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Gridiron roundup – week four
MOSES LAKE — Four weeks of Basin high school football are now in the books with many teams earning statement wins …
After outcry, WH says Biden will lift refugee cap in May
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing swift blowback from allies and aid groups, the White House on Friday said President Joe Biden plans to lift his predecessor’s historically low cap on refugees by next month, after initially…
Oath Keeper is 1st suspect to plead guilty in Capitol riot
WASHINGTON (AP) — A member of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group and heavy metal guitarist on Friday became the first defendant to plead guilty to federal charges in connection with the insurrection at the U.…
Amid hesitancy, Louisiana gets creative in vaccine outreach
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Brass bands playing at a 24-hour drive-thru
Navalny's doctor: Putin critic 'could die at any moment'
MOSCOW (AP) — A doctor for imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is in the third week of a hunger strike, says his health is deteriorating rapidly and the 44-year-old Kremlin critic could be on t…
Air Force One subcontractor countersues Boeing over delays
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A subcontractor working on the new Air Force One aircraft for Boeing countersued the Chicago-based aircraft giant Friday over Boeing's allegations of missed deadlines for work on the presid…
Japan, US showcase alliance, resolve in dealing with China
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga showcased the alliance between their two countries as well as their shared resolve in dealing with China as they met at the White House …
How the Kremlin provides a safe harbor for ransomware
BOSTON (AP) — A global epidemic of digital extortion known as ransomware is crippling local governments, hospitals, school districts and businesses by scrambling their data files until they pay up. Law enforcement …
Minnesota mayor blasts police tactics to control protesters
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — Elected leaders in the Minneapolis suburb where a police officer fatally shot Daunte Wright want officers to scale back their tactics amid nightly protests, leaving some law enforcemen…
Eyman ordered to pay $2.9M for Washington AG's legal costs
SEATTLE (AP) — Anti-tax initiative promoter Tim Eyman must pay almost $2.9 million to cover the legal fees and costs of Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s long-running lawsuit against Eyman for campaign fin…
Senate Democrats urge Biden to condition aid to Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — More than a dozen Senate Democrats sent
Family asks feds to reopen case on Tamir Rice police killing
CHICAGO (AP) — The family of
SolarWinds hacking campaign puts Microsoft in the hot seat
BOSTON (AP) — The sprawling
WA Senate OKs bill to reinstate durg possession penalties
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington state Senate on Thursday approved a bill that would reinstate criminal penalties for drug possession.
US West prepares for possible 1st water shortage declaration
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The man-made lakes that store water supplying millions of people in the U.S. West and Mexico are projected to shrink to historic lows in the coming months, dropping to levels that could tri…
Cuomo retreats from open news briefings that made him a star
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s governor gained national attention last spring, and won an International Emmy, for daily, televised news briefings at which he answered barrages of questions from journalists about th…