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10 congressional candidates outline priorities at Moses Lake forum
MOSES LAKE — Ten of the 11 candidates running for Washington's 4th Congressional District appeared at a candidate …
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.
Dutch intelligence agency says it has uncovered two Russian spies who targeted high-tech sector
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch intelligence agency says it has uncovered two Russian spies who targeted high-tech sector.
House committee approves nearly $12.8B state budget
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island lawmakers have approved a nearly $12.8 billion state budget plan for the current fiscal year that is already nearly half over, using federal coronavirus aid to plug a projected …
President-elect Joe Biden taps former Obama adviser and envoy Susan Rice to lead White House Domestic Policy Council
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden taps former Obama adviser and envoy Susan Rice to lead White House Domestic Policy Council.
EU warns Bosnia to help migrants as entire families on move
VELIKA KLADUSA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Entire migrant families are on the move in cold winter weather in Bosnia while trying to reach the West as the European Union urged the Balkan country to act to prevent a h…
AP source: Biden picks Denis McDonough, Obama’s White House chief of staff, as secretary of veterans affairs
WASHINGTON (AP) — AP source: Biden picks Denis McDonough, Obama’s White House chief of staff, as secretary of veterans affairs.
Indiana House speaker quarantining with COVID-19 infection
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The top lawmaker in the Indiana House has tested positive for COVID-19 and has had mild symptoms of the respiratory disease, his office said Thursday.
Conservationists: Bisons revive, freshwater dolphins dwindle
GENEVA (AP) — A leading conservation group uniting governments and civil society says all four known freshwater dolphin species are now threatened with extinction, after newly discovered information on the tucuxi i…
US B-52H bombers fly to Middle East in mission to deter Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a new show of military might, two American bomber aircraft flew from the United States to the Middle East on Thursday, in a round-trip mission that U.S. officials said covered a wide swath of t…