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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…
'I'm in!': Caitlyn Jenner running for California governor
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Caitlyn Jenner's decision Friday to enter the race for California governor injects a jolt of celebrity into a campaign to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom while raising questions about whether a politica…
Biden speaks to Erdogan as Armenian genocide question looms
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden spoke with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday as Biden prepared to move forward with a campaign pledge to formally recognize that atrocities committed against th…
Washington Senate gives final OK to police reform bills
SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington Senate has given its final approval to two more key police accountability bills — one imposing restrictions on tactics and equipment, and another establishing a statewide standard on u…
SolarWinds hacking campaign puts Microsoft in the hot seat
BOSTON (AP) — The sprawling
Imprisoned Putin foe Navalny to end his hunger strike
MOSCOW (AP) — Imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Friday he is ending his hunger strike after getting medical attention and being warned by his doctors that continuing it would put his life at risk.
'We're gonna do this': Biden closes global summit on climate
WASHINGTON (AP) — World leaders joined President Joe Biden Friday to close his virtual climate summit with stories of their own national drives to break free of climate-wrecking fossil fuels — Kenyans leapfrogging …
Jenner adds celebrity, questions to California governor race
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Republican Caitlyn Jenner said Friday she will run for governor of California, injecting a jolt of celebrity into an emerging campaign that threatens to oust Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from off…
Sen. Johnson on others getting shots: 'What do you care?'
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican Sen. Ron Johnson, of Wisconsin, questioned the need for widespread COVID-19 vaccinations, saying in a radio interview “what do you care if your neighbor has one or not?”
The Latest: Biden envisions clean energy jobs as summit ends
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Joe Biden's
Caitlyn Jenner says she will run for governor of California
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Republican Caitlyn Jenner said Friday she will run for governor of California, injecting a jolt of celebrity into an emerging campaign that threatens to oust Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from off…
Not all gloom: World leaders tout success at climate summit
WASHINGTON (AP) — World leaders joined President Joe Biden at the virtual climate summit Friday to share their stories how nations can break free of climate-damaging fossil fuels — from Kenyans leapfrogging from ke…
The Latest: World leaders pledge climate action at summit
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Joe Biden's
FDA: N95 masks, now plentiful, should no longer be reused
The Biden administration has taken the first step toward ending an emergency exception that allowed hospitals to ration and reuse N95 medical masks, the first line of defense between frontline workers and the deadl…
The Latest: Biden sees economic opportunity in climate fight
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Joe Biden's
The Latest: Group says US among most ambitious on emissions
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Joe Biden's