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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…
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…
GOP's McConnell: Trump morally responsible for Jan. 6 attack
WASHINGTON (AP) — In his speech Saturday 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.
Trump lawyers: Impeachment based on hatred, not facts
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s impeachment lawyers accused Democrats of waging a campaign of “hatred” against the former president as they sped through their defense of his actions and fiery words before the Jan.…
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
Separatists grow majority in Catalonia despite Socialist win
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The pro-union Socialist Party claimed a narrow win in regional elections in Catalonia late Sunday, but the bloc of parties supporting secession by Spain’s northeastern corner widened their c…
The Latest: Australia receives over 142,000 vaccine doses
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia will begin vaccinating its population against COVID-19 next week after its first shipment of Pfizer vaccine was delivered on Monday.
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.
At Camp David retreat, Biden hangs out, shows he's got game
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden spent his third week in office visiting the Pentagon, touring the National Institutes of Health and working on the administration’s COVID-19 response.
Suu Kyi detention extended as protests continue in Myanmar
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar's military leaders have extended their detention of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi, whose remand was set to expire Monday and whose freedom is a key demand of the crowds of people co…
Anatomy of a conspiracy: With COVID, China took leading role
BRUSSELS (AP) — The rumors began almost as soon as the disease itself. Claims that a foreign adversary had unleashed a bioweapon emerged at the fringes of Chinese social media the same day China first reported the …
The Latest: Australia receives over 142,000 vaccine doses
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia will begin vaccinating its population against COVID-19 next week after its first shipment of Pfizer vaccine was delivered on Monday.
The Latest: Auckland, New Zealand begins 3-day lockdown
NEW ZEALAND — New Zealand’s largest city of Auckland has begun a three-day lockdown following the discovery of three unexplained coronavirus cases in the community.
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…