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Today is the final day to file in Grant County
EPHRATA — Grant County’s candidate filing week is underway, with several candidates submitting paperwork for local…
Corporations gave over $50M to voting restriction backers
WASHINGTON (AP) — When
Stores in Greece open amid virus surge to help save economy
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Retail stores across most of Greece were allowed to reopen Monday despite an ongoing surge in COVID-19 infections, as the country battles to emerge from deep recession.
Biden's big infrastructure plan hits McConnell, GOP blockade
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans in Congress are making the politically brazen bet that it’s more advantageous to oppose President Joe Biden’s ambitious
The Latest: Kyiv faces tighter lockdowns as infections spike
KYIV, Ukraine — Authorities in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, introduced tighter lockdown restrictions on Monday following a recent spike in coronavirus cases.
AP-NORC poll: Border woes dent Biden approval on immigration
WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans disapprove than approve of how President Joe Biden is handling the sharply increasing number of
Latest attack pushes US Capitol Police further toward crisis
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Capitol Police are struggling.
UK eyes mass testing as it takes next steps out of lockdown
LONDON (AP) — All adults and children in England will be able to have routine coronavirus tests twice a week as a way to stamp out new outbreaks, the British government said Monday as it prepared to announce the ne…
The Latest: Bangkok nightspots may close as virus precaution
BANGKOK — Thai health officials are considering the closure of entertainment venues in Bangkok after an outbreak of coronavirus cases in nightspots in and around the capital, and another at a prison in the south.
Israeli PM back in court as parties weigh in on his fate
JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial resumed Monday, with a key witness painting a picture of an image-obsessed Israeli leader forcing a prominent news site to flatter his family an…
The Latest: Britain eyes twice weekly virus tests for all
LONDON — The British government says all adults and children will be able to have routine coronavirus tests twice a week as a way to stamp out new outbreaks as the U.K. emerges from lockdown.
House capital budget proposal heads to Senate
Washington state Representatives unanimously passed the House’s 2021-23 capital budget proposal during a virtual legislative debate Friday and it will now head…
Polish hospitals struggle with surge of virus patients
BOCHNIA, Poland (AP) — Polish hospitals struggled over the Easter weekend with a massive number of people infected with COVID-19 following a huge surge in infections across Central and Eastern Europe in recent week…
France urges Iran to avoid nuclear escalation ahead of talks
PARIS (AP) — France's top diplomat spoke with his Iranian counterpart Saturday and urged Iran to be “constructive” and avoid further nuclear escalation ahead of talks next week aimed at trying to salvage a global a…
Georgia governor vows a fight after MLB yanks All-Star Game
News of Major League Baseball’s decision to pull this summer’s All-Star Game from Georgia over its sweeping new voting law reverberated among fans Saturday, while Gov. Brian Kemp vowed to defend the measure, saying…
Few in GOP rush to defend Gaetz amid sex trafficking probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — The political peril for conservative Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz deepened Friday as the often outlandish, Trump-styled provocateur appeared politically isolated amid a federal sex-trafficking inves…