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Bartrand leads assessor race in preliminary results
EPHRATA — Preliminary election results show Grant County Assessor Candidate Anson Bartrand leading over challenger…
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
In Iowa, a GOP stalwart becomes a casualty in party war
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The flood of calls, texts and emails came swiftly and most with the same message. Dave Millage sat by the fireplace in his living room in a quiet Bettendorf neighborhood as he read them.
Biden visits wounded soldiers at Walter Reed, where son died
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden made his first major foray outside the White House on Friday with a visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to meet with wounded soldiers.
South Carolina GOP censures Rep. Rice for impeachment vote
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Republicans on Saturday issued a formal censure to U.S. Rep. Tom Rice to show disapproval over his vote in support of the second impeachment of former President Donald Trump.
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
GOP lawmakers seek tougher voting rules after record turnout
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican lawmakers in statehouses across the country are moving swiftly to attack some of the voting methods that fueled the