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Adams County ballot features competitive federal, state and local races
RITZVILLE — Filing week has closed in Adams County, and voters will see a crowded and competitive ballot in the 20…
The Latest: 1st north Nevada case of UK variant is confirmed
RENO, Nevada — Health officials have confirmed the first northern Nevada case of a COVID-19 variant that originated in the United Kingdom, and they’re trying to determine if the infection linked to a large gatherin…
Democratic push to revive earmarks divides Republicans
WASHINGTON (AP) — Can lawmakers bring home the bacon without it being pork?
Conflict grows between US and allies over vaccine supply
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration is stockpiling tens of millions of doses of a COVID-19 vaccine whose authorization in the U.S. remains uncertain, frustrating U.S. allies who say those doses s…
No need to lose sleep over shift to daylight saving time
WASHINGTON (AP) — No need to lose sleep over the shift to
Germany, others stick with AstraZeneca vaccine as some pause
BERLIN (AP) — Officials in several European countries pushed back Friday against decisions by others to pause use of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine following sporadic reports of blood clots, despite a lack of ev…
More than 1,000 Guard troops now leaving DC; others stay on
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 1,000 National Guard members will be leaving Washington, D.C. over the next few days, but several thousand others will stay on for days or weeks, in the ongoing mission to provide securi…
Biden's deal with Seoul points to a swift shift on alliances
WASHINGTON (AP) — A
Myanmar court extends detention of AP journalist
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — A court in Myanmar extended on Friday the pretrial detention of an Associated Press journalist who was arrested while covering demonstrations against a coup. He is facing a charge that could …
Myanmar junta kills more protesters, adds Suu Kyi accusation
MANDALAY, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar's security forces shot to death at least 10 people protesting the military's coup Thursday, spurning a U.N. Security Council appeal to stop using lethal force and as an independent …
Labor movement targets Amazon as a foothold in the South
BESSEMER, Ala. (AP) — The South has never been hospitable to organized labor. But that may be changing, with an important test in Alabama, where thousands of workers at an Amazon campus are deciding whether to form…
Denmark pauses AstraZeneca vaccine jabs to probe blood clots
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark has temporarily suspended use of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine after reports of blood clots in some people, but its health authority said Thursday it has no evidence the vac…
IRS says new round of COVID relief payments on the way
WASHINGTON (AP) — Along with daylight saving time, this weekend could bring some Americans fatter bank balances.
AP-NORC poll: People of color bear COVID-19's economic brunt
NEW YORK (AP) — A year ago, Elvia Banuelos’ life was looking up. The 39-year-old mother of two young children said she felt confident about a new management-level job with the U.S. Census Bureau — she would earn mo…
The Latest: US health officials warn of false positives
WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials are warning health professionals about the risk of false positive results with a widely used laboratory test for COVID-19 and flu.
EU regulator recommends using J&J's one-shot vaccine
LONDON (AP) — The European Medicines Agency on Thursday gave the green light to Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose coronavirus vaccine, handing the European Union's 27 nations a fourth vaccine to try to speed up the bloc…