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Adams County Sheriff’s candidates talk retention, AC Jail at Othello forum
OTHELLO — Recruiting and retaining staff and continuing work on the Adams County Jail were among the questions fie…
What They Want: Divergent goals for Biden, Putin at summit
GENEVA (AP) — An American president won’t side with Moscow over his own intelligence agencies. There will be no talk of a “reset” in Russian relations. And it is highly doubtful that anyone will gaze into Vladimir …
AP: Some stolen US military guns used in violent crimes
Pulling a pistol from his waistband, the young man spun his human shield toward police.
Drought saps California reservoirs as hot, dry summer looms
OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Each year Lake Oroville helps water a quarter of the nation’s crops, sustain endangered salmon beneath its massive earthen dam and anchor the tourism economy of a Northern California county …
Mings hopes taking a knee informs critics like UK minister
BURTON-ON-TRENT, England (AP) — Taking a knee has now pitted a British government official against the England team in their campaign against racial injustice.
Israelis march in east Jerusalem in test for new government
JERUSALEM (AP) — Hundreds of Israeli ultranationalists, some chanting “Death to Arabs,” paraded Tuesday in east Jerusalem in a show of force that threatened to spark renewed violence just weeks after a war with Ham…
The Latest: EU leaders back Biden on response to Russia
The Latest on U.S. President Joe Biden's trip to Europe:
Biden arrives in Geneva for highly-anticipated Putin meeting
GENEVA (AP) — Buoyed by days of partnership-building sessions with America's democratic allies, Joe Biden arrived in Geneva on Tuesday for the most-watched and tensest part of his first European tour as president: …
The Latest: Biden arrives in Geneva for summit with Putin
The Latest on U.S. President Joe Biden's trip to Europe:
Airbus-Boeing deal still leaves other US-EU rifts unresolved
BRUSSELS (AP) — The deal the United States and the European Union reached Tuesday to end their long-running dispute over subsidies to Boeing and Airbus will mean the phase-out of billions in punitive tariffs. It wi…
Israel braces for unrest from right-wing Jerusalem march
JERUSALEM (AP) — Hundreds of Israeli ultranationalists gathered Tuesday near Jerusalem's Old City ahead of a contentious march that threatened to spark renewed violence just weeks after a war with Hamas militants i…
Emails show Trump pressured Justice Dept. over 2020 election
WASHINGTON (AP) — During the last weeks of his presidency, Donald Trump and his allies pressured the Justice Department to investigate
The Latest: Trade group praises deal lifting liquor tariffs
The Latest on U.S. President Joe Biden's trip to Europe:
Biden eases trade friction with EU ahead of Putin summit
BRUSSELS (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday moved to end a long-running dispute with the European Union over subsidies for aircraft manufacturers, a major breakthrough in the U.S.-EU trade relationship that come…
The Latest: EU, US reach deal to end Airbus-Boeing dispute
The Latest on U.S. President Joe Biden's trip to Europe:
UK fends off demands to give workers more virus support help
LONDON (AP) — The British government fended off calls Tuesday to provide more financial support to businesses and workers suffering from its decision to delay lifting coronavirus restrictions in England until July …