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Soap Lake City Council approves new consultant despite mayor's objections
SOAP LAKE — The Soap Lake City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to approve a contract for municipal consulting …
To the beach! Spain opens borders to tourists, cruise ships
PALMA DE MALLORCA, Spain (AP) — Spain jump-started its summer tourism season on Monday by welcoming vaccinated visitors from most countries as well as European tourists who can prove they are not infected with coro…
'Do not come': Harris seeks 'hope at home' for Guatemalans
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris offered an optimistic outlook for improved cooperation with Guatemala on addressing the
McAuliffe win sets up Virginia clash with outsider Youngkin
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Terry McAuliffe, a longtime fixture of Democratic politics, handily won his party’s nomination for Virginia governor in his quest for a second term, setting up what’s expected to be a hotly con…
German state vote triumph boosts Merkel's center-right bloc
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel's center-right bloc claimed momentum Monday for the September election that will choose Germany's next leader after a larger-than-expected win in the last regional ballot befo…
US recovers most of ransom paid after Colonial Pipeline hack
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has recovered most of a multimillion-dollar ransom payment made to hackers after a cyberattack that caused the operator of the nation's largest fuel pipeline to halt its ope…
Far-right Idaho Republicans battle to control party, state
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The dream world for Idaho’s ascendant far right is one where state lawmakers run a sovereign nation-state free of federal oversight. It would be a place where they can outlaw all abortions, dict…
Deputies who killed man had body cams, couldn't use them
WASHINGTON (AP) — The two sheriff’s deputies who
Biden ends GOP infrastructure talks, but new group emerges
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden ended talks with a group of Republican senators on a
Hostage advocates concerned by US pullout from Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (AP) — Advocates for Americans held hostage overseas are raising concerns that
Senate passes bill to boost US tech industry, counter rivals
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill Tuesday that aims to boost U.S. semiconductor production and the development of artificial intelligence and other technology in the face of growing intern…
'A lot of anxiety' for Democrats as Biden agenda stalls
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hopes for a big
AP Interview: State AG pushes accountability in opioid cases
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has been a leader in the legal push to hold companies and individuals accountable for the U.S. opioid addiction and overdose epidemic, which has been linked to nearly 500…
US pullout from Afghanistan half done, but questions remain
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan is more than half done, and U.S. officials say that while it could be completed by July 4, the final exit of equipment and troops more likely will be later in …
US identifies 3,900 children separated at border under Trump
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Biden administration said Tuesday that it has identified more than 3,900 children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border under former President Donald Trump's
French leader Macron slapped in face on visit to small town
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron denounced “violence” and “stupidity” after he was slapped in the face Tuesday by a man during a visit to a small town in southeastern France.