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Candidates outline priorities at Moses Lake Chamber Forum
MOSES LAKE — Candidates for Grant County auditor, assessor, superior court judge and Public Utility District commi…
Hamas launches new attack on Israel after Jerusalem clashes
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Hamas militant group on Monday launched a rare rocket strike on Jerusalem after hundreds of Palestinians were hurt in clashes with Israeli police at an iconic mosque, as tensions in the holy ci…
Biden ready to sell $2.3T infrastructure plan in Louisiana
President Joe Biden will push the case for
EXPLAINER: Will Donald Trump return to Facebook?
Former President Donald Trump will find out whether he gets to return to Facebook on Wednesday, when the social network’s quasi-independent Oversight Board plans to announce its ruling in the high-profile case.
Democrats, Arizona Senate in deal to ensure recount security
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Democratic Party has reached a deal with the Republican-controlled state Senate to ensure that voter and ballot privacy is guaranteed during an unprecedented recount of the 2020 president…
Israel orders troop reinforcements as hostilities ramp up
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli army said in a statement that the chief of staff has called in troop reinforcements in the country's south as hostilities in Gaza press into a second day.
US begins reuniting some families separated at Mexico border
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Biden administration said Monday that four
NASA's new chief big on climate, hedges on 2024 moon landing
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s new administrator is big on tackling climate and diversifying the agency's workforce, but hedging on whether the U.S. can put astronauts on the moon by 2024.
Personal ties: Harris' family in India grapples with COVID
WASHINGTON (AP) — G. Balachandran turned 80 this spring — a milestone of a birthday in India, where he lives. If not for the coronavirus pandemic, he would have been surrounded by family members who gathered to cel…
Vaccine deserts: Some countries have no COVID-19 jabs at all
N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — At the small hospital where Dr. Oumaima Djarma works in Chad's capital, there are no debates over which coronavirus vaccine is the best.
AP-NORC poll: Biden approval buoyed by his pandemic response
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is plunging into the next phase of his administration with the steady approval of a majority of Americans, according to a new poll from
The Latest: Fiji locks down hospital over coronavirus death
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Soldiers and police in the Pacific nation of Fiji have surrounded and locked down a major hospital.
US backs waiving intellectual property rules on vaccines
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Wednesday joined calls for more sharing of the technology behind COVID-19 vaccines to help speed the end of the pandemic, a shift that puts the U.S. alongside many in t…
Wyoming backs coal with $1.2M threat to sue other states
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — While most states pursue ways to boost renewable energy, Wyoming is doing the opposite with a new program aimed at propping up the dwindling coal industry by suing other states that block expo…
Israeli opposition leader tapped to form new goverment
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s president on Wednesday tapped opposition leader Yair Lapid to form a new government — a step that could lead to the end of the lengthy rule of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
In India's northeast there's fear of a virus surge to come
GAUHATI, India (AP) — With experts saying the coronavirus is likely spreading in India’s northeastern state of Assam faster than anywhere else in the country, authorities were preparing Monday for a surge in infect…