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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…
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…
Support grows for riot inquiry after 'heartbreaking' verdict
WASHINGTON (AP) — After a “heartbreaking” verdict, House prosecutors who argued for Donald Trump's conviction of inciting the U.S. Capitol riot said Sunday they had proved their case and railed against the Senate’s…
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: COVID cases fall in California, but deaths high
LOS ANGELES -- The rates of new coronavirus infections and hospitalizations continue to fall across California, but the state’s death toll remains persistently high.
Trump looks to reassert himself after impeachment acquittal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump took in the win at Mar-a-Lago, surrounded by friends and family. His lawyers celebrated with hugs and smiles. One joked, "We’re going to Disney World!”
The Latest: Italy keeps ski slopes closed, a blow to tourism
ROME — On the eve of what was supposed to finally be the much-delayed opening of Italy’s ski slopes, the government yanked permission because high circulation of a coronavirus variant.
Impeachment isn't the final word on Capitol riot for Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's acquittal at his second
The Latest: Mexico targets remote elderly with new shots
Mexico received a shipment of 870,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses from a plant in India Sunday and laid out plans to vaccinate elderly people in the country’s poorest, most remote areas first.
The Latest: Czech govt extends emergency, defies Parliament
PRAGUE — The Czech government has re-declared its state of emergency for next two weeks to be able to effectively tackle the coronavirus pandemic in one of the hardest hit European countries.
The Latest: UK hits vaccine milestone goal of 15 million
LONDON — The U.K. government said Sunday that it reached its goal of giving at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot to at least 15 million of the most vulnerable people in the country by mid-February, increasing pressur…