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Updated 6 days, 15 hours ago

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…

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
The Latest: Fireworks light up sky to celebrate inauguration

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Joe Biden's presidential inauguration (all times local):

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
The Latest: VP talks up 'American aspiration' in 1st speech

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Joe Biden's presidential inauguration (all times local):

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
World hopes for renewed cooperation with US under Biden

MEXICO CITY (AP) — World leaders welcomed into their ranks the new U.S. President Joe Biden, noting their most pressing problems, including the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change, require multilateral cooperation…

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
The Latest: China restricts travel for busy Lunar New Year

BEIJING — China is imposing some of its toughest travel restrictions yet as coronavirus cases surge in several northern provinces ahead of the Lunar New Year.

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
The Latest: Springsteen opens Biden's 'Celebrating America'

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Joe Biden's presidential inauguration (all times local):

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
The Latest: Protesters damage Dem headquarters in Portland

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Joe Biden's presidential inauguration (all times local):

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
Inauguration sows doubt among QAnon conspiracy theorists

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — For years, legions of

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
Immigrants cheered by possible citizenship path under Biden

HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — Immigrants cheered President Joe Biden's plan to provide a path to U.S. citizenship for about 11 million people without legal status, mixing hope with guarded optimism Wednesday amid a seismi…

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
AP PHOTOS: Pandemic, threats of violence taint Biden's debut

WASHINGTON (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic and threats of violence made the inauguration of the 46th president one of the most unusual in American history.

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
The Latest: Psaki: Biden focused on virus, not impeachment

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Joe Biden's presidential inauguration (all times local):

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
The Latest: Florida urges more vaccine for its many seniors

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida’s surgeon general is urging the federal government to increase allotments of coronavirus vaccine to states like his where large concentrations of seniors face the greatest risk of illnes…

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
Biden's first Cabinet member to lead battered intel agencies

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Avril Haines as director of national intelligence, giving President Joe Biden the first member of his Cabinet and placing the first woman in charge of the nearly …

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
Senate confirms Biden 1st Cabinet pick as Democrats control

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three new senators were sworn into office Wednesday after President Joe Biden's inauguration, securing the majority for Democrats in the Senate and across a unified government to tackle the new pr…

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
Democrats control Senate; Biden intelligence chief confirmed

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three new senators were sworn into office Wednesday after President Joe Biden's inauguration, securing the majority for Democrats in the Senate and across a unified government to tackle the new pr…

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
The Latest: Psaki delivers first news briefing of Biden era

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Joe Biden's presidential inauguration (all times local):