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US gas prices back up to an average of $4 a gallon again

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. gas prices jumped back to $4 a gallon on average Monday, as Washington’s latest fighting with Iran renews strain on the flow of fuel worldwide. According to motor club AAA, the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is now just above the $4 mark. That’s ...

FDA discloses faulty test result for cyclospora

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials said Monday they remain focused on lettuce from Taylor Farms as the source of a multistate outbreak of a diarrhea-causing parasite, despite inaccurate test results that the government briefly publicized over the weekend. Food and Drug Administration officials on Monday said a laboratory test incorrectly identified a positive result for cyclospora on a sample of lettuce from Taylor Farms. The FDA posted the finding to its website on Saturday but then said Sunday that the result had been a false positive. Federal and state authorities ...

UK's new PM Burnham offers a 10-year plan

LONDON (AP) — Andy Burnham took office Monday as Britain's new prime minister, promising a 10-year plan to restore political stability and revive the economy while acknowledging that six other U.K. leaders have tried and failed to do so in the past decade. Speaking outside 10 Downing St. ...

US targets strategic sites in Iran

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States military said late Monday it was carrying out its 10th consecutive night of strikes on Iran in a push to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The renewed bombings followed the death of another American service member, and came after Iran ...

Missing man found dead in Marinette County lake

TOWN OF DUNBAR, Wis. — Dive team members Sunday recovered the body of a 73-year-old Dunbar man who apparently drowned in a Marinette County lake. Harold L. Patz had been reported missing early evening July 12 from Twin Lake Road in the Town of Dunbar, touching off a week of searches on the ground and in the water that included K9s, drones, boats, underwater remote-operated vehicles and multiple dive teams, Marinette County Sheriff Randy Miller stated in a news release. Patz was found deceased about 12:54 p.m. Sunday in West Twin Lake, according to the news release. A full obituary ...