WASHINGTON (AP) — As a presidential race profoundly shaped by Americans’ frustration with high prices nears its end, the government said Thursday that an inflation gauge closely watched by the Federal Reserve has dropped to near pre-pandemic levels.

In 1512, the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel was exhibited to the public for the first time.

BARRIO DE LA TORRE, Spain (AP) — Crews searched for bodies in stranded cars and sodden buildings Thursday as people tried to salvage what they could from their ruined homes following monstrous flash floods in Spain that claimed at least 158 lives, with 155 deaths confirmed in one region alone.

Helping out

Clinton’s Rachel Mendieta assists in the restoration of the M.T. and Helen Gholston Children’s Park at Acme Brick Park last week.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Incendiary devices found at the scene of ballot drop box fires in Portland, Oregon, and nearby Vancouver, Washington, this week were marked with the message “Free Gaza,” according to a law enforcement official.

Crazy hats!

From left, Brecken Atchley, Samuel Bonilla, Cesar Soto, Harrlyn Graves, and Kaiden Martin wear hats as part of Nance Elementary’s “Hats Off to Healthy Habits” for Red Ribbon Week on Wednesday.

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