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Hansen Road bridge now scheduled to open in mid-February
MOSES LAKE — Work on the Hansen Road overpass over Interstate 90 gets back into full swing Monday, and drivers can…
Shipments have begun of the first COVID-19 vaccine in the US, with shots expected to arrive in states starting Monday
KALAMAZOO, Michigan (AP) — Shipments have begun of the first COVID-19 vaccine in the US, with shots expected to arrive in states starting Monday.
Warsaw protesters march to home of country's leader
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Large numbers of people marched Sunday in Warsaw to protest Poland's right-wing government, the latest demonstration after a high court ruled to further tighten the country's already restricti…
Roadside bomb wounds 23 near Pakistan police station
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A roadside bomb exploded near a police station in the Pakistani garrison city of Rawalpindi on Sunday, wounding at least 23 people, police said.
The Latest: All EU nations to start vaccinations on same day
ROME — Italy's special commissioner for the pandemic says the vaccination campaign against COVID-19 will begin in all 27 European Union countries on the same “symbolic” day, to be followed with individual countries…
GOP voters ready for Georgia runoffs despite Trump's claims
ATLANTA (AP) — Many Republican voters in Georgia are angry. They're convinced that widespread voter fraud — claims that are baseless — cost President Donald Trump the election to Democrat Joe Biden.
DOJ probe of Catholic church abuse goes quiet 2 years later
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Two years ago, the U.S. attorney in Philadelphia joined the long line of ambitious prosecutors investigating the Roman Catholic Church’s handling of priest-abuse complaints.
Biden's challenge: Building Cabinet that meets all his goals
WASHINGTON (AP) — Shortly after President-elect Joe Biden’s victory last month, Cabinet hopeful
Trump appoints flurry of allies as presidency winds down
WASHINGTON (AP) — His time in the White House rapidly ending, President Donald Trump is rewarding some supporters and like-minded allies with the perks and prestige that come with serving on federal advisory boards…
Analysis: The election is over; Trump's attacks will linger
WASHINGTON (AP) — The 2020 presidential election is over. But President Donald Trump’s baseless efforts to undermine it, and the consequences of those undemocratic actions, will linger in America for far longer.
UK, EU say they have made progress on post-Brexit trade deal as Dec. 31 deadline looms, talks will continue
BRUSSELS (AP) — UK, EU say they have made progress on post-Brexit trade deal as Dec. 31 deadline looms, talks will continue.
Silent nights: Germany tightens lockdown over festive period
BERLIN (AP) — Most stores shut, tight limits on social contacts, no singing in church and a ban on fireworks sales: Germany is ratcheting up its pandemic restrictions in an effort to cut the stubbornly high rate of…
UK, EU say talks will continue on post-Brexit trade deal
BRUSSELS (AP) — Throwing overboard a self-imposed deadline, the European Union and Britain said Sunday they will “go the extra mile" to clinch a post-Brexit trade agreement that would avert New Year's chaos and cos…
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Trucks with first COVID-19 vaccine in US get ready to roll
Iran summons EU envoys for protesting reporter's hanging
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Sunday summoned the German and French envoys to Tehran after the European Union condemned the execution of an Iranian journalist whose work helped inspire nationwide economic protests in…
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