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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…
Business owner steps into county commissioner slot
Business owner Rob Jones, of Moses Lake, took the Grant County Commissioner District 2 seat in January for four years.
Legislator co-sponsors bill on Medicaid for incarcerated people
House Bill 1348 would suspend an incarcerated person’s Medicaid status only after 30 days of their incarceration had passed
Dent aviation bills advance in Olympia
Two aviation-related bills sponsored by Rep. Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake, advanced toward becoming law Tuesday in the Washington Legislature.
The Latest: Pfizer withdraws vaccine application in India
NEW DELHI, India — Pfizer Inc says it has withdrawn its application for emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine in India.
AP-NORC Poll: Americans open to Biden's approach to crises
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two weeks into a new administration, a majority of Americans say they have at least some confidence in President Joe Biden and his ability to manage the myriad crises facing the nation, including
Biden, at prayer breakfast, calls out 'political extremism'
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday called for a confrontation of the “political extremism” that inspired the U.S. Capitol riot and appealed for collective strength during such turbulent times in rema…
Biden ending US support for Saudi-led offensive in Yemen
President Joe Biden announced Thursday the United States was ending support for a grinding five-year Saudi-led military offensive in Yemen that has deepened suffering in the Arabian Peninsula’s poorest country, cal…
Future of Holocaust research in Poland hinges on libel case
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Two Polish historians are facing a libel trial for a scholarly examination of Polish behavior during World War II, a case whose outcome is expected to determine the fate of independent Holocau…
House GOP keeps Cheney as No. 3 leader, stands by Greene
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans decided Wednesday to stand by two GOP lawmakers who have polarized the party, voting to retain Rep. Liz Cheney as their No. 3 leader and saying they’d fight a Democratic push to …
Pariah with benefits: US aiding Saudi defense despite chill
As a presidential candidate, Joe Biden laid out a tougher line on Saudi Arabia than any U.S. president in decades. He said he would make the kingdom “pay the price” for human rights abuses and “make them in fact th…
AP FACT CHECK: House GOP chief unfamiliar with QAnon?
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is claiming he's unfamiliar with an extremist conspiracy theory whose adherents joined the violent assault on Congress and hunted for his members as well as …
Turkey Uighurs fear sellout to China in exchange for vaccine
BEIJING (AP) — Abdullah Metseydi, a Uighur in Turkey, was readying for bed last month when he heard commotion, then pounding on the door. “Police! Open the door!”
3 male guards accused in violent attack at NJ women's prison
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A female inmate was punched 28 times and pepper-sprayed when guards attacked her and at least five other women, New Jersey officials said Thursday, bringing misconduct charges against three mal…
Idaho Senate approves constitutional ban on legal marijuana
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Expressing firm opposition to dozens of states that have legalized marijuana in recent years, the Idaho Senate on Wednesday approved a proposed constitutional amendment that would prohibit the l…
Hunter Biden's memoir 'Beautiful Things' out in April
NEW YORK (AP) — Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden and an ongoing target for conservatives, has a memoir coming out April 6.