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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…
New Texas abortion law pushes women to out-of-state clinics
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AP FACT CHECK: Biden skirts broken promise on Afghan exit
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday glossed over his broken promise to keep U.S. troops in Afghanistan until the last Americans are out and offered the faint assurance — even with the last U.S. planes …
Idaho hospitals nearly buckling in relentless COVID surge
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The intensive care rooms at St. Luke's Boise Medical Center are full, each a blinking jungle of tubes, wires and mechanical breathing machines. The patients nestled inside are a lot alike: All u…
Suga bows out of party vote, paves way for new Japan PM
TOKYO (AP) — Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Friday he won’t run for leadership of the governing party at the end of this month, paving the way for a new Japanese leader after just a year in office.
Biden message to battered Gulf Coast: 'We are here for you'
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is calling for greater public resolve to confront climate change and help the nation deal with the fierce storms, flooding and wildfires that have beset the country as he makes…
Japan likely to get new PM as Suga bows out of party vote
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga won’t run for the leadership of the governing party, indicating he will step down as Japanese leader at the end of this month, a party official said Friday.
Experts call for rigorous audit to protect California recall
A group of election security experts on Thursday called for a rigorous audit of the upcoming recall election for California's governor after copies of systems used to run elections across the country were released …
Florida governor appeals ruling on masks in schools
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has appealed a
California families relay harrowing escape from Afghanistan
EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) — When Yousef's wife and their four children boarded a July 15 flight in San Diego to attend her brother's wedding in Afghanistan, they were looking forward to a month of family gatherings. It…
Ida deaths: Nursing home residents die after evacuation
INDEPENDENCE, La. (AP) — Four nursing home residents in Louisiana died after being evacuated during
Nursing home residents die after evacuation during Ida
INDEPENDENCE, La. (AP) — Four nursing home residents in Louisiana died after being evacuated during
Lake Tahoe resort city OK for now, wildfire fight not over
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — Better weather on Thursday helped the battle against a huge California wildfire threatening communities around Lake Tahoe, but fire commanders warned firefighters to be prepared for …
GOP-led states see Texas law as model to restrict abortions
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Republican states that have passed increasingly tough abortion restrictions only to see them blocked by the federal courts have a new template in an unusually written Texas law that represe…
Seeing danger, some in GOP leery of Texas abortion law
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Almost instantly after most abortions were banned in Texas, Democrats were decrying the new law as unconstitutional, an assault on women's health that must be challenged. But the reaction from …
Idaho special session for Texas-type abortion law unlikely
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho lawmakers being called back to the Statehouse to pass a law similar to one in Texas banning most abortions is not likely, top elected officials said Thursday.