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Fest food
MOSES LAKE — You don’t need a map to find where Spring Fest is set up in McCosh Park. The aromas wafting on the br…
Abbas delays Palestinian elections, Hamas slams 'coup'
JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said early Friday that the main factions have agreed to delay the first elections planned in 15 years, citing a dispute with Israel over voting in east Jerusalem…
Key piece of Biden's $1.8T families plan expires after 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden couldn’t get everything he wanted into his own
AP FACT CHECK: Biden skews record on migrants; GOP on virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — Taking a swipe at his predecessor, President Joe Biden gave a distorted account of the historical forces driving migrants to the U.S. border, glossing over the multitudes who were desperate to esc…
GOP's Sen. Scott suggests Dems use race as political weapon
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Tim Scott accused Democrats on Wednesday of dividing the country and suggested they're wielding race as “a political weapon," using the official Republican response to
Young women, grown up without Taliban, dread their return
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Inside Ms. Sadat’s Beauty Salon in Afghanistan’s capital, Sultana Karimi leans intently over a customer, meticulously shaping her eyebrows. Make-up and hair styling is the 24-year-old’s pa…
Kinzinger goes to Texas in search of anti-Trump Republicans
MANSFIELD, Texas (AP) — Adam Kinzinger came to Texas this week to hunt unicorns.
Biden helps his Amtrak family celebrate its 50th anniversary
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Joe Biden didn't want to be anywhere else Friday than helping his Amtrak family celebrate 50 years on the rails.
Pentagon preparing for Taliban attacks during US withdrawal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is preparing for possible Taliban attacks on U.S. and coalition forces as they
Biden's corporate tax plan takes aim at income inequality
WASHINGTON (AP) — From John Kennedy to Ronald Reagan to Donald Trump, American presidents have taken aim at corporate America's tax-avoidance schemes before — and mostly missed.
Louisiana bill would grant image rights to student athletes
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana state senators Thursday moved forward with legislation that would allow college student athletes to earn money for use of their name, image or likeness, a bill prompted by the NCAA…
Manchin pans DC statehood bill in another break with Dems
WASHINGTON (AP) — A long-shot bid to pass legislation that would make the District of Columbia the nation’s 51st state got a little longer on Friday.
Beyond the pandemic: London votes for a mayor during crisis
LONDON (AP) — Not long ago, London was booming. Now it fears a bust.
An unusual coalition as Supreme Court rules for immigrant
WASHINGTON (AP) — An unusual coalition of Supreme Court justices joined Thursday
With Idaho case, AP counts 109 statehouse #MeToo allegations
An Idaho lawmaker was accused of raping an intern; a Missouri lawmaker of abusing his children. In North Dakota and Oregon, a pair lawmakers faced claims of a pattern of sexual harassment.
Carper urges tough US rules barring gas-powered cars by 2035
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Senate Democrat is urging U.S. anti-pollution standards that would follow a deal brokered by California with five automakers and then set targets to end sales of new gasoline-powered vehicle…