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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…
Cuomo resigns: What we know, what we don't and what's next
NEW YORK (AP) — After months of holding on to power amid sexual harassment allegations and defying calls to resign,
Big win for $1T infrastructure bill: Dems, GOP come together
WASHINGTON (AP) — With a robust vote after weeks of fits and starts, the Senate approved a
As Senate debates Dems' $3.5T budget, GOP launches attacks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats pushed their expansive
Japan's PM thanks people for safe Olympics during pandemic
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's prime minister thanked people for helping the country safely hold the Olympics despite the difficulties of the coronavirus pandemic.
Senate Dems unveil $3.5T budget for social, climate efforts
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats unwrapped a budget resolution Monday envisioning a massive $3.5 trillion, 10-year cascade of federal resources, aiming historic sums at family support, health and education progra…
'We fought a great battle': Greece defends wildfire response
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — As the worst of Greece's massive wildfires were being tamed Tuesday, the country's civil protection chief defended the firefighting efforts, saying every resource was thrown into the battle ag…
Northwest heat wave targeted vulnerable, tested climate prep
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Karen Colby thought she could make it through an unprecedented Pacific Northwest heat wave with a little help from her neighbor, who dribbled cold water on her head and visited every hour to w…
Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigns over sexual harassment allegations
NEW YORK (AP) —
High trust in doctors, nurses in US, AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Americans have high trust in doctors, nurses and pharmacists, a new poll finds.
Kremlin critic Navalny slapped with new criminal charges
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities have levied new criminal charges against imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny, part of a government crackdown on the corruption fighter and his beleaguered team ahead of Rus…
COVID: Oregon governor warns hospitals could be overwhelmed
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday announced a statewide indoor mask requirement in Oregon as coronavirus hospitalizations and cases reach record high numbers in the state and health care systems are …
Greek wildfires: Multinational force works to tame flare-ups
PEFKI, Greece (AP) — Hundreds of firefighters from across Europe and the Mideast worked alongside their Greek colleagues in rugged terrain Wednesday, trying to contain flareups of the huge wildfires that have ravag…
#MeToo Take 2? Movement’s strength hailed amid Cuomo fallout
NEW YORK (AP) — Anita Hill educated a nation about workplace sexual harassment back in 1991 with calm, deliberate testimony against Clarence Thomas. And today, 30 years later, she speaks in the same measured tones,…
For Biden and senators, a sense that 'world was watching'
WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden first announced the framework he'd reached with a bipartisan group of senators for
Arrest made in killing amid uproar over state police reforms
PUYALLUP, Wash. (AP) — Police in Washington said Tuesday they have made an arrest in a teenager's fatal shooting last month, after their initial response to the case highlighted questions about the state's sweeping…