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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…
Growth in Burkina Faso gold mining fuels human trafficking
SECACO, Burkina Faso (AP) — For months, human traffickers beat and drugged Blessing, hauling the 27-year-old from one gold mine encampment to the next, where each night she was forced to sleep with dozens of men fo…
Biden's agenda: What can pass and what faces steep odds
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden laid out a long list of policy priorities in his speech to Congress — and some are more politically plausible than others.
How the Gaetz probe grew from sex trafficking to medical pot
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — When Rep. Matt Gaetz vacationed in the Bahamas in 2018, he was joined by a doctor who donated to his campaign and a former colleague in the Florida Legislature.
US to restrict travel from India over COVID starting Tuesday
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will restrict travel from India starting Tuesday, the White House said Friday, citing a devastating rise in COVID-19 cases in the country and the emergence of potentially dangerous varian…
EXPLAINER: What to know about the Giuliani investigation
NEW YORK (AP) — The long-running federal investigation into
Washington changes COVID-19 vaccine allocations
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington has seen a slowdown in demand for COVID-19 vaccines, leading the state on Thursday to adjust the way it is allocating supply to ensure more doses are being sent to areas where deman…
'We did it!': Minnesota exults at Census win at NY's expense
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesotans spent 18 months worrying over whether
Biden announces 2nd round of diverse federal judiciary picks
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced on Thursday another diverse group of candidates for his second round of judicial nominations, a day after some in
GOP seeks to convince vaccine skeptics within its own ranks
WASHINGTON (AP) — When a group of Republican doctors in Congress released a video selling the safety of the coronavirus vaccine, their message wasn't explicitly aimed at their conservative constituents, but nonethe…
How the Gaetz probe grew from sex trafficking to medical pot
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — When Rep. Matt Gaetz vacationed in the Bahamas in 2018, he was joined by a doctor who donated to his campaign and a former colleague in the Florida state legislature.
Texas voters head back to polls after congressman's death
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The widow of a Texas congressman who died after contracting COVID-19 carried Donald Trump's endorsement into a special election Saturday, while Democrats and GOP critics of the former president…
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.
Oregon lawmaker charged for breach of Oregon State Capitol
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Prosecutors levelled two criminal charges Friday against a Republican member of the Oregon House of Representatives who let far-right rioters into the state Capitol in December.
Arizona elections chief criticizes policies used in recount
PHOENIX (AP) — In March, when it was clear that the Republican-controlled Arizona Senate planned to recount presidential votes in the state's most populous county, Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs
3 officers resign in rough arrest of woman with dementia
DENVER (AP) — Three Colorado police officers involved in the rough arrest of a 73-year-old woman with dementia — and later seen on video talking about her arrest, laughing and joking at times — have resigned, polic…