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Auditor, Superior Court candidates outline experience, priorities at Moses Lake forum
MOSES LAKE — Candidates for Grant County auditor and Grant County Superior Court judge highlighted their experienc…
Biden, Harris take break from inaugural prep to mark MLK day
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris pitched in on Martin Luther King Jr. Day service projects as a militarized and jittery Washington prepared for a swearing-in that…
Italy: Conte clears hurdle to retain power, bigger one ahead
ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte won a crucial vote in Parliament's lower house Monday night after a coalition defector's lawmakers abstained in the balloting, but he must clear a much tougher hurdle less…
The Latest: U.K. virus variant detected in Czech Republic
PRAGUE (AP) — PRAGUE — The fast-spreading coronavirus variant first identified in the U.K. has been found in the Czech Republic, a health official said Monday.
Kremlin foe Navalny jailed for 30 days; allies plan protests
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian judge on Monday ordered opposition leader Alexei Navalny jailed for 30 days, after the leading Kremlin critic returned to Russia from Germany where he was recovering from nerve agent poisoni…
The Latest: Swiss quarantine 2 hotels over new virus variant
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Biden aims for unifying speech at daunting moment for US
President-elect Joe Biden will take the stage for his inaugural address at perhaps the most difficult starting point for a president since Franklin Roosevelt began his first term by assuring a nation scarred by the…
Police command structure crumbled fast during Capitol riot
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol, many of the police officers had to decide on their own how to fight them off. There was no direction. No plan. And no top leadership.
The Latest: Some Polish hospitals suspend vaccination
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — WARSAW, Poland – Some hospitals in Poland have suspended vaccination against COVID-19 after they did not get the expected deliveries of their Pfizer vaccine doses.
WHO chief lambasts vaccine profits, demands elderly go first
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization chief on Monday lambasted drugmakers' profits and vaccine inequalities, saying it’s “not right” that younger, healthier adults in wealthy countries get vaccinated against…
The Latest: WHO: 'Not right' to vaccinate young before old
GENEVA —The head of the World Health Organization says it’s “not right” that younger, healthier adults in rich countries get vaccinated against COVID-19 before older people in poorer countries.
Italian PM Conte seeks to save his government from falling
ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte on Monday asked lawmakers for their “clear backing" to overcome a political crisis that he said had provoked deep dismay among Italians whose chief concern is the COVID-19…
The Latest: Britain to expand vaccination to next age group
LONDON — Britain is to expand the rollout of its coronavirus vaccine program by offering jabs to those over the age of 70 in areas where those deemed to be the most vulnerable have already received their first dose.
State representatives agree to extend Inslee's proclamation indefinitely
State representatives voted to extend indefinitely the governor’s proclamation order Friday evening during the House floor debate.
Warnick wants to establish state meat, poultry inspection program
Washington could have its own meat and poultry inspection program if a bill passes during this year’s state legislative session.
Feds back away from claim of assassination plot at Capitol
PHOENIX (AP) — Federal prosecutors who initially said there was “strong evidence” the pro-Trump mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol last week aimed to “capture and assassinate elected officials” backed away from the …