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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…
Georgia prosecutor investigates election after Trump call
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia prosecutor said Wednesday that she has opened a criminal investigation into “attempts to influence” last year’s general election, including a call in which President Donald Trump asked a to…
Governor: Transgender athletes will 'destroy women's sports'
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said Wednesday that transgender girls should be banned from playing on middle and high school sports teams or they will “destroy women's sports.”
Hack exposes vulnerability of cash-strapped US water plants
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A hacker’s botched attempt to poison the water supply of a small Florida city is raising alarms about just how vulnerable the nation's water systems may be to attacks by more sophisticat…
Trump accused as 'inciter in chief' of Capitol insurrection
WASHINGTON (AP) — Prosecutors in Donald Trump’s impeachment trial laid out their case Wednesday that he was no “innocent bystander” but the “inciter in chief” of the deadly Capitol riot who spent months spreading e…
The Latest: Democrats: Trump 'built' mob behind Capitol riot
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on former President Donald Trump's second Senate
Judge to rule in state's campaign finance case against Eyman
SEATTLE (AP) — A Thurston County judge is due to rule Wednesday afternoon in Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s campaign finance lawsuit against initiative promoter Tim Eyman, a decision that could significantly alter…
Georgia prosecutor opens election probe after Trump call
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia prosecutor said Wednesday that she has opened a criminal investigation into “attempts to influence” last year’s general election, including a call in which President Donald Trump asked a to…
Government investigating massive counterfeit N95 mask scam
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal authorities are investigating a massive counterfeit N95 mask operation in which fake 3M masks were sold in at least five states to hospitals, medical facilities and government agencies. Th…
The Latest: Prosecutors trace Trump's inflammatory rhetoric
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on former President Donald Trump's second Senate
Biden orders sanctions against Myanmar after military coup
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday ordered new sanctions against the military regime in Myanmar, taking action after the military this month staged a coup in the Southeast Asian country and arrested…
In switch, South Africa to give health workers J&J vaccine
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa will start vaccinating front-line health workers next week with a shot that is still in testing — an unorthodox strategy announced Wednesday after officials abandoned plans to use a…
Democrats: Trump 'inciter in chief' of Capitol attack
WASHINGTON (AP) — Prosecutors in Donald Trump’s impeachment trial said Wednesday they would prove that Trump was no “innocent bystander” but the “inciter in chief” of the deadly attack at the Capitol aimed at overt…
WHO expert group recommends use of AstraZeneca vaccine
GENEVA (AP) — Independent experts advising the World Health Organization about immunization on Wednesday recommended the use of AstraZeneca’s vaccine even in countries that turned up worrying coronavirus variants i…
GOP's Josh Mandel joins race for open Senate seat in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Josh Mandel, a Marine veteran and former state treasurer, says he will make a third run for the U.S. Senate in Ohio, taking a pro-Trump message in a bid for the seat
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…