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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…
Lawmaker may need ventilator after contracting virus
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee lawmaker hospitalized with COVID-19 warned Thursday that he might have to go on a ventilator due to his low oxygen levels as he battles the virus.
Johnson called 'scum' for considering challenge to election
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson’s refusal to rule out a challenge of Electoral College results in Congress led to widespread Democratic criticism on Thursday, with an incoming state representative callin…
NC DMV headquarters shift out of Raleigh almost complete
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The relocation of the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles headquarters from Raleigh to Rocky Mount is almost complete.
EU announces deal on its 1.8 trillion-euro budget and pandemic recovery package overcoming Hungary, Poland objections
BRUSSELS (AP) — EU announces deal on its 1.8 trillion-euro budget and pandemic recovery package overcoming Hungary, Poland objections.
Kansas lieutenant governor to become next state treasurer
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday named
Sidney Powell unrelenting in legal battle on Trump's behalf
ATLANTA (AP) — Conservative attorney Sidney Powell has been unrelenting in her battle on behalf of President Donald Trump and the Americans who have pledged their faith in him, regardless of the facts of the 2020 e…
Police foil attack by Kurdish bomber in southeast Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish police on Thursday shot and killed a suspected Kurdish militant who was allegedly planning to detonate a bomb that was strapped to his body, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported.
GOP leaders want oversight of federal aid, vaccine plans
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Legislature's top Republicans have signaled that they want oversight of how Democratic Gov. Tony Evers divvies up any future federal pandemic relief money and distributes vaccines…
Bill: Vets can talk marijuana, hemp products with pet owners
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan is close to clarifying that veterinarians can consult with pet owners on the use of products derived from marijuana or hemp to help animals' health.
AP source: Emanuel's Cabinet prospects increasingly unlikely
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rahm Emanuel’s chances of landing a top Cabinet post in Joe Biden's administration appear increasingly unlikely after
Incoming Democratic lawmaker calls Sen. Johnson 'scum'
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An incoming Democratic state lawmaker from Madison called U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson “delusional scum” in a tweet Thursday after the Republican said he is considering challenging Electoral College r…
Holcomb names Brown head of State Personnel Department
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Eric Holcomb has selected Matthew Brown to serve as the director of the Indiana State Personnel Department, he announced Thursday.
Trump announces Israel-Morocco to normalize relations
WASHINGTON (AP) — Israel and Morocco have agreed to normalize relations, President Donald Trump said Thursday, marking the fourth Arab-Israeli agreement in four months. As part of the deal announced near the end of…
2 Russians held in Libya freed after 1 1/2-year captivity
MOSCOW (AP) — Two Russian citizens who had been held by the U.N.-backed government in Libya for more than 1 1/2 years on spying charges were released from captivity on Thursday, officials in Russia said.
North Carolina right-leaning think tanks are merging
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Two think tanks — both nurtured and sustained financially over the years by the family of longtime conservative political donor Art Pope — are merging.