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Trailer crash temporarily closes West Broadway
MOSES LAKE — No injuries were reported when a trailer broke loose from its hitch and crossed all five lanes of tra…
Charges filed in Inslee recall effort
PASCO — A group seeking to recall Gov. Jay Inslee has filed a petition with the Secretary of State’s office accusing the governor of violating state law and his oath of office in his response to the COVID-19 pandem…
Champions: BBCC brings home 3 firsts from Junior College Nationals
ROSEBURG, Ore. — Big Bend Community College wrestlers Aliyah Yates, Avery Ackerman and Cora Orton claimed individual championships at the first-ever Women’s Ju…
Israeli warplanes stage more heavy strikes across Gaza City
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli warplanes unleashed a new series of heavy airstrikes at several locations in Gaza City early Monday, hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signaled the fourth wa…
McConnell hits 'pause' on Dems effort to create Jan. 6 panel
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans are signaling that they will try to block — or at least slow down — a Democratic effort to create a 9/11-style commission on the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, …
Afghans who helped the US now fear being left behind
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — He served as an interpreter alongside U.S. soldiers on hundreds of patrols and dozens of firefights in eastern Afghanistan, earning a glowing letter of recommendation from an American plat…
Supreme Court to take up major abortion rights challenge
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to a showdown over abortion in a case that could dramatically alter nearly 50 years of rulings on abortion rights.
The Latest: Biden expresses 'support' for Gaza cease-fire
WASHINGTON — The White House says President Joe Biden has expressed “support” for a cease-fire during a call to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Giuliani lawyers: Feds treat him like drug boss or terrorist
NEW YORK (AP) — Attorneys for Rudy Giuliani say a covert warrant that prosecutors obtained for his Apple iCloud account in November 2019 and
Joy for UK pubs and hugs tempered by rise in virus variant
LONDON (AP) — Drinks were raised in toasts and reunited friends hugged each other as thousands of U.K. pubs and restaurants opened Monday for indoor service for the first time since early January. Yet the prime min…
Can monthly cash payments cut child poverty by nearly half?
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The check won't arrive until mid-July, but Katrina Peters already knows what she’ll do with her Child Tax Credit payments. The 20-year-old mother of three has applied to work as a driver wi…
Lawmakers quiz Boeing, FAA about recent issues with planes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two key members of Congress are seeking records from Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration about production problems with two of the company’s most popular airliners.
High court won't make unanimous jury requirement retroactive
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that prisoners who were convicted by non-unanimous juries before the high court barred the practice a year ago don't need to be retried.
AP FACT CHECK: Hyperbole from Biden, GOP on state of economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and House Republicans alike are revising history when asserting that the new administration set records in U.S. job creation — either the best ever or among the worst, dependin…
La. Senate votes for college athlete endorsement deal bill
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Louisiana Senate unanimously voted Monday to let college athletes make money off endorsements and sponsorship deals, similar to actions being taken across several states.
EXPLAINER: How worrying is the variant first seen in India?
LONDON (AP) — For the first time in months, people across England are meeting indoors at pubs, restaurants, cinemas, gyms and elsewhere as coronavirus rules were relaxed this week.