Saturday, November 16, 2024

Guantanamo prison lingers, an unresolved legacy of 9/11

NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (AP) — President Joe Biden turned the page on one legacy of 9/11 by ending the war in Afghanistan. But he has yet to do much about another: the Guantanamo Bay detention center.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Guantanamo prison lingers, an unresolved legacy of 9/11

NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (AP) — President Joe Biden turned the page on one legacy of 9/11 by ending the war in Afghanistan. But he has yet to do much about another: the Guantanamo Bay detention center.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Guantanamo prison lingers, an unresolved legacy of 9/11

NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (AP) — President Joe Biden turned the page on one legacy of 9/11 by ending the war in Afghanistan. But he has yet to do much about another: the Guantanamo Bay detention center.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Guantanamo prison lingers, an unresolved legacy of 9/11

NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (AP) — President Joe Biden turned the page on one legacy of 9/11 by ending the war in Afghanistan. But he has yet to do much about another: the Guantanamo Bay detention center.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

US expects to admit more than 50,000 evacuated Afghans

WASHINGTON (AP) — At least 50,000 Afghans are expected to be admitted into the United States following the fall of Kabul as part of an “enduring commitment" to help people who aided the American war effort and others who are particularly vulnerable under Taliban rule, the secretary of homeland security …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

US expects to admit more than 50,000 evacuated Afghans

WASHINGTON (AP) — At least 50,000 Afghans are expected to be admitted into the United States following the fall of Kabul as part of an “enduring commitment" to help people who aided the American war effort and others who are particularly vulnerable under Taliban rule, the secretary of homeland security …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

US expects to admit more than 50,000 evacuated Afghans

WASHINGTON (AP) — At least 50,000 Afghans are expected to be admitted into the United States following the fall of Kabul as part of an “enduring commitment" to help people who aided the American war effort and others who are particularly vulnerable under Taliban rule, the secretary of homeland security …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

US expects to admit more than 50,000 evacuated Afghans

WASHINGTON (AP) — At least 50,000 Afghans are expected to be admitted into the United States following the fall of Kabul as part of an “enduring commitment" to help people who aided the American war effort and others who are particularly vulnerable under Taliban rule, the secretary of homeland security …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Bali bomb case starts in Guantanamo 18 years after capture

NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (AP) — Three prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention center had
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

US airlifts aid to Haiti to reach areas hardest hit by quake

JEREMIE, Haiti (AP) — U.S. military aircraft are now ferrying food, tarps and other material into southern Haiti amid a shift in the international relief effort to focus on helping people in the areas hardest hit by the
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Bali bomb case starts in Guantanamo 18 years after capture

NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (AP) — Three prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention center had
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

US airlifts aid to Haiti to reach areas hardest hit by quake

JEREMIE, Haiti (AP) — U.S. military aircraft are now ferrying food, tarps and other material into southern Haiti amid a shift in the international relief effort to focus on helping people in the areas hardest hit by the
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Bali bomb case starts in Guantanamo 18 years after capture

NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (AP) — Three prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention center had
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Bali bomb case starts in Guantanamo 18 years after capture

NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (AP) — Three prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention center had
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

US aims start to Bali bombing war crimes case at Guantanamo

NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (AP) — Three prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention center are expected to get
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

US airlifts aid to Haiti to reach areas hardest hit by quake

JEREMIE, Haiti (AP) — U.S. military aircraft are now ferrying food, tarps and other material into southern Haiti amid a shift in the international relief effort to focus on helping people in the areas hardest hit by the
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

US aims start to Bali bombing war crimes case at Guantanamo

NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (AP) — Three prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention center are expected to get their first day in court after being held for 18 years in connection with the deadly 2002 Bali nightclub bombings and other plots in Southeast Asia.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

US airlifts aid to Haiti to reach areas hardest hit by quake

JEREMIE, Haiti (AP) — U.S. military aircraft are now ferrying food, tarps and other material into southern Haiti amid a shift in the international relief effort to focus on helping people in the areas hardest hit by the
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

US airlifts food, tents to quake-ravaged southern Haiti

JEREMIE, Haiti (AP) — U.S. military aircraft are now flying food, tarps and other material into southern Haiti amid a shift in the international relief effort to focus on helping people in the areas hardest hit by the recent earthquake to make it through hurricane season.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

