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WEATHER: Jan. 22-28, 2026
Thursday: Cloudy with a high near 33 and light and variable winds. Gradually clearing overnight, becoming mostly c…
AP source: White House planning to withdraw ATF nomination
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House will withdraw the nomination of a
Biden requiring federal workers to get COVID shot
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday is toughening COVID-19 vaccine requirements for federal workers and contractors as he aims to boost vaccinations and curb the surging delta variant that is killing …
N. Macedonia: Blaze at COVID-19 field hospital kills 14
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia’s government declared three days of mourning Thursday following a deadly overnight fire in a COVID-19 field hospital that killed 14 people and injured a dozen.
Magnet milestones move distant nuclear fusion dream closer
SAINT-PAUL-LES-DURANCE, France (AP) — Teams working on two continents have marked similar milestones in their respective efforts to tap an energy source key to the fight against climate change: They’ve each produce…
Minnesota's Klobuchar says she had breast cancer; doing well
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar announced Thursday that she has been treated for breast cancer that was found in February and the treatment “went well.”
AP source: Biden requiring federal workers to get COVID shot
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday is toughening COVID-19 vaccine requirements for federal workers and contractors as he aims to boost vaccinations and curb the surging delta variant that is killing …
Thinner Kim steals spotlight at North Korean parade
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has held a parade showcasing military dogs and virus workers in orange hazmat suits, but leader Kim Jong Un still managed to seize the spotlight by looking thinner and more ene…
North Macedonia: Fire in COVID-19 field hospital kills 14
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia’s government declared three days of mourning Thursday following a deadly overnight fire in a COVID-19 field hospital that killed 14 people and injured several others.
Ground zero rebuilding still unfinished, 20 years later
NEW YORK (AP) — Two decades after its destruction in the Sept. 11 attacks, the work to rebuild the World Trade Center complex remains incomplete.
N. Korea, slimmed down Kim Jong Un, enjoy toned-down parade
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Military search dogs and goose-stepping trainers. Health workers wearing gas masks and red hazmat suits. And a slimmed down, beaming Kim Jong Un in a cream-colored business suit. The parad…
North Macedonia blaze in COVID-19 field hospital kills 14
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia's government was holding an emergency meeting Thursday over an overnight fire that ripped through a field hospital set up to treat COVID-19 patients, leaving 14 people…
N. Korea shows off civil defense units in toned-down parade
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Civil defense forces carrying rifles and health workers wearing gas masks and red hazmat suits paraded in North Korea’s capital in a celebration of the nation’s 73rd anniversary that was a…
A morning like no other: Local veteran remembers confusion, emotion of Sept. 11
OTHELLO — Aaron Garza was standing post that Tuesday morning.
Counts for COVID-19 continue
MOSES LAKE — The count of COVID-19 cases in the area continues, although the figures can differ depending where and when one looks.
State mandate extends to 4-H volunteers, drawing objections
OLYMPIA — The requirement that all 4-H volunteers be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 18 has some legislators concerned about the future of the program.