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4th District candidates talk affordability, ag and healthcare
RICHLAND — Rising costs, agricultural challenges and concerns about the future of rural healthcare dominated discu…
Zelenskiy marks Auschwitz anniversary honoring survivors
KRAKOW, Poland (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy paid tribute Sunday evening to Holocaust survivors, telling them on the eve of the 75th anniversary of the death camp's liberation that they are an exam…
20 Mali soldiers killed at army camp attacked by gunmen
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Gunmen attacked an army camp in Mali near the border with Mauritania, killing 20 soldiers Sunday, the government and armed forces said.
France reports 27% increase in anti-Semitic acts
PARIS (AP) — Anti-Semitic acts increased in France last year by 27%, acts against Muslims inched higher while anti-Christian acts remained stable but highest of all, France’s interior minister said Sunday, denounci…
Who can topple Trump? Dems' electability fight rages in Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The urgent fight for the Democratic presidential nomination raged across Iowa on Sunday as the party's leading candidates scrambled to deliver closing arguments centered on the defining ques…
Utah American Indian mascot change resolution draws protest
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah legislator's proposed resolution discouraging schools from renaming mascots involving Native Americans prompted a protest at the state Capitol.
Defense resumes in key impeachment week; Dems seek witnesses
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's
King: Impeachment acquittal would shift power to White House
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Acquitting President Donald Trump of obstruction during his impeachment trial could reshape the power structure between the president and Congress forever, creating graver implications than t…
Vermont lawmakers continue to seek gun-buy waiting period
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) —
Dutch premier issues historic apology at Holocaust memorial
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte apologized Sunday for the failure of officials in the Nazi-occupied country during World War II to do more to prevent the deportation and murder of just over 100,000…
Capitol Watch: Budget hearings to start amid Medicaid woes
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Public negotiations over New York's budget are set to begin amid worries about another round of Medicaid cuts.
Movement to highlight missing Native women expands to males
TUBA CITY, Ariz. (AP) — Margaret Bitsue's days are filled with prayer: that her son has a clear mind and that he remembers home, a traditional Navajo hogan at the end of a dirt road where a faded yellow ribbon hang…
Voter registration deadline in SC presidential primary close
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — People in South Carolina who want to vote in next month's Democratic presidential primary face a deadline to register this week.
Israeli backpacker jailed in Russia files for pardon
MOSCOW (AP) — An Israeli woman jailed in Russia on drug charges has submitted a petition to be pardoned by President Vladimir Putin.
France ponders repatriating citizens from Wuhan amid virus
PARIS (AP) — The French government was meeting Sunday to decide whether to repatriate some 800 French citizens who are living in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of a deadly virus.
Abortion among key issues in Missouri 2020 governor's race
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Abortion is expected to play a key role in Missouri's 2020 governor’s race, when voters will decide whether to stick with a Republican who signed one of the most restrictive abortion laws…