US airlifts food, tents to quake-ravaged southern Haiti

JEREMIE, Haiti (AP) — U.S. military aircraft are now flying food, tarps and other material into southern Haiti amid a shift in the international relief effort to focus on helping people in the areas hardest hit by the recent earthquake to make it through hurricane season.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

EXPLAINER: What's happening with Afghanistan evacuations?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Since the Taliban seized the Afghan capital on Aug. 14, more than 82,000 people have been evacuated from Afghanistan in one of the largest U.S. airlifts in history. While the pace has picked up in recent days, it’s still a chaotic scramble as people seek to escape. …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

EXPLAINER: What's happening with Afghanistan evacuations?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Since the Taliban seized the Afghan capital on Aug. 14, more than 82,000 people have been evacuated from Afghanistan in one of the largest U.S. airlifts in history. While the pace has picked up in recent days, it’s still a chaotic scramble as people seek to escape. …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

EXPLAINER: What's happening with Afghanistan evacuations?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Since the Taliban seized the Afghan capital on Aug. 14, more than 82,000 people have been evacuated from Afghanistan in one of the largest U.S. airlifts in history. While the pace has picked up in recent days, it’s still a chaotic scramble as people seek to escape. …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Afghanistan war unpopular amid chaotic pullout: AP-NORC poll

WASHINGTON (AP) — A significant majority of Americans doubt that the war in Afghanistan was worthwhile, even as the United States is more divided over President Joe Biden's handling of foreign policy and national security, according to a poll from
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Afghanistan war unpopular amid chaotic pullout: AP-NORC poll

WASHINGTON (AP) — A significant majority of Americans doubt that the war in Afghanistan was worthwhile, even as the United States is more divided over President Joe Biden's handling of foreign policy and national security, according to a poll from
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Afghanistan war unpopular amid chaotic pullout: AP-NORC poll

WASHINGTON (AP) — A significant majority of Americans doubt that the war in Afghanistan was worthwhile, even as the United States is more divided over President Joe Biden's handling of foreign policy and national security, according to a poll from
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

US blocks seafood from Fiji ship accused of enslaving crew

WASHINGTON (AP) — A tuna fishing boat based in the Pacific island nation of Fiji that has been accused of essentially enslaving its crew was blocked Wednesday from importing seafood into the United States, part of an increasing effort to keep goods produced with forced labor from entering the country.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

US blocks seafood from Fiji ship accused of enslaving crew

WASHINGTON (AP) — A tuna fishing boat based in the Pacific island nation of Fiji that has been accused of essentially enslaving its crew was blocked Wednesday from importing seafood into the United States, part of an increasing effort to keep goods produced with forced labor from entering the country.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

US blocks seafood from Fiji ship accused of enslaving crew

WASHINGTON (AP) — A tuna fishing boat based in the Pacific island nation of Fiji that has been accused of essentially enslaving its crew was blocked Wednesday from importing seafood into the United States, part of an increasing effort to keep goods produced with forced labor from entering the country.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

US blocks seafood from Fiji ship accused of enslaving crew

WASHINGTON (AP) — A tuna fishing boat based in the Pacific island nation of Fiji that has been accused of essentially enslaving its crew was blocked Wednesday from importing seafood into the United States, part of an increasing effort to keep goods produced with forced labor from entering the country.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Biden vows 'sustained' help as Afghanistan drawdown nears

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday promised Afghanistan's top leaders a “sustained" partnership even as he moves to accelerate winding down the United States' longest war amid escalating Taliban violence.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Biden vows 'sustained' help as Afghanistan drawdown nears

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday promised Afghanistan's top leaders a “sustained" partnership even as he moves to accelerate winding down the United States' longest war amid escalating Taliban violence.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Biden vows 'sustained' help as Afghanistan drawdown nears

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday promised Afghanistan's top leaders a “sustained" partnership even as he moves to accelerate winding down the United States' longest war amid escalating Taliban violence.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Biden vows 'sustained' help as Afghanistan drawdown nears

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday promised Afghanistan's top leaders a “sustained" partnership even as he moves to accelerate winding down the United States' longest war amid escalating Taliban violence.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Calls grow to evacuate Afghans to Guam as US troops leave

SAN DIEGO (AP) — In the chaotic, final hours of the Vietnam War, the U.S. evacuated thousands of South Vietnamese who supported the American mission and were at risk under the communist government.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Calls grow to evacuate Afghans to Guam as US troops leave

