020, file photo, Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak exits a news conference at the Nevada State Legislature in Carson City, Nev. Sisolak announced Nevada would join California, Washington and North Carolina in requiring individuals wear masks in public places to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

June 27, 2020, 1:38pm Nation & World

As Nevada prepared to start reopening parts of its economy last month, a team of medical experts recommended to Gov. Steve Sisolak that he require people wear masks in public to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. Read story

Indian government school teachers check their names after they were assigned to conduct survey in residential areas of New Delhi, India, Saturday, June 27, 2020. A massive survey to take down health details of New Delhi&#039;s entire population of 28 millions and test everyone with symptoms for COVID-19 started Saturday. Teams comprising of health workers and other government officials, including teachers went from home to home to conduct the survey, that is trying to screen everyone by July 6, as Delhi has become the worst hit city in India.

As cases surge in U.S., rural areas seeing increases as well

Indian government school teachers check their names after they were assigned to conduct survey in residential areas of New Delhi, India, Saturday, June 27, 2020. A massive survey to take down health details of New Delhi&#039;s entire population of 28 millions and test everyone with symptoms for COVID-19 started Saturday. Teams comprising of health workers and other government officials, including teachers went from home to home to conduct the survey, that is trying to screen everyone by July 6, as Delhi has become the worst hit city in India.

June 27, 2020, 1:37pm Nation & World

For many states and counties in the U.S., the dark days of the coronavirus pandemic in April unfolded on their television screens, not on their doorsteps. But now, some places that appeared to have avoided the worst are seeing surges of infections, as worries shift from major cities to rural… Read story

FILE - In this June 30, 2019, file photo, marchers participate in the Queer Liberation March in New York. This year&#039;s Pride events were supposed to be a blowout as LGBTQ people the world over marked the 50th anniversary of the first parade to celebrate what were then the initial small steps in their ability to live openly, and to advocate for bigger victories. Now, Pride is largely taking a backseat, having been driven to the internet by the coronavirus pandemic and now by calls for racial equality that were renewed by the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis at the hands of police.

LGBTQ Pride at 50: Focus shifts amid pandemic, racial unrest

FILE - In this June 30, 2019, file photo, marchers participate in the Queer Liberation March in New York. This year&#039;s Pride events were supposed to be a blowout as LGBTQ people the world over marked the 50th anniversary of the first parade to celebrate what were then the initial small steps in their ability to live openly, and to advocate for bigger victories. Now, Pride is largely taking a backseat, having been driven to the internet by the coronavirus pandemic and now by calls for racial equality that were renewed by the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis at the hands of police.

June 27, 2020, 1:32pm Politics

LGBTQ Pride is turning 50 this year a little short on its signature fanfare, after the coronavirus pandemic drove it to the internet and after calls for racial equality sparked by the killing of George Floyd further overtook it. Read story

Cashier manager Charlotte Brown, left, and general manager Beau Leach describe the sneeze guards that will be set up at each register to protect employees at TNT Fireworks Warehouse in Hazel Dell. Leach said he went above the standard safety requirements and put extra steps in place to keep employees and customers safe. He ordered masks for customers to use for free if they do not have their own, as well as touchless hand sanitizer dispensers to place around the store.

Fireworks sales ‘on fire’ in Clark County as Fourth of July approaches

Cashier manager Charlotte Brown, left, and general manager Beau Leach describe the sneeze guards that will be set up at each register to protect employees at TNT Fireworks Warehouse in Hazel Dell. Leach said he went above the standard safety requirements and put extra steps in place to keep employees and customers safe. He ordered masks for customers to use for free if they do not have their own, as well as touchless hand sanitizer dispensers to place around the store.

June 27, 2020, 6:00am Business

COVID-19 has caused Fourth of July events to go bust this year, meaning more personal fireworks could go boom. Read story

Funky Fresh Juice co-owner Rebekah Trigg, right, helps customers at the Vancouver Farmers Market in downtown Vancouver. As Clark County applies to enter Phase 3 of reopening, masks are required across the state.

Clark County submits application for Phase 3 of Washington reopening

Funky Fresh Juice co-owner Rebekah Trigg, right, helps customers at the Vancouver Farmers Market in downtown Vancouver. As Clark County applies to enter Phase 3 of reopening, masks are required across the state.

June 26, 2020, 6:53pm Clark County Health Free

Clark County submitted its application to move into the next phase of Washington’s COVID-19 recovery plan on Friday, the earliest it could apply. Read story

Dr. Anthony Fauci, right, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a briefing with members of the Coronavirus Task Force, including Vice President Mike Pence, left, at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, Friday, June 26, 2020.

As coronavirus grows, governors rely on misleading hospital data

Dr. Anthony Fauci, right, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a briefing with members of the Coronavirus Task Force, including Vice President Mike Pence, left, at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, Friday, June 26, 2020.

June 26, 2020, 6:48pm Nation & World

Governors in places seeing huge spikes in coronavirus infections often cite statewide data to assure the public they have plenty of hospital capacity to survive the onslaught, even as the states routinely miss the critical benchmarks to guide their pandemic response. Read story

Masks are be required in public in Washington starting today to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

Clark County clocks 17 COVID-19 cases

Masks are be required in public in Washington starting today to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

June 26, 2020, 1:04pm Clark County Health Free

Clark County Public Health confirmed 17 COVID-19 cases and no new deaths Friday afternoon. Read story