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Garcia, Dent share views on representation and rural challenges
EPHRATA — Voters in Washington's 13th Legislative District will choose between an experienced incumbent and a firs…
Rumsfeld, a cunning leader who oversaw a ruinous Iraq war
WASHINGTON (AP) — Calling Donald H. Rumsfeld energetic was like calling the Pacific wide. When others would rest, he would run. While others sat, he stood. But try as he might, at the pinnacle of his career as defe…
Experts question if WHO should lead pandemic origins probe
BEIJING (AP) — As the World Health Organization draws up plans for the next phase of its probe of how the coronavirus pandemic started, an increasing number of scientists say the U.N. agency it isn’t up to the task…
EXPLAINER: When is the US war in Afghanistan really over?
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the last U.S. combat troops prepare to leave Afghanistan, the question arises: When is the war really over?
A look at 8 lawmakers appointed to probe Jan. 6 attack
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is acting swiftly to launch a new investigation of the violent Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, choosing a diverse slate of eight lawmakers — one from the opposing par…
Newsom's gamble: Recall win could hinge on jobs, virus cases
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Democrats gambled by accelerating the date for the state's Sept. 14 recall election that could cost Gov. Gavin Newsom his job. Their hope is that during a relatively brief stret…
‘Nobody’s winning’ as drought upends life in US West basin
TULELAKE, Calif. (AP) — Ben DuVal knelt in a barren field near the California-Oregon border and scooped up a handful of parched soil as dust devils whirled around him and birds flitted between empty irrigation pipe…
Children of Native American man shot by Poulsbo police sue
SUQUAMISH, Wash. (AP) — The children of a Native American man killed by police in Washington state two years ago are suing, saying his death was unnecessary.
Federal executions halted; Garland orders protocols reviewed
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is halting federal executions after a historic use of capital punishment by the Trump administration, which carried out 13 executions in six months.
Garland halts federal executions, orders review of protocols
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is halting federal executions after a historic use of capital punishment by the Trump administration, which carried out 13 executions in six months.
Biden to host Dodgers, World Series champs, at White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will host the Los Angeles Dodgers at the White House on Friday to mark the team's World Series victory last October over the Tampa Bay Rays.
Voting rights ruling increases pressure on Democrats to act
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Democrats are facing renewed pressure to pass legislation that would protect voting rights after a Supreme Court ruling Thursday made it harder to challenge Republican efforts to lim…
130 countries back deal on global minimum tax for companies
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Some 130 countries have agreed on a global minimum tax backed by President Joe Biden as part of a worldwide effort to keep multinational firms from dodging taxes by shifting their profits …
EXPLAINER: How could the indictment hurt Trump's company?
NEW YORK (AP) — The criminal tax fraud charges
Hundreds believed dead in heat wave despite efforts to help
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Many of the dead were found alone, in homes without air conditioning or fans. Some were elderly — one as old as 97. The body of an immigrant farm laborer was found in an Oregon nursery.
Edwards agrees to new rules for college athlete compensation
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards on Thursday signed legislation creating the framework for Louisiana college athletes to earn money from endorsements and sponsorship agreements, as players on some camp…