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3 council members renew oaths of office in Ephrata
EPHRATA — Three Ephrata City Council Members were sworn in Wednesday evening after winning their respective races.…
The Latest: WVirginia to study if some should get 3rd shot
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia will begin offering some fully vaccinated people free tests to measure antibody levels against the coronavirus, a move to study whether some elderly and immunocompromised individua…
Coalition seeks relisting of gray wolves in US West
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Wildlife advocates on Thursday petitioned federal officials to restore federal protections for gray wolves throughout the U.S. West after Idaho and Montana passed laws intended to drastically cu…
The Latest: Arkansas governor seeks end to school mask ban
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas’ Republican governor is calling lawmakers back to the Capitol to lift the state’s ban on mask requirements in public schools.
The Latest: Gov. Kemp blames Biden for low vaccination rate
ATLANTA — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp sought to shift blame to President Joe Biden for Georgia’s poor vaccination rate Thursday as COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations continued to sprint upward.
Biden orders tough new vaccination rules for federal workers
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday announced sweeping new pandemic requirements aimed at boosting vaccination rates for millions of federal workers and contractors as he lamented the “American traged…
The Latest: Kansas reports COVID-19 surge filling hospitals
TOPEKA, Kan. — A COVID-19 surge in Kansas fueled by the faster-spreading delta variant is filling up hospitals in some areas.
Congress passes bill to fund Capitol security, Afghan visas
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress overwhelmingly passed emergency legislation Thursday that would bolster security at the Capitol, repay outstanding debts from the violent Jan. 6 insurrection and increase the number of vi…
The Latest: Biden asks states to offer the unvaccinated $100
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden is asking states and localities to offer unvaccinated residents $100 to get their COVID-19 shots.
Congress passes emergency Capitol security money, Afghan aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed emergency legislation Thursday that would bolster security at the Capitol, repay outstanding debts from the violent Jan. 6 insurrection and increase the number of visas for allies…
Biden pushes federal workers — hard — to get vaccinated
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's millions of federal workers will be required to verify they've been vaccinated against the coronavirus or else face mandatory masking, weekly testing, distancing and other new rules, …
Congress poised to pass Capitol security money, Afghan aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is expected to pass emergency legislation Thursday that would bolster security at the Capitol, repay outstanding debts from the violent Jan. 6 insurrection and increase the number of vis…
Senate OKs bill to secure Capitol, help Afghans with visas
WASHINGTON (AP) — An emergency spending bill passed by the Senate 98-0 on Thursday would bolster security at the Capitol and repay outstanding debts from the Jan. 6 insurrection. The $2.1 billion bill would also in…
The Latest: Biden pushing federal workers to get vaccinated
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will announce strict new testing, masking and distancing requirements for federal employees who aren’t vaccinated.
Group: Jailed Belarus journalist needs urgent hospital care
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Belarusian Association of Journalists on Thursday called on authorities in Belarus to transfer a jailed journalist to a civilian hospital so he could get treatment for a coronavirus-induced…
The Latest: DC reinstates mandatory indoor mask requirements
WASHINGTON — The nation’s capital is reinstating mandatory indoor mask requirements, regardless of vaccination status.