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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…
More protests called in Moscow to demand Navalny's release
MOSCOW (AP) — Moscow braced for more protests seeking the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who faces a court hearing Tuesday after two weekends of nationwide rallies and thousands of arrests in t…
The Latest: Top UN rights official 'alarmed' about Myanmar
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — The Latest on the military takeover in Myanmar (all times local):
Ousted Myanmar leader warned of possible army obstruction
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate who became Myanmar's leader in 2016 following five decades of military rule, has cautioned repeatedly that the country's democratic reforms wo…
Biden to meet Republicans proposing $618 billion virus aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to meet on Monday with a group of 10 Republican senators who have proposed $618 billion in coronavirus relief, about a third of
A decade after junta's end, Myanmar military back in control
BANGKOK (AP) — The man installed by army leaders as Myanmar’s president after Monday's military coup is best known abroad for his role in the crackdown on 2007 pro-democracy protests and for his ties to still-power…
Military stages coup in Myanmar, detains Aung San Suu Kyi
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar’s military staged a coup Monday and detained senior politicians including Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi — a sharp reversal of the significant, if uneven, progress toward democrac…
The Latest: Japan expresses 'serious concern' about Myanmar
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — The Latest on the military takeover in Myanmar (all times local):
Court fines Navalny's wife after protests in Moscow
MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow court on Monday ordered the wife of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to pay a fine of 20,000 rubles ($265) for violating protest regulations after she attended a demonstration in the …
The Latest: Military backers celebrate army takeover
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — The Latest on the military takeover in Myanmar (all times local):
The Latest: Myanmar shuts down all flights in country
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — The Latest on the military takeover in Myanmar (all times local):
EXPLAINER: Why is the military taking control in Myanmar?
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Myanmar's military has staged a coup, detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior politicians and taken control of the country under a one-year state of emergency. Here are some poss…
Bill addressing overtime retroactive pay gets hearing
Many farm owners in the state who testified in support of Senate Bill 5172 during a legislative hearing Thursday.
Trump loyalists in South Dakota turn on home state senator
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Longtime South Dakota Republican voter Jim Thompson is ready to leave the GOP, hoping that an exodus of Donald Trump supporters like him will punish the state's preeminent politician,
Creator of 'Bernie' mittens partners with teddy bear maker
The teacher who created the recycled wool mittens that U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders wore to the presidential inauguration — engendering countless memes — is partnering with the Vermont Teddy Bear Company to create a wh…
Biden faces scrutiny over reliance on executive orders
President Joe Biden and aides are showing touches of prickliness over growing scrutiny of his heavy reliance on