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3 council members renew oaths of office in Ephrata
EPHRATA — Three Ephrata City Council Members were sworn in Wednesday evening after winning their respective races.…
Oregon lawmaker faces expulsion in assault on state Capitol
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A Republican state lawmaker faces being expelled from office after a video emerged apparently showing him choreographing how he would let far-right protesters into the closed Oregon Capitol days …
Harris tells Latin Americans the US can offer them hope
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris sought to assure poor and threatened populations of Latin America on Tuesday that the United States has "the capacity to give people a sense of hope” in the region so…
Louisiana college athlete endorsement bill heads to governor
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana is poised to join more than a dozen other states allowing college athletes to earn cash from endorsements and sponsorship deals under an effort gaining steam across the country bec…
High court won't review men-only draft registration law
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday that for now it’ll be up to Congress, not the court, to decide whether to change the requirement that only men must register for the draft. It's one of the few areas …
Full volume: White House briefing room back to crammed again
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House briefing room on Monday might have been a fire marshal's nightmare.
Takeaways: Senate report on 'absolutely brutal' Jan. 6 siege
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate report examining the security failures surrounding the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol says missed intelligence, poor planning and multiple layers of bureaucracy led to the violent sie…
EXPLAINER: The US investigation into COVID-19 origins
WASHINGTON (AP) — Once dismissed by most public health experts and government officials, the hypothesis that COVID-19 leaked accidentally from a Chinese lab is now receiving scrutiny under a new U.S. investigation.
McAuliffe wins Democratic nomination for Virginia governor
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Terry McAuliffe, the energetic former Virginia governor and longtime fixture of Democratic politics, won the party’s nomination Tuesday in his quest for a second term in office.
On 1st overseas trip, Biden to assure allies and meet Putin
WASHINGTON (AP) — Set to embark on the first overseas trip of his term, President Joe Biden is eager to reassert the United States on the world stage, steadying European allies deeply shaken by his predecessor and …
'This IS INSANE': Africa desperately short of COVID vaccine
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — In the global race to vaccinate people against COVID-19, Africa is tragically at the back of the pack.
Biden to get warm welcome from relieved but wary allies
LONDON (AP) — When U.S. President Joe Biden flies to Europe this week, he will find his hosts welcoming but wary. His predecessor Donald Trump may be gone, but he leaves a long shadow.
Oil pipeline foes protest Enbridge's Line 3 in Minnesota
SOLWAY, Minn. (AP) — Hundreds of protesters vowing to do
Biden to launch task force on bottlenecks in supply chains
WASHINGTON (AP) — After
Senate report details broad failures around Jan. 6 attack
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate investigation of
France fines Google for abusing 'dominant' ads position
PARIS (AP) — Google is being fined 220 million euros ($268 million) by France’s antitrust watchdog for abusing its ‘dominant’ position in online advertising.