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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…
House approves open carry ban at Capitol, permitted rallies
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington state House on Sunday approved a measure to prohibit the open carrying of guns and other weapons at the Capitol and surrounding grounds and at or near permitted public demonstra…
The Latest: Metro Manila, outlying provinces go on lockdown
MANILA, Philippines — Philippine officials placed Metropolitan Manila and four outlying provinces, a region of more than 25 million people, back to a lockdown Monday at the height of the Lenten and Easter holiday t…
Oregon House cancels floor session due to virus concern
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon House has canceled its Monday floor session, after another confirmed case of COVID-19 was reported at the Capitol.
High wind sweeps the Basin, causes power outages
The National Weather Service released a high wind warning and blowing dust advisory Sunday through 5 a.m. Monday in the Upper Columbia Basin, including Moses L…
Funerals become scenes of Myanmar resistance, more violence
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar security forces opened fire Sunday on a crowd attending the funeral of student who was killed on the bloodiest day yet of a crackdown on protests against last month's coup, local medi…
The Latest: Brisbane, Australia will go into lockdown
BRISBANE, Australia — Australia’s third-largest city Brisbane will enter a three-day lockdown Monday evening after the coronavirus was found spreading in the community.
Colorado massacre spurs calls for state action on gun deaths
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — For the second time in less than a week, a 21-year-old man used a gun purchased legally in the United States to massacre people simply working or visiting a business. The mass shootings in Col…
Report: Myanmar forces fire on funeral; crackdown continues
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar security forces opened fire Sunday on a crowd attending the funeral of student who was killed on the bloodiest day yet of a crackdown on protests against last month's coup, local medi…
Slovak premier resigns to end crisis over Russian vaccine
PRAGUE (AP) — Slovakia’s prime minister said Sunday he will step down to clear the way for a Cabinet reshuffle that will defuse a political crisis triggered by a secret deal to buy Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus va…
Myanmar mourns, protests after crackdown's deadliest day yet
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Mourners flocked to the funerals of those killed in the deadliest day of a crackdown on protests of last month's coup in Myanmar, as demonstrators, uncowed by the violence, returned to the st…
Rebels besiege town in northern Mozambique for fifth day
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Rebels fought the Mozambican army Sunday for the fifth straight day for control of the strategic northern town of Palma, as reports came in that dozens of civilians have been killed and bodies w…
Virus fight stalls in early hot spots New York, New Jersey
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A year after becoming a global epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, New York and New Jersey are back atop the list of U.S. states with the highest rates of infection.
The Latest: Romanian woman, 104: Vaccine is only solution
BUCHAREST, Romania — A 104-year-old Romanian woman has received her second vaccine against COVID-19, becoming the oldest person in Romania’s capital of Bucharest to be fully inoculated.
Paris doctors warn of catastrophic overload of virus cases
PARIS (AP) — Critical care doctors in Paris say surging coronavirus infections could soon overwhelm their ability to care for the sick in the French capital's hospitals, possibly forcing them to choose which patien…
The Latest: Paris hospitals nearly overwhelmed by virus
PARIS — Critical care doctors in Paris say surging coronavirus infections could soon overwhelm their ability to care for the sick in the French capital’s hospitals, possibly forcing them to choose which patients to…