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May 12, 2021 9:03 a.m.

Can Oregon Democrats learn from B.C.’s carbon tax?

In 2019 and again in 2020, Oregon Republicans walked out of the state Legislature to prevent a vote on cap-and-trade climate bills. The legislation was meant to drive down the state’s carbon emissions, but Republicans feared the bills would place the greatest burden of higher fuel prices on sparsely populated rural communities.

May 12, 2021 8:06 a.m.

Israeli army: Soldier killed in anti-tank missile attack

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli army says that a soldier was killed in an anti-tank missile attack near the Gaza Strip, the first military death in three days of fighting with Hamas.

May 12, 2021 8:06 a.m.

Trump officials defend their actions in Jan. 6 Capitol riot

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two senior Trump administration officials defended their actions during

May 12, 2021 7:33 a.m.

Scramble on for new fuel routes after Colonial Pipeline hack

CLEMMONS, N.C. (AP) — Drivers waited in long lines at gas stations in the Southeast on Wednesday after a hack of the nation’s largest fuel pipeline led to distribution problems and panic-buying, draining supplies at thousands of gas stations.

May 12, 2021 7:06 a.m.

House GOP ousts Trump critic Liz Cheney from top post

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans ousted Rep. Liz Cheney from her post as the chamber’s No. 3 GOP leader on Wednesday, punishing her after she repeatedly rebuked former President Donald Trump for his false claims of election fraud and his role in inciting the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.

May 12, 2021 4:03 a.m.

Panel suggests WHO should have more power to stop pandemics

GENEVA (AP) — A panel of independent experts who reviewed the World Health Organization’s response to the coronavirus pandemic says the U.N. health agency should be granted “guaranteed rights of access” in countries to investigate emerging outbreaks, a contentious idea that would give it more powers and require member states to give up some of theirs.

May 12, 2021 4:03 a.m.

Frustration in Japan as leader pushes Olympics despite virus

TOKYO (AP) — A full-page newspaper ad says Japanese will be "killed by politics" because the government is forcing them to endure the pandemic without vaccines. More than 300,000 people have signed a petition calling for the Tokyo Olympics to be canceled. And a swimming star has faced pressure to drop out of the games.

May 12, 2021 2:27 a.m.

Escalating Mideast violence bears hallmarks of 2014 Gaza war

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Rockets streamed out of Gaza and Israel pounded the territory with airstrikes Wednesday as the most severe outbreak of violence since a 2014 war took on many hallmarks of that devastating 50-day conflict, with dozens killed and no resolution in sight.

May 12, 2021 2:03 a.m.

Gaza officials: Death toll from Israeli strikes rises to 43

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Gaza Health Ministry says the death toll from Israeli airstrikes on Gaza has climbed to 43, including 13 children and three woman.

May 12, 2021 1:05 a.m.

Washington not yet weighing school COVID vaccine mandate

SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities say schools in Washington state won't consider a requirement to mandate COVID-19 vaccines in schoolchildren until a vaccine is fully approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Othello PD adopts new restraint system
May 12, 2021 1 a.m.

Othello PD adopts new restraint system

OTHELLO — Among the many dilemmas facing police officers is how to keep people in a volatile situation from hurting themselves or others.

One for the books: Red Rock Elementary library media specialist sees role for printed page
May 12, 2021 1 a.m.

One for the books: Red Rock Elementary library media specialist sees role for printed page

ROYAL CITY — Debra Rees says people who think books are on the way out and kids won’t read them are mistaken.

May 12, 2021 1 a.m.

Mattawa mayor gives statement on police

MATTAWA — Mattawa City Council members are not saying what changes they will make, if any, in the Mattawa Police Department in the wake of the firing of Joe Harris, the former chief of police.

Mitsubishi mulls restarting its mothballed SpaceJet program
May 12, 2021 1 a.m.

Mitsubishi mulls restarting its mothballed SpaceJet program

TOKYO, Japan — Despite eliminating its U.S. aircraft subsidiary and pausing development on its SpaceJet passenger aircraft, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) expects to continue working on the plane, with an eye toward eventually restarting the program and certifying it for sale.

May 12, 2021 12:57 a.m.

COVID-19 pet boom has veterinarians backlogged, burned out

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — During the gloomiest stretches of the pandemic, Dr. Diona Krahn's veterinary clinic has been a puppy fest, overrun with new four-legged patients.

May 12, 2021 12:55 a.m.

Younger adolescents get ready to receive COVID-19 vaccine

MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Parents, schools and vaccine clinics rushed to begin inoculating younger adolescents Tuesday after U.S. regulators endorsed Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children as young as 12, a decision seen as a breakthrough in allowing classroom instruction to resume safely around the country.

May 12, 2021 12:21 a.m.

China adds few babies, loses workers as its 1.4B people age

BEIJING (AP) — The number of working-age people in China fell over the past decade as its aging population barely grew, a census showed Tuesday, complicating Chinese leaders' efforts to create a more prosperous and influential nation.

May 12, 2021 12:21 a.m.

Gaza militants, Israel trade new rocket fire and airstrikes

JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian militants launched dozens of rockets from Gaza and Israel unleashed new air strikes against them early Tuesday, in an escalation triggered by soaring tensions in Jerusalem and days of clashes at an iconic mosque in the holy city.

May 12, 2021 12:21 a.m.

Judge rules victims in 1971 Belfast shooting were innocent

LONDON (AP) — A coroner in Northern Ireland ruled Tuesday that 10 civilians killed during military operations in west Belfast half a century ago were innocent victims, clearing them of suggestions that they were shot for attacking British soldiers.

May 12, 2021 12:21 a.m.

FBI names pipeline cyberattackers as company promises return

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hit by a cyberattack, the operator of a major U.S. fuel pipeline said Monday it hopes to have services mostly restored by the end of the week as the FBI and administration officials identified the culprits as a gang of criminal hackers.