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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…
Village doctor in Ukraine faces coronavirus challenge
VERKHOVYNA, Ukraine (AP) — Riding a horse-drawn cart, Dr. Viktoria Mahnych trots along country roads to attend to her patients in several villages nestled in the Carpathian Mountains in western Ukraine.
Arizona governor to open Legislature's 2021 session remotely
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey will present his annual state of the state address Monday remotely as the Legislature foregoes its ceremonial opening day joint session because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Analysis: A GOP reckoning after turning blind eye to Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — At the heart of the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol was a lie, one that was allowed to fester and flourish by many of the same Republicans now condemning President Donald Trump for whippi…
Some assembly required: Georgia lawmakers meet amid COVID-19
ATLANTA (AP) — It's going to be another weird pandemic session of the Georgia General Assembly.
Legislation aims to tighten North Dakota seat belt law
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A bipartisan group of lawmakers want to tighten North Dakota’s seat belt law to allow police to pull over anyone they see driving unbuckled — or any of their passengers.
The Latest: Trump orders US flags lowered to honor officers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and
Hawaii island Mayor Mitch Roth hospitalized with chest pain
HONOLULU (AP) — The mayor of Hawaii island underwent a procedure to implant a stent after suffering chest pain Saturday evening.
Warnock condemns Capitol rioters in post-election sermon
In his first sermon since being declared a winner in Georgia’s U.S. Senate runoff election, the Rev. Raphael Warnock on Sunday addressed last week’s deadly Capitol Hill riot that all but overshadowed his historic v…
Analysis: Edwards steers vaccine rollout, owns consequences
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Distributing the
US diplomats in extraordinary protest against Trump for riot
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a highly unusual move, American diplomats have drafted two cables condemning President Donald Trump’s incitement of the deadly assault on the Capitol and calling for administration officials to…
Former lawmaker only candidate to run for vacant House seat
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A former state lawmaker appears to be returning to the Louisiana House without an election after no one else signed up to run against him for the vacant seat.
Parler squeezed as Trump seeks new online megaphone
President Donald Trump has been kicked off of most mainstream social media platforms following his supporters’ siege on the U.S. Capitol. But it remains to be seen how fast or where — if anywhere — on the internet …
Albania helps families in flooded areas with food, water
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian authorities said Sunday that military troops have supplied food and water to families in the northwest isolated from the recent flooding following heavy rainfall in the last week.
Possible virus exposure for lawmakers sheltering during riot
WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers may have been exposed to someone testing positive for COVID-19 while they sheltered at an undisclosed location during the Capitol siege by a violent mob loyal to President Donald T…
Once-jailed nationalist wins Kyrgyzstan presidency
MOSCOW (AP) — A nationalist politician who was released from prison amid protests that overthrew Kyrgyzstan’s president last year has been elected as his replacement. Voters in Sunday’s election that gave Sadyr Zha…