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4th District candidates talk affordability, ag and healthcare
RICHLAND — Rising costs, agricultural challenges and concerns about the future of rural healthcare dominated discu…
WHO report: COVID likely 1st jumped into humans from animals
GENEVA (AP) — A joint World Health Organization-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission of the virus from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario and that a lab leak …
The Latest: Johnson & Johnson to give Africa 400M vaccines
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Johnson & Johnson says it’s agreed to provide up to 400 million doses of its one-dose COVID-19 vaccine to African countries, starting this summer.
The Latest: Palestinian Authority gets 100K vaccine doses
RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian Authority received a shipment of 100,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine donated by China.
The Latest: Biden extends federal moratorium on evictions
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is extending a federal moratorium on evictions of tenants who have fallen behind on rent during the coronavirus pandemic.
Pandemic masks ongoing child abuse crisis as cases plummet
LANSFORD, Pa. (AP) — Ava Lerario lived in a home marked by both love and chaos, even before the walls of the pandemic started closing in on her fractured family.
The Latest: Germany reports more AstraZeneca clot cases
BERLIN — Germany’s medical regulator says it has received reports of 21 cases of rare blood clots in people who had recently received AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine.
The Latest: Bosnia sets record for daily COVID-19 deaths
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Bosnia has set a record daily number of fatalities from COVID-19 as the Balkan nation struggles to contain a surge in infections.
The Latest: Pakistan imposes partial coronavirus lockdowns
ISLAMABAD — Pakistani authorities on Monday imposed a partial lockdown in several more high-risk areas in the capital, Islamabad, and elsewhere in the country after the positivity rate from coronavirus infections j…
The Latest: Portugal tightens COVID-19 flight restrictions
LISBON, Portugal — Portugal is tightening its flight restrictions due to COVID-19, introducing stricter limits on arrivals from other European Union countries where the pandemic has worsened.
Happy Monday? England embarks on major easing of lockdown
LONDON (AP) — It's been dubbed Happy Monday — the day people could put on a bathing suit and swim in an outdoor pool for the first time in months, or rusty golfers strove to hit their drives down the middle of the …
Sweet tradition: A love of baking is ingrained in Shawna Sloane’s family
Shawna Sloane said her love of baking has its roots in family tradition.
Target met: Ephrata shooting range remodels trapshooting bay
Excavators have moved off the Boyd Mordhorst Memorial Range outside of Ephrata, taking with them three acres of land and leaving behind a new backdrop for trap…
Easterdays: More than $400M debt
Troubled Easterday Farms and Easterday Ranches, both of which filed for bankruptcy in early February, reported nearly $420 million in outstanding debts.
Warnick’s psychiatric beds bill passes
Sen. Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake, is SB 5236’s primary sponsor.
Spurred by lockdown, Spain gives 4-day week a try
MADRID (AP) — After years of waiting tables, Danae De Vries is one step closer to achieving her lifetime dream of becoming a theater coach.