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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…
Ex-US Sen. Mike Enzi of Wyoming dies after bicycle accident
GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — Recently retired U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi of Wyoming has died. He was 77 years old.
The Latest: Fiji urges more jabs as COVID deaths rise
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Fiji’s leader is urging people to get vaccinated as the island nation contends with a devastating outbreak of the delta variant of the coronavirus.
Biden's 1st visit to intel agency to contrast with Trump's
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is making his first visit to an agency of the U.S. intelligence community, looking to emphasize his confidence in national security leaders after his predecessor's incendiary b…
Police to detail violence, injuries at first Jan. 6 hearing
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are launching their investigation into the
Grab him up, take him to the river: Inside a KKK murder plot
PALATKA, Fla. (AP) — Joseph Moore breathed heavily, his face slick with nervous sweat. He held a cellphone with a photo of a man splayed on the floor; the man appeared dead, his shirt torn apart and his pants wet.
The Latest: Chinese city lists more cases in local outbreak
BEIJING — The major eastern Chinese city of Nanjing recorded another 31 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, as authorities announced more than 1.5 billion doses of vaccine have been administered around t…
The Latest: Australia's 2nd city reopens after 5th lockdown
MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia’s second-most populous city is ending its fifth pandemic lockdown Tuesday as the Victoria state government declares it has beaten an outbreak of the highly contagious coronavirus de…
Senators, White House in talks to finish infrastructure bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators and the White House were locked in intense negotiations Monday to salvage a
Moderna expanding kids vaccine study to better assess safety
WASHINGTON (AP) — Moderna said Monday it plans to expand the size of its COVID-19 vaccine study in younger children to better detect rare side effects, such as a type of heart inflammation recently flagged by U.S. …
The Latest: Missouri AG sues to overturn St. Louis mask rule
ST. LOUIS -- Missouri’s attorney general has filed suit seeking to halt a mask mandate that took effect Monday in the St. Louis area amid a rise in COVD-19 cases that are burdening a growing number of hospitals aro…
Noem jumps into border policy debate on border visit
MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s whirlwind tour of the U.S. border with Mexico on Monday was filled with climbing into military vehicles, visiting with troops and positioning herself as tough o…
The Latest: UN says COVID worse this year for poor nations
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N.’s deputy humanitarian chief is warning that the COVID-19 pandemic is hitting conflict-ridden and impoverished countries much worse this year than in 2020, with many facing higher caseloads…
The Latest: Delta variant hits unvaccinated Missourian hard
OSAGE BEACH, Missouri — Thirty-one-year-old Daryl Barker of Branson, Missouri, was one of the unvaccinated. He came down with the delta variant of the coronavirus in early July and has been hospitalized 17 days.
Biden says US combat mission in Iraq to conclude by year end
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Monday the U.S. combat mission in Iraq will conclude by the end of the year, an announcement that reflects the reality on the ground more than a major shift in U.S. policy.
Infrastructure talks hit snags as Senate time pressure rises
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators ran into new problems Monday as they raced to seal a