SAN DIEGO (AP) — In the chaotic, final hours of the Vietnam War, the U.S. evacuated thousands of South Vietnamese who supported the American mission and were at risk under the communist government.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Calls grow to evacuate Afghans to Guam as US troops leave

SAN DIEGO (AP) — In the chaotic, final hours of the Vietnam War, the U.S. evacuated thousands of South Vietnamese who supported the American mission and were at risk under the communist government.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Pipeline CEO defends paying ransom amid cyberattack

WASHINGTON (AP) — A pipeline company CEO on Tuesday defended his decisions to abruptly halt fuel distribution for much of the East Coast and pay millions to a criminal gang in Russia as he faced down one of the most disruptive ransomware attacks in U.S. history.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Pipeline CEO defends paying ransom amid cyberattack

WASHINGTON (AP) — A pipeline company CEO on Tuesday defended his decisions to abruptly halt fuel distribution for much of the East Coast and pay millions to a criminal gang in Russia as he faced down one of the most disruptive ransomware attacks in U.S. history.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Pipeline CEO defends paying ransom amid cyberattack

WASHINGTON (AP) — A pipeline company CEO on Tuesday defended his decisions to abruptly halt fuel distribution for much of the East Coast and pay millions to a criminal gang in Russia as he faced down one of the most disruptive ransomware attacks in U.S. history.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Pipeline CEO: Ransom payment 'hardest decision' of career

WASHINGTON (AP) — The chief executive of the massive fuel pipeline hit by ransomware said Tuesday that authorizing a multi-million-dollar payment to hackers was the right thing to do after an attack that prompted
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Pipeline CEO: Ransom payment among my 'toughest decisions'

WASHINGTON (AP) — The chief executive of the massive fuel pipeline hit by ransomware last month told senators on Tuesday that authorizing a multi-million-dollar payment to hackers was the right thing to do to bring an end to fuel shortages affecting much of the eastern United States, even as authorities …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Pipeline exec to face Congress as US recovers most of ransom

WASHINGTON (AP) — The chief executive of the massive fuel pipeline hit by ransomware last month is expected to detail his company's response to the cyberattack and to explain his decision to authorize a multimillion-dollar payment when he testifies before Congress this week.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Pipeline exec to face Congress as US recovers most of ransom

WASHINGTON (AP) — The chief executive of the massive fuel pipeline hit by ransomware last month is expected to detail his company's response to the cyberattack and to explain his decision to authorize a multimillion-dollar payment when he testifies before Congress this week.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

US pipelines ordered to increase cyber defenses after hack

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. pipeline operators will be required for the first time to conduct a cybersecurity assessment under a Biden administration directive in response to
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

US pipelines ordered to increase cyber defenses after hack

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. pipeline operators will be required for the first time to conduct a cybersecurity assessment under a Biden administration directive in response to
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Watchdog: US forced deported parents to leave kids behind

WASHINGTON (AP) — A government watchdog says the Trump administration, under its practice of separating families at the border, forced migrant parents to leave the U.S. without their children, contradicting claims by officials that parents were willingly leaving them behind.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Watchdog: US forced deported parents to leave kids behind

WASHINGTON (AP) — A government watchdog says the Trump administration, under its practice of separating families at the border, forced migrant parents to leave the U.S. without their children, contradicting claims by officials that parents were willingly leaving them behind.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Watchdog: US forced deported parents to leave kids behind

WASHINGTON (AP) — A government watchdog says the Trump administration, under its practice of separating families at the border, forced migrant parents to leave the U.S. without their children, contradicting claims by officials that parents were willingly leaving them behind.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

US ends use of 2 immigration jails accused of mistreatment

WASHINGTON (AP) — A detention facility in Georgia where women claim they were subjected to unwanted medical procedures and a Massachusetts jail that has drawn complaints of inhumane conditions will no longer be used to detain immigrants, the Biden administration said Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

US ends use of 2 immigration jails accused of mistreatment

WASHINGTON (AP) — A detention facility in Georgia where women claim they were subjected to unwanted medical procedures and a Massachusetts jail that has drawn complaints of inhumane conditions will no longer be used to detain immigrants, the Biden administration said Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

US ends use of 2 immigration jails accused of mistreatment

WASHINGTON (AP) — A detention facility in Georgia where women claim they were subjected to unwanted medical procedures and a Massachusetts jail that has drawn complaints of inhumane conditions will no longer be used to detain immigrants, the Biden administration said Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

