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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…
Justice Department suing Georgia over state's new voting law
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is suing Georgia over
Vetoed Arizona sex education bill heading back to governor
PHOENIX (AP) — The Republican-controlled Legislature on Friday sent a contentious sex education bill that was previously vetoed by Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey back to his desk after it was stripped of language he objec…
Transgender rights, religion among cases justices could add
WASHINGTON (AP) — A closely watched
DeWine criticizes GOP advancing transgender girl sports ban
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s Republican governor questioned Friday the need for a
Uprooted again: Venezuela migrants cross US border in droves
DEL RIO, Texas (AP) — Marianela Rojas huddles in prayer with her fellow migrants, a tearful respite after trudging across a slow-flowing stretch of the Rio Grande and nearly collapsing onto someone's backyard lawn,…
EXPLAINER: WA tenants get modified eviction reprieve
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A federal freeze on most evictions enacted last year is scheduled to expire July 31, after the Biden administration extended the date by a month. The moratorium, put in place by the Centers fo…
UK health minister admits virus rules breach with embrace
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s health minister apologized Friday for breaching national coronavirus restrictions after a newspaper ran pictures of him embracing a woman with whom he allegedly had an affair.
Mike Gravel, former US senator for Alaska, dies at 91
SEASIDE, Calif. (AP) — Mike Gravel, a former U.S. senator from Alaska who read the Pentagon Papers into the Congressional Record and confronted Barack Obama about nuclear weapons during a later presidential run, ha…
The Latest: Maine nears 70% vaccination level for residents
PORTLAND, Maine — Maine is approaching getting 70% of its eligible residents fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, and the director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention says he sees that figur…
Pence 'proud' of his role certifying 2020 election results
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence has defended
'Like a hell': Ethiopia airstrike survivors recall massacre
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Maerg was serving customers at his cafe in
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here…
EXPLAINER: Why are Palestinians protesting against Abbas?
JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Palestinians have taken to the streets in recent days to protest against President Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian Authority, whose security forces and supporters have violently disp…
Uprooted again: Venezuela migrants cross US border in droves
DEL RIO, Texas (AP) — Marianela Rojas huddles in prayer with her fellow migrants, a tearful respite after trudging across a slow-flowing stretch of the Rio Grande and nearly collapsing onto someone's backyard lawn,…
Cesar Chavez's legacy lives on in Biden's staff, Oval Office
WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Barack Obama flew to California to dedicate