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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…
Iran candidate says he’s willing to potentially meet Biden
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A prominent Iranian presidential candidate said Wednesday he'd be willing to meet with U.S. President Joe Biden if he wins his country's election next week, though “America needs to send better …
Biden to assure allies, meet Putin during 1st overseas trip
WASHINGTON (AP) — Embarking 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 push…
Cicadas delay White House press ahead of Biden overseas trip
WASHINGTON (AP) — Reporters traveling to the United Kingdom for
Russia expected to outlaw opposition leader Navalny's groups
MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow court is expected Wednesday night to outlaw the organizations founded by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny — part of authorities' efforts to muzzle critics ahead of a crucial parliamen…
Russian court mulls motion to outlaw Navalny's organizations
MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow court on Wednesday is considering a request by prosecutors to outlaw the organizations founded by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny — part of authorities' efforts to muzzle critics ahe…
EU lawmakers OK virus pass, boosting summer travel hopes
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union lawmakers on Wednesday endorsed a new travel certificate that will allow people to move between European countries without having to quarantine or undergo extra coronavirus tests, pav…
Supreme Court rules against immigrants with temporary status
WASHINGTON (AP) — A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Monday that thousands of people living in the U.S. for humanitarian reasons are ineligible to apply to become permanent residents.
Ex-NBA player works to end solitary confinement in prisons
Caron Butler can easily point to the lowest moment in his life — the days he spent as a teenager locked in a solitary confinement cell inside a juvenile prison.
Jails emptied in the pandemic. Should they stay that way?
It wasn’t long after Matthew Reed shoplifted a $63 set of sheets from a Target in upstate New York that
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…