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Fourth Congressional District candidates share immigration policy opinions
MOSES LAKE — Eleven candidates are running in the primary election for Washington’s 4th Congressional District. Al…
Harris takes on 'hard work' in 100 days as vice president
WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden
Tim Scott, only Black GOP senator, set to respond to Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) —
Scientist: Extent of DDT dumping in Pacific is 'staggering'
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Marine scientists say they have found what they believe to be more than 25,000 barrels that possibly contain DDT dumped off the Southern California coast near Catalina Island, where a massive under…
US indicts 3 on hate crime charges in death of Ahmaud Arbery
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department brought federal hate crimes charges Wednesday in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, charging a father and son who armed themselves, chased and fatally shot the 25-year-old Black ma…
Harris, Pelosi make history seated behind Biden at speech
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made history Wednesday as the first women — one of them Black and Indian American — to share the stage in Congress during a presidential…
Alaska senator drives, takes ferry after airline suspension
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska state Sen. Lora Reinbold drove through part of Canada and took a ferry to reach the state's capital over the weekend after Alaska Airlines suspended her from its flights for what it cal…
Largest firefighting plane may be sold for COVID-19 response
DENVER (AP) — As Western states prepare for this year’s wildfire season, the world’s largest firefighting plane has been grounded and could be converted to help fight against another crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic.
Biden signs $15 minimum wage for federal contract workers
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed an executive order Tuesday to increase
Biden speech takeaways: Government is good, and so are jobs
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden returned to the U.S. Capitol, his home for more than three decades, and used his
US orders big drawdown at Kabul embassy as troops leave
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department on Tuesday ordered a significant number of its remaining staff at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul to leave Afghanistan as the military steps up the pullout of American troops from t…
What to watch during Biden's 1st big speech to Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is putting the finishing touches on
US Catholic bishops may press Biden to stop taking Communion
When U.S. Catholic bishops hold their next national meeting in June, they’ll be deciding whether to send a tougher-than-ever message to President Joe Biden and other Catholic politicians: Don’t receive Communion if…
Moscow court restricts Navalny's anti-corruption foundation
MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow court on Tuesday restricted the activities of an organization founded by imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny, pending a decision on whether it and his offices across Russia should be …
Biden to propose free preschool, as speech details emerge
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will call for free preschool for all three- and four-year-old children, a $200 billion investment to be rolled out as part of his sweeping American Families Plan being unveiled…
Student's Snapchat profanity leads to high court speech case
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fourteen-year-old Brandi Levy was having that kind of day where she just wanted to scream. So she did, in a profanity-laced posting on Snapchat that has, improbably, ended up before the Supreme Co…