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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…
EXPLAINER: What the WHO coronavirus experts learned in Wuhan
WUHAN, China (AP) — A World Health Organization team has left China after gaining some new insights into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 2.3 million people — but with the major que…
Judge orders anti-tax activist Tim Eyman to pay $2.6 million, bars him from financial control of political committees
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Judge orders anti-tax activist Tim Eyman to pay $2.6 million, bars him from financial control of political committees.
The Latest: House managers wrap up 1st full day of arguments
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on former President Donald Trump's second Senate
New riot video shows Officer Goodman point Romney to safety
During the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump on Wednesday, Democrats revealed new footage of a U.S. Capitol Police officer hailed for his heroism during the Jan. 6 insurrection, this time directing…
Washington Legislature approves $2.2 billion in COVID relief
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A bill that allocates $2.2 billion in federal COVID-19 relief funding in areas ranging from vaccine administration to schools resuming in-person learning was approved by the Washington Legisla…
Trial highlights: Harrowing footage, focus on Trump's words
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats opened their first day of arguments in former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial with searing footage of
Trump returns to spotlight in trial — but not on his terms
WASHINGTON (AP) — His rallying cry to supporters has been dissected. His videos, press conferences and calls to Fox News have played on loop. His Twitter account is once again dominating news coverage, his missives…
After Democrats' visceral presentation, Trump team on stage
WASHINGTON (AP) — After a prosecution case rooted in emotive, violent images from the Capitol siege, Donald Trump's impeachment trial shifts on Friday to defense lawyers prepared to make a fundamental concession: T…
What to watch as Trump's lawyers deliver impeachment defense
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers have a simple objective as they open their defense at the former president’s impeachment trial: Don’t lose any Republican votes.
Myanmar coup leader: 'Join hands' with army for democracy
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar's coup leader used the country's Union Day holiday on Friday to call on people to work with the military if they want democracy, a request likely to be met with derision by protesters…
Democrats pushing Biden's COVID-19 bill through House panels
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats pushed half of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan through a House committee Thursday, advancing $1,400 payments for millions of Americans and other initiatives that…
Lincoln Project to launch outside probe amid new revelations
NEW YORK (AP) — The Lincoln Project, one of the best-known and best-funded organizations in the so-called Never Trump movement, announced plans late Thursday to launch an external investigation to review the tenure…
Convict Trump or face dire democracy damage, prosecutors say
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dire harm from Donald Trump’s false and violent incitements will vex American democracy long into the future unless the Senate convicts him of impeachment and bars him from future office, House pr…
Trial highlights: 'We were invited' and a quick defense
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump incited a deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol, put his own vice president in danger and later expressed solidarity with rioters who attempted to overturn the 2020 election in his name, …
AP: Over 9,000 virus patients sent into NY nursing homes
NEW YORK (AP) — More than 9,000 recovering coronavirus patients in New York state were released from hospitals into nursing homes early in the pandemic under a controversial directive that was scrapped amid critici…