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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…
Infrastructure bill expected to fail in first test vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans expected on Wednesday to reject an effort to begin debate on a
Action in Louisiana's veto override session shifts to House
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's veto override clash moves Wednesday to the House, where Republican state lawmakers hope to get a few Democrats to rebuff Gov. John Bel Edwards and overturn his rejection of a bil…
Unvaccinated staff eyed in rising nursing home cases, deaths
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lagging vaccination rates among nursing home staff are being linked to a national increase in COVID-19 infections and deaths at senior facilities, and are at the center of a federal investigation …
The Latest: Russia: 23% of population received 1 virus shot
MOSCOW — A total of 33.6 million Russians, or 23% of the country’s population, have received at least one shot of a coronavirus vaccine.
GOP may boycott Jan. 6 probe after Pelosi blocks members
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy says the GOP won't participate in a House investigation of the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol if Democrats won't accept the members he appointed.
Pelosi moves to block Trump allies from Jan. 6 committee
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is rejecting two Republicans tapped by House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy to sit on a committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, citing the “integrity” of the…
Infrastructure bill expected to fail first test vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans expected on Wednesday to reject an effort to begin debate on a
Former 'Bridgegate' villain seeks political resurrection
RAMSEY, N.J. (AP) — Bridget Kelly wants to talk about “Bridgegate.”
The Latest: WHO: 3.4M global virus cases last week, up 12%
GENEVA — The World Health Organization says there were more than 3.4 million new global cases of the coronavirus last week, a 12% increase from the previous week.
The Latest: South African firm to produce Pfizer vaccine
JOHANNESBURG — A South African firm will begin producing the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, the first time the shot will be produced in Africa, Pfizer announced Wednesday.
Jill Biden to stop in Alaska on her way to Tokyo Olympics
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden embarked Wednesday on her first solo international trip as first lady, leading a U.S. delegation to the Olympic Games in Tokyo, where the
The Latest: Tokyo cases at 6-month high ahead of Olympics
TOKYO — Tokyo’s coronavirus infections have surged to a six-month high with the Olympic host city logging 1,832 new cases just two days before the Games open.
The Latest: Australia wants to change AstraZeneca advice
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s prime minister says he’s urging the government’s adviser on vaccines to change its advice against adults under age 60 taking the AstraZeneca shot.
German Cabinet approves some $472 million in first flood aid
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's Cabinet on Wednesday approved a roughly 400 million-euro ($472 million) package of immediate aid for flood victims and vowed to start quickly on rebuilding devastated areas, a task whose cos…
Education issues: School board elections in Moses Lake center on mandates on race, sex ed and communication
MOSES LAKE — Concerns over the teaching of race, gender and sex in public schools, as well as a lack of trust in the Moses Lake School District fostered by a p…