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Baumgartner, Conroy outline their top 5th Congressional District issues
RITZVILLE — Incumbent Republican Michael Baumgartner is being challenged for his position in the U.S. House of Rep…
Belarus Olympic sprinter: Grandmother advised her not to return home because of negative reports about her on TV
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Belarus Olympic sprinter: Grandmother advised her not to return home because of negative reports about her on TV.
Belarus sprinter: Grandmother advised her not to return home
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Belarusian Olympic sprinter who feared reprisals at home after criticizing her coaches at the Tokyo Games said Thursday that her grandmother advised her not to return to Belarus but she urge…
Biden seeks to boost fuel economy to thwart Trump rollback
DETROIT (AP) — The Biden administration wants automakers to raise gas mileage and cut tailpipe pollution between now and model year 2026, and it has won a voluntary commitment Thursday from the industry that electr…
Belarus sprinter who feared reprisals at home reaches Poland
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Belarusian Olympic sprinter who feared reprisals at home after criticizing her coaches at the Tokyo Games has reached safety in Poland following a dramatic standoff.
Bipartisan bill leaves out key climate, clean energy steps
WASHINGTON (AP) — The $1 trillion
Facebook shuts out NYU academics' research on political ads
Facebook has shut down the personal accounts of a pair of New York University researchers and shuttered their investigation into misinformation spread through political ads on the social network.
NLRB preliminary finding revives labor organizing at Amazon
NEW YORK (AP) — A recommendation to nullify the election results of an Amazon union vote in Bessemer, Alabama is breathing new life into the labor movement.
South Africa quickens vaccine drive, gets more doses from US
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The cars lined up by the strikingly modern mosque and were guided to parking bays where the drivers soon got jabs.
For Missouri Rep. Cori Bush, the eviction fight is personal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Roughly two decades before she was elected to Congress, Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri lived in a Ford Explorer with her then-husband and two young children after the family had been evicted from thei…
US blocks seafood from Fiji ship accused of enslaving crew
WASHINGTON (AP) — A tuna fishing boat based in the Pacific island nation of Fiji that has been accused of essentially enslaving its crew was blocked Wednesday from importing seafood into the United States, part of …
Polish official: Belarusian Olympic sprinter who feared for her safety at home arrives in Poland
WARSAW (AP) — Polish official: Belarusian Olympic sprinter who feared for her safety at home arrives in Poland.
Seattle mayoral primary sets up fight between liberal camps
SEATTLE (AP) — Voters in Seattle’s mayoral primary on Tuesday set up a choice between candidates representing the political divide between activist-left residents and more moderate progressives in one of the nation…
Wildfire reaches Turkey power plant, prompts evacuations
MUGLA, Turkey (AP) — A coal-fueled power plant in southwest Turkey and nearby residential areas were being evacuated Wednesday evening as flames from a wildfire reached the plant, a mayor and local reporters said a…
Dems ask McCarthy to recant Pelosi taunt as tensions rise
WASHINGTON (AP) — Several House Democrats have called on House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy to apologize to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi or resign after audio surfaced of him saying at a weekend fundraiser that i…
Big 12 warns of losing 50% of TV value following UT/OU exit
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Big 12 Conference could see the value of its television deal cut in half once Texas and Oklahoma bolt for the Southeastern Conference, Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said Monday at a heari…