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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…
Tight supply creates reluctance over federal vaccine sites
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Biden administration's plan to open 100 vaccination sites by the end of the month was initially embraced by governors and health officials, who considered it a much needed lifeline to get m…
'Obamacare' sign-ups reopen as Democrats push for more aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — HealthCare.gov’s market for subsidized health plans reopens Monday for a special three-month sign-up window as the Democratic-led Congress pushes a boost in financial help that could cut premiums …
Biden faces pressure as US sets new course on immigration
TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — After a weeklong bus ride from Honduras, Isabel Osorio Medina arrived in northern Mexico with the hope President Joe Biden would make it easier for people like him to get into the United Stat…
South Africa's health care workers eager for first vaccines
ELANDSDOORN, South Africa (AP) — After testing thousands of people for coronavirus, South African nurse Asnath Masango says she can't wait to get vaccinated.
UK opens quarantine hotels, pushes on with vaccine drive
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s newly established quarantine hotels received their first guests on Monday as the government tries to prevent new coronavirus variants from derailing a fast-moving vaccination drive that has …
South Carolina considers breaking up public health agency
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's public health workers have been tasked with keeping the state safe for 143 years, ever since lawmakers created a health board in 1878 after a yellow fever outbreak killed 20,0…
Democratic prosecutors ask Senate to subpoena a House Republican for 'corroborating evidence' about Trump's actions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic prosecutors ask Senate to subpoena a House Republican for 'corroborating evidence' about Trump's actions.
The superspreaders behind top COVID-19 conspiracy theories
As the coronavirus spread across the globe, so too did speculation about its origins. Perhaps the virus escaped from a lab. Maybe it was engineered as a bioweapon.
GOP's McConnell: Trump morally responsible for Jan. 6 attack
WASHINGTON (AP) — In his speech from the Senate floor, Sen. Mitch McConnell delivered a scalding denunciation of Donald Trump, calling him “morally responsible” for the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Congressman hopes politics align on divisive Northwest dams
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Nearly two decades ago, Republican President George W. Bush stood on a bank of the Snake River near Pasco, Washington, and declared that four hydroelectric dams would not be torn down on his w…
At Camp David retreat, Biden hangs out, shows he's got game
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden spent his third week in office
Alleged rebels from Central African Republic face ICC trial
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The former head of the Central African Republic's soccer federation and an alleged rebel commander known as Rambo are going on trial Tuesday at the International Criminal Court, charge…
Trump remains dominant force in GOP following acquittal
NEW YORK (AP) — The Republican Party still belongs to Donald Trump.
EXPLAINER: Why impeachment evidence tested TV's standards
NEW YORK (AP) — All the words abounded — the ones that you're not supposed to hear on broadcast television or, for that matter, in a lot of other places.
Which GOP senators are seen as possible votes against Trump?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Most every senator has pledged to listen to the evidence in Donald Trump’s historic second