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Ybarra announces run for Washington Senate
QUINCY — State Representative Alex Ybarra, R-Quincy, has announced his candidacy for the Washington Senate. If he…
Justice Department seeks order against Texas abortion law
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has asked a federal court in Texas to stop the enforcement of a new state law that bans most abortions in the state while it decides the case.
Lebanese cancer patients face frantic search for medication
QLEIAT, Lebanon (AP) — Saydi Mubarak and her mother share a bond that goes beyond a close mother-daughter relationship: They were both diagnosed with breast cancer a year ago and underwent months of chemotherapy at…
Russia's Putin slams presence of foreign troops in Syria
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin criticized the presence of foreign troops in Syria, saying they are there against the will of the Syrian government and are blocking the consolidation of the …
On final day, Californians cast votes to keep, oust governor
California voters headed to the polls Tuesday to cast final ballots in an election focused on whether Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom should keep his job.
WA State troopers, other workers sue over vaccine mandate
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state troopers, prison correctional officers, ferry workers and other public sector employees have filed a lawsuit to try to overturn Gov. Jay Inslee’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom beats back GOP-led recall
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday emphatically
Out West, Biden points to wildfires to push for big rebuild
MATHER, Calif. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday used his first Western swing in office to hold out the wildfires burning across the region as an argument for his $3.5 trillion rebuilding plans, calling year-rou…
Your suffering is ours: Pope honors Slovak Holocaust victims
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Pope Francis honored Slovakian Holocaust victims and atoned for Christian complicity in wartime crimes as he sought to promote reconciliation Monday in a country where a Catholic priest …
FDA experts among group opposing US booster shot plan
The average person doesn’t need a COVID-19 booster yet, an international group of scientists — including two top U.S. regulators — wrote Monday in a scientific journal.
Capitol rally seeks to rewrite Jan. 6 by exalting rioters
WASHINGTON (AP) — First, some blamed the deadly
North Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles into eastern waters
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired two ballistic missiles toward the sea in defiance of U.N. resolutions, the second weapons test in several days that experts say shows it’s pressing ahead with its arms bu…
Manchin favors trimming Biden budget plan by more than half
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Democratic senator vital to the fate of President Joe Biden’s
WHO, partners aim to get Africa 30% of needed doses by Feb
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization and its partners said they hope to provide Africa with about 30% of the COVID-19 vaccines the continent needs by February, badly missing the 60% vaccination coverage goal…
House Democrats post record August fundraising ahead of 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) — The campaign organization aiming to maintain Democratic control of the House in the 2022
Allegations fly as recall vote looms for California’s Newsom
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a blitz of TV ads and a last-minute rally, California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom urged voters Sunday to turn back a looming recall vote that could remove him from office, while leading Repub…