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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…
Fauci warns against Super Bowl parties to avoid virus spread
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's top infectious disease expert doesn't want the Super Bowl to turn into a super spreader.
Health workers in virus-hit Myanmar start anti-coup protests
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Medical workers across Myanmar began a civil disobedience protest against Monday's coup, wearing red ribbons and declaring they won't work for the new military government.
Russia rejects Western criticism over Navalny's prison term
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities on Wednesday shrugged off the massive rallies against the jailing of top Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny and rejected Western criticism as “hysterics” as activists reported more than 1,…
Biden, Harris pay respects to Capitol officer killed in riot
WASHINGTON (AP) — Slain U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick lay in honor Wednesday in the building he died defending, as colleagues, members of Congress and the president and vice president paid their respec…
Fauci: Don't let Super Bowl parties become super spreaders
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's top infectious disease expert doesn't want the Super Bowl to turn into a super spreader.
House GOP faces decision point on Reps. Greene, Cheney
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy met with
UK says new study vindicates delaying 2nd virus vaccine shot
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s health chief has hailed a new study suggesting that a single dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine provides a high level of protection for 12 weeks, saying it supports the governme…
Political storms swirl around California's Newsom amid virus
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — In the year since California saw its first coronavirus case, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has gone from a governor in command to one lurching from one political crisis to the next.
UK: New study vindicates delaying 2nd virus vaccine dose
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s health chief said Wednesday that a new study suggesting that a single dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine provides a high level of protection for 12 weeks supports the government…
PUDs may offer services directly to customers if bill passes
State legislators are looking to expand the authority of public utility districts with a bipartisan bill moving through the House.
Local police chief expresses concern, support for police reform legislation
Laws that would reshape law enforcement agencies have been introduced to the state legislature since the session began last month. One local police chief says …
Pentagon chief purges defense boards; Trump loyalists out
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered hundreds of Pentagon advisory board members to resign this month as part of a broad review of the panels, essentially purging several dozen who were appo…
State Senate takes testimony on more use of neck restraints
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A bill in the state Legislature that could expand the use of vascular neck restraints by law enforcement officers was sharply criticized Tuesday by a Black Lives Matter activist.
Oregon 1st state to decriminalize possession of drugs
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Police in Oregon can no longer arrest someone for possession of small amounts of heroin, methamphetamine, LSD, oxycodone and other drugs as a ballot measure that decriminalized them took effect o…
In early going, Biden floods the zone with decrees
WASHINGTON (AP) — Modern American presidents have found that a good way to get off to a fast start in office is