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Fifth Congressional District candidates discuss their qualifications
SPOKANE — Six of the 12 candidates running for the Fifth Congressional District seat detailed some of their qualif…
Things to Know: US COVID-19 death toll at brink of 500,000
Here’s what’s happening Monday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.:
Takeaways from Congress' first hearing on Capitol riot
WASHINGTON (AP) — Security officials testifying at Congress' first hearing on the
Garland vows sharp focus on Capitol riot as attorney general
WASHINGTON (AP) — Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden's
Garland to focus on civil rights, political independence
WASHINGTON (AP) — Merrick Garland,
Biden tours Pfizer vaccine plant as weather delays 6M shots
PORTAGE, Mich. (AP) — President Joe Biden toured a state-of-the art coronavirus vaccine plant Friday as extreme winter weather across broad swaths of the U.S. handed his vaccination campaign its first major setback…
Florida is a model for voting. The GOP wants change anyway.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida was a model citizen when it came to elections in 2020. The state showed off its years of voting reforms. Even as Donald Trump railed against voting systems elsewhere, he praised Flo…
Collins says she'll vote against Biden budget nominee Tanden
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's
Chief: Capitol police were unsure about using force Jan. 6
WASHINGTON (AP) — Police officers who defended the Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection did not properly lock down the building and were unsure of the rules for using deadly force against the rioters, according t…
AP FACT CHECK: Biden on virus deaths, Kerry's climate crisis
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and his team are getting the numbers wrong when they talk about the enormity of the mounting
Milwaukee Bucks executive Alex Lasry announces Senate run
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrat Alex Lasry, a 33-year-old Milwaukee Bucks executive and son of a billionaire, announced Wednesday that he's running for the U.S. Senate in 2022 for the seat held by Republican Ron John…
'Alone': How Italian town with 1st known virus death fared
VO, Italy (AP) — Italy delivered the first shocking confirmation of locally transmitted coronavirus infections outside of Asia a year ago Sunday, with back-to-back revelations of cases more than 150 kilometers (nea…
The Latest: Texas reports 227 more confirmed COVID-19 deaths
AUSTIN, Texas -- The number of deaths in Texas due to the illness caused by the coronavirus increased by more than 200 on Saturday while the number of people hospitalized with the virus declined, according to the T…
Prosecutor son seeks father's release in fatal Brink's heist
David Gilbert went to prison a revolutionary, raising his fist and scorning authorities who prosecuted him for an infamous 1981 armored truck robbery in which a guard and two police officers were killed.
The Latest: Nevada brothel owners seek state's OK to reopen
LAS VEGAS -- Before the coronavirus pandemic, tourist-dependent Nevada had a notorious attraction: It was the only place in America where someone could legally pay for sex. These days, even in the state known for s…
Moscow court fines opposition leader Navalny for defamation
MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow court has ordered Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to pay a fine in a defamation case, a ruling that came hours after another judge rejected the top Kremlin critic’s appeal of his pri…