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Updated 11 hours, 6 minutes ago

Basin Sports Schedule: Sept. 1-8, 2026

MOSES LAKE — The school year and fall competition have already started to kick off in the Columbia Basin. Check ou…

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
In the GOP, voter ID is a slam dunk ... except in Nebraska

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — State Sen. Mike Groene was frustrated but not terribly surprised last year when Nebraska’s Legislature rejected, for the seventh time, a measure that would have forced voters to show a government…

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
The Latest: Defense secretary remembers 'fallen teammates'

ARLINGTON, Va. — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says that “we remember not just who our fallen teammates were, but the mission that they shared.”

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
Prince Andrew's lawyers question service of legal documents

LONDON (AP) — A U.S. court will hold a pretrial conference Monday in the civil suit filed by a woman who claims Prince Andrew sexually assaulted her as the two sides argue over whether the prince was properly serve…

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
The Latest: Springsteen performs at 9/11 ceremony in NYC

NEW YORK — Bruce Springsteen has performed at the World Trade Center memorial plaza during a ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
Biden, Obama, Clinton mark 9/11 in NYC with display of unity

NEW YORK (AP) — Three American presidents stood somberly side by side Saturday at the National September 11 Memorial in New York, sharing a moment of silence to mark

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
The Latest: 9/11 commemoration begins at ground zero in NYC

NEW YORK — The 9/11 anniversary commemoration at ground zero has begun with a tolling bell and a moment of silence, exactly 20 years after the start of the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil.

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
White House, Democrats tangle over Biden bid to raise taxes

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has a simple message for fellow Democrats about his plan to raise taxes to remake large swaths of the American economy: look beyond the bottom line.

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
White House, business groups tangle over Biden tax increases

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has a simple message for fellow Democrats about his plan to raise taxes to remake large swaths of the American economy: look beyond the bottom line.

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
Safety check: Make sure your home’s systems and structures are in proper condition

Home safety is an important thing to keep in mind for homeowners, making sure all of the systems and structures in their home are functioning properly.

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
FDA official hopeful younger kids can get shots this year

The Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine chief said Friday the agency will rapidly evaluate COVID-19 vaccinations for younger children as soon as it gets the needed data — and won't cut corners.

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
Justice Department sues Texas over state's new abortion law

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Justice Department has sued Texas over a new state law that bans most abortions, arguing that it was enacted “in open defiance of the Constitution."

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
Sports betting starts in Arizona in time for NFL season

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s first sports betting operations officially opened for business Thursday in time for the start of the NFL season, with live wagers taken on college and professional sports online and at two …

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
Multnomah County law enforcement exempt from vaccine mandate

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Officials from Oregon's most populous county — Multnomah — joined

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
FACT FOCUS: AZ canvass report draws nonsensical conclusions

A report released this week in Arizona's largest county falsely claims to have uncovered some 173,000 “lost” votes and 96,000 “ghost votes” in a private door-to-door canvassing effort, supposedly rendering the 2020…

Updated 4 years, 11 months ago
FDA delays decision on e-cigarettes from vaping giant Juul

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials on Thursday delayed a high-stakes decision on whether to permit bestselling vaping brand Juul to stay on the market, while banning the sale of thousands of other electroni…