Perfect Alabama finishes No. 1 in AP Top 25 for 12th time

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Alabama finished the season No. 1 in the AP Top 25 for the 12th time, extending its record by completing the program’s first perfect season since 2009.

Democrats tighten control with House rules changes

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats controlling the House moved aggressively Monday to tighten their hold over the chamber despite their narrow margin, ramming through a rules package that limits the potential for embarrassing votes and caters to the party’s progressive wing by weakening deficit-neutrality requirements for legislation such as a “Green New Deal.”

Democrats tighten control with House rules changes

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats controlling the House moved aggressively Monday to tighten their hold over the chamber despite their narrow margin, ramming through a rules package that limits the potential for embarrassing votes and caters to the party’s progressive wing by weakening deficit-neutrality requirements for legislation such as a “Green New Deal.”

Perfect Alabama finishes No. 1 in AP Top 25 for 12th time

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Alabama finished the season No. 1 in the AP Top 25 for the 12th time, extending its record by completing the program’s first perfect season since 2009.

Biden to order a review of US supply chains for vital goods

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is preparing to sign an executive order to review U.S. supply chains for large-capacity batteries, pharmaceuticals, critical minerals and semiconductors that power cars, phones, military equipment and other goods.

EXPLAINER: How are the Myanmar protests being organized?

Protests in Myanmar against the military coup that removed Aung San Suu Kyi's government from power have grown in recent days despite official efforts to make organizing them difficult or even illegal. Here's a look at who is organizing the protests and the obstacles they face:

EXPLAINER: How are the Myanmar protests being organized?

Protests in Myanmar against the military coup that removed Aung San Suu Kyi's government from power have grown in recent days despite official efforts to make organizing them difficult or even illegal. Here's a look at who is organizing the protests and the obstacles they face:

Snub in EU-Turkey meeting highlights gender equality issue

BRUSSELS (AP) — Gender equality issues took center stage Wednesday in Brussels a day after Ursula von der Leyen, one the EU's most powerful executives, was treated like a second-rank official during a visit to Ankara.

Snub in EU-Turkey meeting highlights gender equality issue

BRUSSELS (AP) — Gender equality issues took center stage Wednesday in Brussels a day after Ursula von der Leyen, one the EU's most powerful executives, was treated like a second-rank official during a visit to Ankara.

Snub in EU-Turkey meeting highlights gender equality issue

BRUSSELS (AP) — Gender equality issues took center stage Wednesday in Brussels a day after Ursula von der Leyen, one the EU's most powerful executives, was treated like a second-rank official during a visit to Ankara.

Technology makes it easier than ever to age gracefully

(ARA) - Thick-lensed glasses with bifocal lines, dentures that look too perfect to be real and, of course, bulky, heavy hearing aids that just can't be overlooked - once, there was no mistaking the signs of age. Many people chose to endure the inconveniences of aging, rather than wear the overly obvious devices that might have eased vision and hearing losses.

Give your kitchen a 'make under'

(ARA) - Think your kitchen needs a makeover? Why not try a "make under"?

5 ways to maximize the sound on your new HDTV

(ARA) - You've gathered your family and friends for movie night and an opportunity to show off your new HDTV. You've popped the popcorn and everyone is settling into their chairs for a fun movie night. The lights go down and ... the dialogue is so muffled that you can barely hear the actor's voices. Now not only are you embarrassed in front of your loved ones, but you aren't getting the dialogue clarity that you need for your everyday TV and movie watching. How can you improve the performance of your TV's audio so you can get the full HDTV experience including premium sound?

Water is not the 'infinite' resource many believe

(ARA) - Do you ever think about how the water coming out of your faucet makes its way into your home? Or look out at the river as you're driving to work and expect it will always look the same? Though water is often perceived as an infinite resource that can't become endangered, by 2015, a majority of U.S. states may face water shortages. Some of those places may be right there in your backyard, and the loss of these ecosystems could affect your daily life.

GUEST EDITORIAL: While we argue and delay, China just surges ahead

President Obama says he will delay until 2013 a decision about the $13 billion Keystone pipeline, which would carry Canadian oil to Gulf coast refineries.

Big Bend Volleyball looking to earn respect in the NWAC

MOSES LAKE — They are laying the groundwork to something good, changing the culture, and seeing if they can’t earn a little respect in the Northwest Athletic Conference East Region this season.

The Russians are indeed coming

In the 1960s, there was a popular movie called “The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming.” In the film a Soviet naval commander ran his sub aground off a Massachusetts coastal island and sent two English-speaking crewmen ashore to procure a boat with enough power to pull them free. The Russian sailors didn’t exactly blend in and chaos ensued.

In Assaasafofum, charity leads to self-sufficiency

Businesses, faith leaders and city government in Othello came together last year to bring a tractor, a tiller and other equipment to an impoverished village in Ghana so small that it does not appear on most maps.

Washington State gains opening-season 41-19 win at Wyoming

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Washington State’s starting quarterback wasn’t publicly known until the offense took the field Saturday against Wyoming.

Deb Shay honored at retirement party

Retires after 34 years with the Grant County Sheriff's Office Deb Shay

EPHRATA — Kari Alder said she always suspected Deb Shay had supernatural powers, back when Shay was a supervisor at the Grant County Jail. When deputies or municipal officers brought in a suspect, Shay could always find the paperwork among the stacks on her desk. She never had to look for it, Alder said.