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Efforts continue to open Othello splash pad by 2027
OTHELLO — Othello city officials are working to get the splash pad in Kiwanis Park open for summer 2027. The sp…
Super Thursday: Britons vote in a bumper crop of elections
LONDON (AP) — Millions of British voters were casting ballots Thursday in local and regional elections, and the choices of Scottish voters in particular could have huge repercussions for the future of the United Ki…
WHO official denies lying to Italy prosecutors over report
ROME (AP) — A top World Health Organization official has strongly denied making false statements to Italian prosecutors about a spiked U.N. report into Italy’s coronavirus response, doubling down on his assertions …
Florida gov signs GOP voting law critics call 'un-American'
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a major rewrite of Florida's elections law on Thursday, tightening rules around drop boxes and mail-in voting in the presidential battleground. Critics say the chan…
The Latest: Utility regulator shares discredited theories
PHOENIX — An elected Arizona utility regulator has shared discredited conspiracy theories while trying to persuade energy and power providers not to require their employees to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
US pipeline company halts operations after cyberattack
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. energy company says a cyberattack forced it to temporarily halt all operations on a major pipeline that delivers roughly 45% of all fuel consumed on the East Coast.
The Latest: France welcomes EU curb on AstraZeneca vaccine
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed the decision from the European Union not to renew its order for the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
McCarthy sets Wednesday vote on Liz Cheney leadership ouster
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy set a Wednesday vote for removing Rep. Liz Cheney from her Republican leadership post in the chamber, saying it was clear that he and his GOP colleagues “need …
NY AG: Broadband industry behind fake FCC comments
The Office of the New York Attorney General said in a
The Latest: Norwegian Cruise Line may skip Florida's ports
MIAMI — Miami-based Norwegian Cruise Line is threatening to skip Florida ports because of the governor’s order banning businesses from requiring that customers be vaccinated against COVID-19.
UK to ease holiday travel ban yet keeps most quarantines
LONDON (AP) — Britain announced a “first tentative step” Friday toward resuming international travel, saying U.K. citizens will be able to travel to countries including Portugal, Iceland and Israel later this month…
After pipeline cyberextortion attempt, gasoline ticks higher
NEW YORK (AP) — A cyberattack on a major U.S. pipeline that led to a partial shutdown is raising concerns that supplies of gasoline, jet fuel and diesel could be disrupted in parts of the East Coast if the disrupti…
Michigan lifts outdoor mask requirement for crowds under 100
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan late Tuesday lifted an outdoor mask requirement except in gatherings of at least 100 people and in organized contact sports, and said teen athletes no longer must undergo regular COVI…
US trashes unwanted gear in Afghanistan to be sold as scrap
BAGRAM, Afghanistan (AP) — The twisted remains of several all-terrain vehicles leaned precariously inside Baba Mir’s sprawling scrap yard, alongside smashed shards that were once generators, tank tracks that have b…
Israeli police and Palestinians clash at Jerusalem holy site
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police firing tear gas, stun grenades and rubber bullets clashed with stone-throwing Palestinians at a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site on Monday, the latest in a series of confrontations tha…
Oregon extends COVID workplace mask rule indefinitely
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon adopted a controversial rule on Tuesday that indefinitely extends coronavirus mask and social distancing requirements for all businesses in the state.