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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…
Migrant children held in mass shelters with little oversight
The Biden administration is holding tens of thousands of asylum-seeking children in an opaque network of some 200 facilities that The Associated Press has learned spans two dozen states and includes five shelters w…
Indian leader's party takes electoral hit amid virus surge
NEW DELHI (AP) — India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi suffered a resounding defeat in a key state election on Sunday, indicating his Hindu nationalist party’s political strength may be slipping as the country strug…
EXPLAINER: What's behind the clashes in Jerusalem?
JERUSALEM (AP) — For weeks now, Palestinian protesters and Israeli police have clashed on a daily basis in and around Jerusalem's Old City, home to major religious sites sacred to Jews, Christians and Muslims and t…
Biden hits schools goal even as many students learn remotely
President Joe Biden has met his goal of having most elementary and middle schools open for full, in-person learning in his first 100 days, according to new survey data, but the share of students choosing to return …
US tribe shares vaccine with relatives, neighbors in Canada
BABB, Mont. (AP) — On a cloudy spring day, hundreds lined up in their cars on the Canadian side of the border crossing that separates Alberta and Montana. They had driven for hours and camped out in their vehicles …
Puerto Rico groans under pandemic as health, economy suffer
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico seemed to be sprinting toward herd immunity this spring before people began letting their guard down against COVID-19 and new variants started spreading across the U.S. terr…
EXPLAINER: COVID-19, far-right are top themes in Madrid vote
MADRID (AP) — Residents in Madrid, one of Europe's worst-hit regions in the pandemic, are voting Tuesday for a new regional assembly in an election that tests the depths of resistance to lockdown measures.
Some states plan big spending with Biden's aid, others wait
Though still awaiting money from the latest federal coronavirus relief act, some governors and state lawmakers already are making plans to add the multibillion-dollar boon to their budgets.
EU leaders attend summit in person for 1st time this year
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — On the list of things not to do during a pandemic, holding big international gatherings is close to the top.
Arizona Senate assures feds election recount is secure
PHOENIX (AP) — The Republican president of the Arizona Senate said in a letter Friday to the U.S. Justice Department that ballots being recounted from November's presidential election are secure and the department'…
The Latest: India must submit plan for oxygen at hospitals
NEW DELHI — India’s government, facing calls for a strict coronavirus lockdown to slow the devastating surge in infections, has been ordered by the top court to submit a plan on meeting New Delhi hospitals’ oxygen …
GOP seeks unity, even if that means embracing election lie
WASHINGTON (AP) — There's a new buzzword among Republicans in Washington: unity.
The Latest: German official warns against quick reopening
BERLIN — Germany’s health minister has welcomed a decline in new COVID-19 cases, but says Germans need to endure “weeks or a few months” of restrictions.
New stage in Rome's Colosseum will restore majestic view
ROME (AP) — A project to build a high-tech, lightweight stage inside the Roman Colosseum will allow visitors a central viewpoint from within the ancient structure “to see the majesty of the monument," Italy’s cultu…
Watchdog says Capitol Police deficient at monitoring threats
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Capitol Police force was hobbled by inadequate intelligence gathering ahead of the Jan. 6 siege, the department's watchdog told Congress on Monday, alarming lawmakers who are concerned for the…