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Sheriff, commissioner candidates outline priorities at Moses Lake forum
MOSES LAKE — Candidates for Grant County Sheriff and Grant County Commissioner highlighted differing approaches to…
Pennsylvania voters to decide racial equity amendment
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Protests over George Floyd's killing at the hands of Minneapolis police were raging across the country last June when a Democratic lawmaker took to the floor of the Pennsylvania Senate to arg…
Greece joins Mediterranean race to win back tourists
NAXOS, Greece (AP) — In her kitchen, Kyriaki Kapri has enough food to feed an army. Piles of squid for frying, lemons to be quartered, thumb-thick potato wedges to make oregano-sprinkled French fries, and seafood f…
Free offices with a view: 4 lighthouses, courtesy of feds
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Dreading your eventual return to the office? The federal government is making available — for free — some waterfront workspaces with killer views that are sure to entice. But there's a catch.
House GOP set to put Trump defender Stefanik into No. 3 post
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are ready to vault
The Latest: Sri Lanka to get World Bank vaccine funding help
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The World Bank said it has signed an agreement with Sri Lanka to provide $80.5 million to help the island nation’s vaccination drive against COVID-19.
UK jubilant as lockdown restrictions to be lifted next week
LONDON (AP) — When London’s Science Museum reopens next week, it will have some new artifacts: empty vaccine vials, testing kits and other items collected during the pandemic, to be featured in a new COVID-19 displ…
Palestinians flee as Israeli artillery pounds northern Gaza
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians grabbed their children and belongings and fled neighborhoods on the outskirts of Gaza City on Friday as Israel unleashed a heavy barrage of tank fire and airstrikes, killin…
The Latest: India PM warns virus spreading to rural areas
NEW DELHI — India’s prime minister has warned people to take extra precautions as the country's devastating coronavirus outbreak is spreading fast to rural areas where nearly two-thirds of the country's nearly 1.4 …
Analysis: Violence upends Biden's Israel-Palestinian outlook
WASHINGTON (AP) — The surge in
Nurses, nonprofits, others take vaccine to homebound people
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — For months, Victoria McAllister searched online to make a vaccination appointment. Unlike other people who can hop into a car, though, she has ruptured discs that could slice her spinal cord if…
Colonial Pipeline restarts operations days after major hack
CLEMMONS, N.C. (AP) — The nation's largest fuel pipeline restarted operations Wednesday, days after it was forced to shut down by a gang of hackers.
Justices consider hearing a case on 'most offensive word'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert Collier says that during the seven years he worked as an operating room aide at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, white nurses called him and other Black employees “boy." Management ign…
Street racing surges across US amid coronavirus pandemic
Jaye Sanford, a 52-year-old mother of two, was driving home in suburban Atlanta on Nov. 21 when a man in a Dodge Challenger muscle car who was allegedly street racing crashed into her head-on, killing her.
GOP dumps defiant Trump critic Cheney from top House post
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans dumped GOP Rep. Liz Cheney from her House leadership post Wednesday for her persistent repudiation of Donald Trump’s election falsehoods, underscoring the hold the defeated and twice-i…
When will COVID-19 vaccines be widely available globally?
WASHINGTON (AP) — When will COVID-19 vaccines be widely available globally?