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Grant County Commissioner candidates discuss growth, infrastructure
EPHRATA — Four candidates have applied for the position of Grant County Commissioner Position 3 in the primary ele…
Schumer: House to send Trump impeachment article Monday
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to send the article of impeachment against Donald Trump to the Senate on Monday, launching the start of the former president's trial on a charge of incitement of i…
The Latest: Germany sticks with original time between doses
BERLIN — Germany’s health minister says the plan is to keep the original timeframe between doses of the coronavirus vaccine.
Biden ordering stopgap help as talks start on big aid plan
BALTIMORE (AP) — President Joe Biden took executive action Friday to speed a stopgap measure of financial relief to millions of Americans affected by the coronavirus pandemic while Congress begins to consider his m…
The Latest: Portugal halts flights to UK over virus variant
LISBON, Portugal -- Portugal is stopping flights to and from the United Kingdom from Saturday, blaming a COVID-19 variant first identified in the U.K. for a devastating surge in new Portuguese cases.
Hawkins suggests alternative school calendars for K-12
A District 12 legislator wants to create alternative school calendars for K-12 institutions in Washington state to address the loss children have been experiencing over time.
Biden puts U.S. back into fight to slow global warming
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden returned the United States to the worldwide fight to slow global warming in one of his first official acts Wednesday and immediately launched a series of climate-friendly effor…
AP PHOTOS: Biden takes oath, inherits confluence of crises
Joe Biden took the oath of office to become the 46th president of the United States, declaring that “democracy has prevailed.”
Hollywood on the Potomac: A-list turns out for Biden-Harris
A full-throated, supremely confident Lady Gaga belted out the national anthem at President Joe Biden's inauguration in a very Gaga way — with flamboyance, fashion and passion.
Biden takes the helm, appeals for unity to take on crises
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States, declaring that “democracy has prevailed” and summoning American resilience and unity to confront the deeply divided nation's hist…
Protesters gather, damage Democratic headquarters in Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A group of protesters carrying signs against President Joe Biden and police marched in Portland on Inauguration Day and damaged the headquarters of the Democratic Party of Oregon, police said.
The Latest: Shanghai locks down 2 major hospitals over cases
BEIJING — Shanghai has imposed lockdowns on two of China’s best-known hospitals after they were linked to new coronavirus cases.
Facebook's oversight board to rule on Trump ban
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook is passing the buck for its
After Trump setbacks, Kim Jong Un starts over with Biden
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Last year was a disaster for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Time, transparency needed as Biden inherits frazzled census
Battered by criticism that the
Transgender youth bills in US states reflect deep divisions
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Transgender kids would be banned from playing on school sports teams for the gender with which they identify under a GOP-backed bill that advanced Thursday in Montana, one of more than a dozen …