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The Latest: UN wants aid workers free to reach needy Afghans
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N.’s humanitarian chief says a top Taliban leader pledged to let aid workers operate safely and independently and reach the millions of Afghans in need. Now, the U.N. is aiming to get the promises in writing and put them into action.
The Latest: Arizona says employee vaccine order is illegal
PHOENIX, Arizona — Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich says Tucson’s vaccine mandate for city employees is illegal.
The Latest: US officer: Troops can be proud of evac efforts
WASHINGTON — The top U.S. military officer is telling troops who participated in the massive and chaotic evacuation from Afghanistan to hold their heads high and ignore the criticism swirling around about the war and how it ended.
The Latest: Idaho activates crisis standards of care
BOISE, Idaho — Idaho public health leaders have activated “crisis standards of care” for the state’s northern hospitals because there are more coronavirus patients than the institutions can handle.
COVID-19 boosters are coming but who will get them and when?
COVID-19 booster shots may be coming for at least some Americans but already the Biden administration is being forced to scale back expectations — illustrating just how much important science still has to be worked out.
Biden surveys NY and NJ storm damage after deadly flooding
HILLSBOROUGH TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Pointing accusingly at climate change, President Joe Biden toured deadly Northeast flood damage Tuesday and said he was thinking about the all families who suffered “profound” losses from the powerful remnants of Hurricane Ida.
The Latest: Taliban block hundreds from leaving Afghanistan
MAZAR-E-SHARIF, Afghanistan — An Afghan employee of an American organization in Afghanistan says the Taliban are blocking her and hundreds of other people from boarding charter evacuation flights out of Afghanistan.
The Latest: Students return to classes in Spain fully masked
MADRID — Over 8 million schoolchildren and teenagers in Spain are returning to classes this week with masks and efforts to keep social distancing, while authorities try to boost the vaccination rates among students.
The Latest: Taliban disperse Kabul rally, arrest journalists
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban have fired gunshots to disperse a rally on Tuesday in Kabul and arrested several Afghan journalists who were covering the demonstration, witnesses and Afghan media outlets said.
The Latest: Merkel says vaccinated aren't 'guinea pigs'
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel has publicly rebuked a top rival politician’s comments describing people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 as “guinea pigs.”
Sales up: Grant County Fair 2021 drew substantial attendance; livestock sale set a record
MOSES LAKE — Not only did the 2021 Grant County Fair attract more people than in 2019, it attracted a lot more people. And the annual Junior Livestock Show and Sale set a record for sales.
Hard landing damages rare plane, causes no serious injuries
MOSES LAKE — A pilot and one passenger were able to walk after a very rough landing at the Moses Lake Municipal Airport on Sunday.
Fire burns wildland near Blue Heron Park
MOSES LAKE — A fire on wildland adjacent to Blue Heron park burned about 30 acres Friday afternoon.
Agencies plan resource fair online
WorkSource Central Basin, in collaboration with the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, Opportunities Industrial Center of Washington and SkillSource, will host an online community resource event on Thursday, Sept. 9, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to highlight community resources in Grant and Adams counties.
Jill Biden heads back to classroom as a working first lady
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden has gone back to her whiteboard.
Tens of thousands protest for gay marriage in Switzerland
BERLIN (AP) — Tens of thousands protested in Switzerland on Saturday for the legalization of same-sex marriage in the Alpine country.
The Latest: Iran president calls for election in Afghanistan
TEHRAN — Iran’s president is calling for elections in Afghanistan to determine the future of the country, where he hopes peace will return after Western troops have left and the Taliban have seized control.
Ethnic tensions flare up in Montenegro over church ceremony
PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Protesters clashed with hundreds of riot police in the old capital of Montenegro on Saturday, setting up blockades of tires and large rocks ahead of the inauguration of the new head of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the small Balkan nation.
The Latest: More U.S. first responders are dying of COVID-19
UNDATED -- The resurgence of COVID-19 this summer and the national debate over vaccine requirements have created a fraught situation for the United States' first responders, who are dying in larger numbers but pushing back against mandates.
Over 24 hours in Kabul, brutality, trauma, moments of grace
Bone-tired like everyone else in Kabul, Taliban fighters spent the last moments of the 20-year Afghanistan war watching the night skies for the flares that would signal the United States was gone. From afar, U.S. generals watched video screens with the same anticipation.