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Adams County election filing open until Friday
RITZVILLE — Adams County opened its 2026 candidate filing period Monday, giving residents five days to declare the…
What to watch during Biden's 1st big speech to Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is putting the finishing touches on
Sen. Johnson may offer insight into GOP's 2022 positioning
MADISON, Wis. (AP) —
Supreme Court to take up right to carry gun for self-defense
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear an appeal to expand gun rights in the United States in a New York case over the right to carry a firearm in public for self-defense.
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…
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.
Justice Dept. opens policing probe over Breonna Taylor death
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is opening a sweeping probe into policing in Louisville, Kentucky, over the March 2020 death of
Biden signs $15 minimum wage for federal contract workers
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed an executive order Tuesday to increase
The big Pentagon internet mystery now partially solved
BOSTON (AP) — A very strange thing happened on the internet the day President Joe Biden was sworn in. A shadowy company residing at a shared workspace above a Florida bank announced to the world’s computer networks…
Biden plan for cleaner power system faces daunting obstacles
NEW YORK (AP) — If the nation is to meet President Joe Biden's goal of cutting America’s greenhouse gas emissions in half by the end of the decade, it will have to undertake a vast transformation toward renewable e…
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…
Harris takes on 'hard work' in 100 days as vice president
WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden
Oregon’s steady growth lands it an additional US House seat
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Steady population growth, driven by newcomers streaming in from other states, is giving Oregon greater national political clout.
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…