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Fifth Congressional District candidates discuss their qualifications
SPOKANE — Six of the 12 candidates running for the Fifth Congressional District seat detailed some of their qualif…
Wave of retirements signals battles ahead for Republicans
This is not the way Republicans wanted to begin the year.
Correction: AP Poll-Biden story
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story published March 5, 2021, about President Joe Biden’s approval rating, The Associated Press erroneously reported the start date of a poll by The AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Researc…
Meghan’s racism claims come as no surprise to Black Britons
LONDON (AP) — Explosive allegations by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex that she faced racist attitudes from both the palace and the U.K. press have sent ripples of shock around the world. But they came as no surprise to …
Provincial Italian hospital overrun by virus variant
CHIARI, Italy (AP) — The 160-bed hospital in the Po River Valley town of Chiari has no more room for patients stricken with the highly contagious variant of COVID-19 first identified in Britain that has put hospita…
$1.9T Biden relief package a bet government can help cure US
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden wants America to know that he’s from the government and he’s here to help.
Lawmakers pass bills to protect renters
Washington lawmakers are considering bill as the end of an emergency eviction moratorium looms over thousands of Washington renters.
Local legislators urge state to resume full in-person learning
District 13 legislators outlined recommendations to restore full in-person learning in a letter sent to the governor and state superintendent of public instruc…
Trump, RNC clash over using his name in fundraising
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican National Committee is defending its right to use former President Donald Trump's name in fundraising appeals after he demanded they put an end to the practice.
With virus aid in sight, Democrats debate filibuster changes
WASHINGTON (AP) — With President Joe Biden on the verge of his first big legislative victory, a key moderate Democrat said Sunday he's open to changing Senate rules that could allow for more party-line votes to pus…
US and South Korea agree on new cost-sharing deal for troops
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and South Korea have reached agreement in principle on a new arrangement for sharing the cost of the American troop presence, which is intended as a bulwark against the threat of…
Biden hopes to boost offshore wind as Mass. project advances
WASHINGTON (AP) — A huge wind farm off the Massachusetts coast is edging closer to federal approval, setting up what the Biden administration hopes will be a model for a sharp increase in offshore wind energy devel…
Swiss narrowly back proposal to ban face coverings in public
BERLIN (AP) — Swiss voters narrowly approved on Sunday a proposal to ban face coverings, both the niqabs and burqas worn by a few Muslim women in the country and the ski masks and bandannas used by protesters.
Biden marks 'Bloody Sunday' by signing voting rights order
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new
Report: Blinken offers plan to bolster Afghan peace process
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is proposing a series of steps to help jumpstart Afghanistan’s stalled peace process between the government and Taliban, according to a letter from Blinken to Afg…
Jill Biden sees teachable moment in the depths of a pandemic
WATERFORD, Pa. (AP) — Jill Biden sees a teachable moment in the depths of