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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…
Putin signs extension of last Russia-US nuclear arms treaty
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a bill extending the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between Russia and the United States a week before the pact was due to expire.
The Latest: China says its looking into events in Myanmar
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — The Latest on the military takeover in Myanmar (all times local):
Over 5,100 arrested at pro-Navalny protests across Russia
MOSCOW (AP) — Chanting slogans against President Vladimir Putin, tens of thousands took to the streets Sunday across Russia to demand the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, keeping up nationwide pr…
Fighting climate change in America means changes to America
Climate isn’t the only thing changing.
Constitutional ban on legal pot advances in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — As legal weed becomes a reality in every corner of the U.S., Idaho is putting up a fight.
Biden could change course in high court health care case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The
EU regulator authorizes AstraZeneca vaccine for all adults
BERLIN (AP) — Regulators authorized AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine for use in adults throughout the European Union on Friday, amid criticism the bloc is not moving fast enough to vaccinate its population.
In fight over GOP, state parties stand as firewall for Trump
Donald Trump has mused about forming a third party. But it's unclear why he needs one.
EU tightens vaccine export rules, creates post-Brexit outcry
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union introduced tighter rules Friday on exports of COVID-19 vaccines that could hit shipments to nations like the United Kingdom, deepening a dispute with London over scarce supplies o…
Biden warns of growing cost of delay on economic aid plan
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is warning of a steep and growing “cost of inaction” on his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan as the White House searched for “creative” ways to win public support for a packa…
'Just shocked': A town reckons with charges in Capitol riot
WOODSTOCK, Ohio (AP) — In this don't blink-or-you'll-miss-it, one-stoplight town, dozens of residents still fly “Trump 2020” and “Make America Great Again” flags.
Biden, Democrats hit gas on push for $15 minimum wage
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic push to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour has emerged as an early flashpoint in the fight for a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, testing President Joe Biden's abil…
Lawmakers push mental health days for kids amid pandemic
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — When she was growing up, Sophie Corroon struggled to get through a ballet class or soccer tryout without having an anxiety attack.
Captain Tom hospitalized for virus he raised money to fight
LONDON (AP) — Tom Moore, the 100-year-old World War II veteran who captivated the British public in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic with his fundraising efforts, has been hospitalized with COVID-19, his …
Census delay helps GOP in one statehouse, Dems in another
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — The Census Bureau’s missed deadlines could be a boon for Virginia Republicans but a bust for the New Jersey GOP — and the reverse for Democrats — as the only two states with legislative ele…