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Election Day may be over, but ballot counting continues until certification
EPHRATA — While polls have closed and preliminary results have been released, election officials in Grant County s…
Senate approves budget bill as Harris casts tie-breaker vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate early Friday took a key step toward fast-track passage of President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan without support from Republicans. Vice President Kamala Harris was …
The Latest: UK regulator backs benefits of COVID-19 vaccines
LONDON — Britain’s drug regulator says the coronavirus vaccines being used across the country appear safe and that “the benefits continue to far outweigh any risks,” according to its latest monitoring data.
The Latest: Sri Lanka looks into packaging Russian vaccine
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - A Sri Lankan official says Russia has offered to help produce its COVID-19 vaccine locally and that the government is looking into the possibility of packaging it in two factories.
Fiercely divided House kicks Greene off both her committees
WASHINGTON (AP) — A fiercely divided House has tossed Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene off both her committees, an unprecedented punishment that Democrats said she’d earned by spreading
The Latest: Germany to receive 1st AstraZeneca vaccine
BERLIN — Germany’s health minister says first batches of the newly authorized AstraZeneca vaccine for will be delivered to the country’s 16 states Friday.
The Latest: Czech Republic tightens entry rules
PRAGUE — The Czech Republic is further tightening entry rules in an effort to limit the growing spread of highly contagious variants of the coronavirus.
The Latest: Israel to begin easing lockdown on Sunday
JERUSALEM — Israel plans to begin slowly easing its latest coronavirus lockdown on Sunday, hoping that its rapid vaccination campaign helps to contain an outbreak accelerated by new variants.
Surprise tax forms reveal extent of unemployment fraud in US
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Unemployment agencies across the country were bombarded with so many claims during the pandemic that many struggled to distinguish the correct from the criminal.
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…