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Soap Lake looking to seat salary commission
SOAP LAKE — The City of Soap Lake is seeking residents to serve on its newly reactivated Salary Commission, a citi…
2 impeachment trials, 2 escape hatches for Donald Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's first impeachment trial centered on a phone call Americans never heard with the leader of a country very far away. The trial went on for two weeks of he-said-she-said. There was a m…
Myanmar security forces intensify crackdown on protesters
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Security forces in Myanmar pointed guns toward anti-coup protesters and attacked them with sticks on Monday, seeking to quell the large-scale demonstrations calling for the military junta tha…
UK hits target: Gives at least 1 vaccine shot to 15 million
LONDON (AP) — The U.K. announced Sunday that it had reached its goal of giving at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot to the most vulnerable people in the country, increasing pressure on ministers to clarify when they …
Impeachment isn't the final word on Capitol riot for Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's acquittal at his second
The Latest: LA County says medical center broke virus rules
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County officials say that the Northridge Hospital Medical Center violated county rules when it provided coronavirus vaccines to teachers and staff at the Wesley School in North Hollywood. …
The Latest: Biden says all Americans must 'defend the truth'
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on former President Donald Trump's second Senate
UK's chief mouser celebrates 10 years on the prowl
LONDON (AP) — Larry the cat, a four-legged inhabitant of London’s 10 Downing St., is marking a decade as Britain’s mouse-catcher in chief on Monday.
Dem retreat on witnesses brings messy end to Trump trial
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democrats who prosecuted Donald Trump's impeachment trial faced puzzlement and criticism from senators on Saturday as they surprised most everyone — Trump’s lawyers and Senate Democrats includ…
In Nevada desert, a technology firm aims to be a government
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — In the Nevada desert, a cryptocurrency magnate hopes to turn dreams of a futuristic “smart city” into reality. To do that, he’s asking the state to let companies like his form local governm…
Hospitals still ration medical N95 masks as stockpiles swell
Mike Bowen’s warehouse outside Fort Worth, Texas, was piled high with cases of medical-grade N95 face masks. His company, Prestige Ameritech, can churn out 1 million masks every four days, but he doesn’t have order…
Conte's last hurrah? Italy's 'simple citizen' plots return
ROME (AP) — When Giuseppe Conte left the Italian premier’s office over the weekend, Chigi Palace employees leaned out the windows to warmly applaud him after his more than 2 1/2 years at Italy's helm. His spokesper…
Support grows for Capitol riot inquiry after Trump acquittal
WASHINGTON (AP) — A day after former President Donald Trump won his second Senate impeachment trial, bipartisan support appeared to be growing for an independent Sept. 11-style commission into the deadly insurrecti…
Nursing home disclosures taint Cuomo's pandemic performance
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wrote a book on managing the COVID-19 crisis. Now he faces intensifying accusations that he covered up the true death toll of the pandemic on nursing home residents, a…
7 Republicans vote to convict Trump in impeachment trial
WASHINGTON (AP) — Seven Republicans voted Saturday to convict former President Donald Trump in his Senate trial, easily the largest number of lawmakers to ever vote to find a president of their own party guilty at …
After impeachment acquittal, Trump remains dominant in GOP
NEW YORK (AP) — The Republican Party still belongs to Donald Trump.