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Ybarra announces run for Washington Senate
QUINCY — State Representative Alex Ybarra, R-Quincy, has announced his candidacy for the Washington Senate. If he…
Hurry up and wait in the Senate on infrastructure
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate moved closer to passing a
Schools reopen with masks optional in many US classrooms
MCDONOUGH, Ga. (AP) — As Tussahaw Elementary opened this week for a new school year, teary-eyed mothers led in kindergartners dwarfed by backpacks and buses dropped off fifth graders looking forward to ruling their…
Aide who says Cuomo groped her files criminal complaint
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A woman who accused Gov. Andrew Cuomo of
Once lagging, Europe catches up to the US in vaccinations
BRUSSELS (AP) — Despite a sluggish start, the European Union's COVID-19 vaccination drive has caught up to that of the United States, where the slowdown of the country's once-vaunted campaign has contributed to the…
Senate slog to pass infrastructure bill goes on over weekend
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators will resume a weekend session toward passage of a
Hurry up and wait in the Senate on infrastructure
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate moved closer to passing a
Biden praises Olympians for inspiring Americans with courage
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden praised U.S. Olympians for navigating the difficulties of a coronavirus-tarnished games with “moral courage" that made Americans' “hearts swell" with pride.
Senate advances $1T infrastructure bill, but GOP hits brakes
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate moved closer to passing a
Senate votes to advance Biden's $1T infrastructure bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate moved closer to passing a
California GOP nixes endorsement fight in Newsom recall
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The California Republican Party voted overwhelmingly Saturday not to endorse any candidate in the looming recall election that could remove Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from office, sidestepping …
Texas Democrats continue holdout, don’t show for new session
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Democrats still refused to return to the state Capitol on Saturday as Gov. Greg Abbott began a third attempt at passing new election laws, prolonging a monthslong standoff that ramped up …
For 4th week, protesters in France decry virus pass rules
PARIS (AP) — Thousands of people marched in Paris and other French cities Saturday for a fourth consecutive week of protests against the COVID-19 health passes that everyone in the country will need shortly to ente…
No home, mentally ill: California case shows system’s flaws
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The big brother Suzette Chaumette remembers was witty and kind, an aspiring historian at the University of California, Berkeley whose promise was derailed by mental illness. Over the decades,…
French opponents of virus passes protest for 4th week
PARIS (AP) — Thousands of people marched in Paris and other French cities Saturday for a fourth consecutive week of protests against the COVID-19 health passes that everyone in the country will need shortly to ente…
Senate's key vote advances Biden's $1T infrastructure bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate moved closer to passing a