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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…

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
Family: Trump supporter who died followed QAnon conspiracy

KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) — Before she died in Wednesday’s siege at the U.S. Capitol, Rosanne Boyland was a recovering drug addict who wanted to become a sobriety counselor. But she also believed, wrongly, that President …

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
Pope Francis 'astonished' by mob attack on US Capitol

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has told an Italian broadcaster that he was “astonished” by the mob attack at the U.S. Capitol due to the democratic traditions of the United States.

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
Biden calls Trump 'unfit' but doesn't endorse impeachment

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden says that President Donald Trump isn't “fit for the job,” but he repeatedly refused to endorse growing Democratic calls to impeach him a second time.

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
Trump pressured Georgia to 'find the fraud' in earlier call

ATLANTA (AP) — While election officials in Georgia were verifying signatures on absentee ballot envelopes in one metro-Atlanta county, President Donald Trump pressed a lead investigator to “find the fraud” and said…

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
The Latest: Seattle probes officers about Washington rally

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
Brooks: No apology for remarks ahead of riot

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) —

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
State COVID vaccination line overwhelmed with calls

A state hotline for COVID-19 vaccination appointments has been overwhelmed with calls after Alabama announced that the state will begin giving the shots to people 75 years old or older, as well as first responders,…

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
List of latest North Carolina Council of State members

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The members of the North Carolina Council of State participating in person at Saturday's inauguration ceremony at the Executive Mansion:

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
The Latest: Mexico sees record 16,105 new virus cases

MEXICO CITY — Mexico has posted another daily record for newly confirmed coronavirus cases, with 16,105 new infections reported Saturday, and a near-record of 1,135 deaths related to COVID-19 in the latest 24-hour …

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
Anchorage vaccination appointments fill up quickly

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Health officials in Anchorage said appointments for residents to receive their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine have filled up in a matter of hours this week, leading to frustration for peo…

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
Democratic wins could strengthen Biden's legislative push

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden's victory in November was tempered by concerns that he would face Republican opposition in the Senate that could stymie him at every turn.

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
Top US official gears up for US presence in Western Sahara

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — The highest ranking U.S. diplomat for North Africa and the Middle East traveled Saturday to the city of Laayoune, which Morocco considers the capital of the Western Sahara, laying the groundwo…

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
Arizona Legislature kicks off 2021 session amid virus surge

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Legislature begins its 2021 session on Monday in the midst of a pandemic that is once again enveloping the state and carries the potential to derail action for the second consecutive year…

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
Report: Hospitals in Ethiopia's Tigray struck by artillery

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Many of the hospitals in Ethiopia’s conflict-hit Tigray region, outside its capital, have been struck by artillery during the two months of fighting, according to the first

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
After deadly siege, lawmakers ask why police so outnumbered

WASHINGTON (AP) — The police were badly outnumbered.