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Auditor candidates discuss election integrity, public confidence
EPHRATA — Three Republican candidates are running for the position of Grant County Auditor: incumbent Shannon Fals…
Ex-foreign correspondent reflects on risks for US reporters
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — In the summer of 2000, I was among a group of foreign correspondents, photographers and video journalists who went to England to attend a hostile environment-first aid training course.
Biden's aid plan could revamp economy, prompt GOP resistance
BALTIMORE (AP) — The $1.9 trillion rescue plan unveiled by President-elect Joe Biden offers the chance to sculpt the U.S. economy toward the Democrats’ liking: a $15 minimum wage, aid to poor families and federal d…
The Latest: Pence, in call to Harris, offers congratulations
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Transgender athletes look to changing of White House guard
Transgender athletes are getting an ally in the White House next week as they seek to participate as their identified gender in high school and college sports — although state legislatures, Congress and the courts …
The Latest: 'We’ve really lost our innocence,' says Pelosi
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Trump to leave Washington on morning of Biden's inauguration
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will leave Washington next Wednesday morning just before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration to begin his post-presidential life in Florida.
The Latest: Pelosi taps retired Army general for review
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Feds: Capitol mob aimed to 'assassinate' elected officials
PHOENIX (AP) — The pro-Trump mob that
Unity has long been a theme, and anxiety, for new presidents
NEW YORK (AP) — When Joe Biden addresses the country for the first time as president, his inaugural speech is likely to echo calls for unity that predecessors have invoked since the first time George Washington was…
Federal watchdogs open probe of response to Capitol riot
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal watchdogs launched a sweeping review of how the FBI, the Pentagon and other law enforcement agencies responded to the riot at the U.S. Capitol, including whether there were failures in inf…
The Latest: Calls to governors for more Guard troops for DC
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Justice Dept. watchdog opens probe of response to riot
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department's internal watchdog said Friday that it will investigate how the department and its law enforcement agencies prepared for and responded to
Online sign-ups complicate vaccine rollout for older people
DENVER (AP) — Howard Jones, who's 83, was on the phone for three to four hours every day trying to sign up for a coronavirus vaccine.
Pentagon says US has dropped to 2,500 troops in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military has met its goal of reducing the number of troops in Afghanistan to about 2,500 by Friday, a drawdown that may have violated a last-minute congressional prohibition.
Biden taps former FDA chief Kessler to lead vaccine science
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has picked a former Food and Drug commissioner to lead vaccine science in his drive to put 100 million shots into the arms of Americans in his administration's first 100 …