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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…
US government expects shipments of the nation’s first COVID-19 vaccine to start arriving in states Monday morning
WASHINGTON (AP) — US government expects shipments of the nation’s first COVID-19 vaccine to start arriving in states Monday morning.
Armenian officials report new clashes in Nagorno-Karabakh
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenian officials on Saturday accused Azerbaijan of breaching a peace deal that ended six weeks of fierce fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh.
Beasley concedes defeat in N. Carolina chief justice race
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley conceded on Saturday to Republican Paul Newby in their extremely close election after two rounds of recounts saw little change in the vo…
France springs care home residents for Christmas
PARIS (AP) — At the end of an often brutally lonely year for elderly care home residents in France, the government is giving them more freedom for the December holidays, allowing them out to spend time with their f…
Russian nuclear submarine test-fires 4 missiles
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian nuclear submarine on Saturday successfully test-fired four intercontinental ballistic missiles in a show of readiness of Moscow's nuclear forces amid tension with the U.S.
Protest in northern Albanian city leaves 1 officer injured
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Demonstrators in a northern Albanian city damaged the left-wing governing Socialist Party's offices and injured a police officer Saturday, authorities said, as part of ongoing protests this w…
Georgia to test 800 schools for lead in drinking water
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia is moving forward with plans to test for lead in drinking water at schools and child care facilities.
Electoral College vote a big step to move past election
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — When the 20 Pennsylvania loyalists selected by President-elect Joe Biden gather to cast their electoral vote ballots on Monday, it will be a big step toward leaving behind the chaos of the el…
House Dems' campaign chief a moderate who wins in Trump land
WASHINGTON (AP) — Their dwindling majority in peril, House Democrats are entrusting their campaign operations to an analytical, openly gay moderate who’s been an attorney, businessman and five-time winner in his co…
Trump loyalists converging again on Washington over election
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supporters of President Donald Trump are returning to Washington for a pair of rallies to back his
The Latest: German officials want tougher measures on virus
BERLIN — Senior German officials are calling for tough new measures to curb the spread of coronavirus and record high cases.
Mystery over absence of Algeria leader treated for COVID-19
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune marks a year in office Saturday but he is nowhere in sight since his evacuation to Germany more than six weeks ago for treatment of COVID-19.
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Pro-Trump supporters to rally again in Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supporters of President Donald Trump are returning to Washington on Saturday for a pair of rallies to back his desperate efforts to subvert the election that he lost.