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Dent leads Garcia in 13th District race
MOSES LAKE — Incumbent Rep. Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake, maintained a commanding lead in the race for Position 1 in Was…
The Latest: Biden goes to church before his inauguration
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Joe Biden's presidential inauguration (all times local):
New CDC director takes over beleaguered agency amid crisis
NEW YORK (AP) — As the coronavirus swept across the globe last year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sank into the shadows, undermined by some of its own mistakes and stifled by an administration ben…
Trump leaves White House, says 'It's been a great honor'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump pumped his fist and waved as he departed the White House on Marine One Wednesday for the last time as president, leaving behind a legacy of chaos and tumult and a nation bitterly divi…
The Latest: Trump leaves White House, last time as president
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Joe Biden's presidential inauguration (all times local):
The Latest: Biden speech to look forward, not dwell on Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Joe Biden's presidential inauguration (all times local):
The Latest: Italy ponders suing Pfizer for vaccine delays
ROME — Italy’s virus czar is pressing ahead with plans to take legal action against Pfizer after the U.S. pharmaceutical company announced delays in delivering pre-ordered COVID-19 vaccines to Europe.
On Day One, Biden to undo Trump policies on climate, virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will move swiftly to dismantle Donald Trump's legacy on his first day in office, signing
EU sighs with relief as Biden readies to enter White House
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top officials breathed a sigh of relief on Wednesday that Joe Biden will be taking over as president of the United States, but they warned that the world has changed after four …
Vice President Harris: A new chapter opens in US politics
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris broke the barrier that has kept men at the top ranks of American power for more than two centuries when she took the oath Wednesday to hold the nation's second-highest…
An inauguration unlike any other amid a pandemic, unrest
WASHINGTON (AP) — Inauguration Day for President-elect Joe Biden will look unlike anything the nation has seen before as the scars of COVID-19 and the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol turn the West Front int…
Students may be eligible for emergency waiver program if legislation passes
State legislators are looking to create a permanent waiver program for graduating public and private high school students in case of a local, state or national emergency.
EXPLAINER: Can Trump be impeached after leaving office?
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump might argue the calendar is his friend when it comes to a second impeachment trial.
DC on lockdown and on edge before Biden's inauguration
WASHINGTON (AP) — The inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden will take place in a Washington on edge, after the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol unleashed a wave of fear and unmatched security concerns. And law e…
US virus death toll tops 400,000 in Trump's final hours
The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus eclipsed 400,000 on Tuesday in the waning hours in office for President Donald Trump, whose handling of the crisis has been judged by public health experts a singular failur…
Biden to propose 8-year citizenship path for immigrants
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden plans to unveil a sweeping immigration bill on Day One of his administration, hoping to provide an eight-year path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million people livin…