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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…
14 Fort Hood soldiers fired, suspended over violence at base
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army on Tuesday said it has fired or suspended 14 officers and enlisted soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, and ordered policy changes to address chronic failures of leadership that contributed to a…
Arizona sets daily record with over 10K more virus cases
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona on Tuesday set a new daily record with over 12,300 additional known coronavirus cases as the number of hospitalized patients approached levels similar to the peak of last summer’s surge.
Army disciplines 14 at Fort Hood, Texas over leadership failures that led to pattern of violence, including deaths
WASHINGTON (AP) — Army disciplines 14 at Fort Hood, Texas over leadership failures that led to pattern of violence, including deaths.
Beshear: Fighting COVID-19 has been 'hard emotionally'
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Andy Beshear's first year as Kentucky governor was consumed by politically treacherous decisions to combat the COVID-19 crisis, which led him to restrict public life in unprecedented ways as i…
US hits Iran's envoy to Yemen, Chinese firms with sanctions
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Tuesday escalated steps to rein in Iran’s activities in the Middle East and North Korea’s efforts to evade international sanctions with new penalties against both natio…
Polish priest apologizes for defense of disgraced priest
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A popular Polish priest apologized Tuesday for a sermon in which he defended a bishop accused of covering up for pedophile priests. His sermon, delivered to a congregation including the justic…
Ohio governor: Lethal injection no longer execution option
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Lethal injection is no longer an option for Ohio executions, and lawmakers must choose a different method of capital punishment before any inmates can be put to death in the future, Republican…
N.C. state Sen. Jeff Jackson is considering US Senate bid
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina state senator said he's considering a run for the U.S. Senate in 2022.
Economists predict rebound in New Mexico government income
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — State economists are predicting a rebound in New Mexico state government income for the fiscal year that starts in July 2021, on top of multibillion-dollar financial reserves, as legislators d…
Bavaria to leave medieval anti-Jewish sculptures on churches
BERLIN (AP) — Authorities, churches and Jewish communities in Germany's southern state of Bavaria have agreed that anti-Semitic statues and carvings dating back to the Middle Ages shouldn't be removed from churches…
Raimondo makes historic nomination to state Supreme Court
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Gov. Gina Raimondo nominated two women Tuesday to the Rhode Island Supreme Court, including one who, if confirmed, would become not only the first Black justice, but also the first person of…
Ethiopia's forces shoot at, detain UN staffers in Tigray
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia's security forces shot at and detained United Nations staffers as they tried to reach part of the embattled Tigray region, a senior official said Tuesday, and he blamed the U.N. staff…
Farm Show cancels butter sculpture, citing COVID-19 concerns
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — There will be no butter sculpture at next month's annual Pennsylvania Farm Show, which had previously been converted to an all-virtual format because of the coronavirus pandemic, organizers s…
Carroll Foy resigns from House to focus on governor's race
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democratic state Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy is resigning her seat to focus on her bid to be Virginia's next governor.
Protesters block traffic in Armenia calling on PM to resign
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Crowds of protesters took to the streets of Armenia's capital Tuesday, demanding the resignation of the country’s prime minister over his handling of the conflict with Azerbaijan over Nagorn…