US ends use of 2 immigration jails accused of mistreatment

WASHINGTON (AP) — A detention facility in Georgia where women claim they were subjected to unwanted medical procedures and a Massachusetts jail that has drawn complaints of inhumane conditions will no longer be used to detain immigrants, the Biden administration said Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Afghans who helped the US now fear being left behind

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — He served as an interpreter alongside U.S. soldiers on hundreds of patrols and dozens of firefights in eastern Afghanistan, earning a glowing letter of recommendation from an American platoon commander and a medal of commendation.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Afghans who helped the US now fear being left behind

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — He served as an interpreter alongside U.S. soldiers on hundreds of patrols and dozens of firefights in eastern Afghanistan, earning a glowing letter of recommendation from an American platoon commander and a medal of commendation.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Afghans who helped the US now fear being left behind

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — He served as an interpreter alongside U.S. soldiers on hundreds of patrols and dozens of firefights in eastern Afghanistan, earning a glowing letter of recommendation from an American platoon commander and a medal of commendation.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Afghans who helped the US now fear being left behind

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — He served as an interpreter alongside U.S. soldiers on hundreds of patrols and dozens of firefights in eastern Afghanistan, earning a glowing letter of recommendation from an American platoon commander and a medal of commendation.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

US looking at how to weed out extremists in law enforcement

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has begun an internal review to determine how to remove any extremists from within federal law enforcement following the arrest of current and former police officers for their involvement in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, Attorney General Merrick Garland said Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

US looking at how to weed out extremists in law enforcement

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has begun an internal review to determine how to remove any extremists from within federal law enforcement following the arrest of current and former police officers for their involvement in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, Attorney General Merrick Garland said Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

US looking at how to weed out extremists in law enforcement

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has begun an internal review to determine how to remove any extremists from within federal law enforcement following the arrest of current and former police officers for their involvement in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, Attorney General Merrick Garland said Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Relics seized from smugglers are returning to Afghanistan

WASHINGTON (AP) — Precious relics of Afghanistan’s ancient past are returning home as the nation confronts deepening uncertainty about its future.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Relics seized from smugglers are returning to Afghanistan

WASHINGTON (AP) — Precious relics of Afghanistan’s ancient past are returning home as the nation confronts deepening uncertainty about its future.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Relics seized from smugglers are returning to Afghanistan

WASHINGTON (AP) — Precious relics of Afghanistan’s ancient past are returning home as the nation confronts deepening uncertainty about its future.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Relics seized from smugglers are returning to Afghanistan

WASHINGTON (AP) — Precious relics of Afghanistan’s ancient past are returning home as the nation confronts deepening uncertainty about its future.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

‘Clear the Capitol,’ Pence pleaded, timeline of riot shows

WASHINGTON (AP) — From a secure room in the Capitol on Jan. 6,
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

‘Clear the Capitol,’ Pence pleaded, timeline of riot shows

WASHINGTON (AP) — From a secure room in the Capitol on Jan. 6,
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

‘Clear the Capitol,’ Pence pleaded, timeline of riot shows

WASHINGTON (AP) — From a secure room in the Capitol on Jan. 6,
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Inside secret Syria talks aimed at freeing American hostages

WASHINGTON (AP) — Last summer, two U.S. officials ventured into hostile territory for a secret high-stakes meeting with American adversaries.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

‘Clear the Capitol,’ Pence pleaded, timeline of riot shows

WASHINGTON (AP) — From a secure room in the Capitol on Jan. 6,
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Inside secret Syria talks aimed at freeing American hostages

WASHINGTON (AP) — Last summer, two U.S. officials ventured into hostile territory for a secret high-stakes meeting with American adversaries.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Inside secret Syria talks aimed at freeing American hostages

WASHINGTON (AP) — Last summer, two U.S. officials ventured into hostile territory for a secret high-stakes meeting with American adversaries.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Inside secret Syria talks aimed at freeing American hostages

WASHINGTON (AP) — Last summer, two U.S. officials ventured into hostile territory for a secret high-stakes meeting with American adversaries.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Inside secret Syria talks aimed at freeing American hostages

Last summer, two U.S. officials ventured into hostile territory for a secret high-stakes meeting with American adversaries.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Homeland Security head spars with Congress over border surge

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s head of Homeland Security sparred Wednesday with members of Congress over the surge of migrants at the Southwest border, refusing to concede the situation was a crisis or even much different from what the two previous administrations faced.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Homeland Security head spars with Congress over border surge

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s head of Homeland Security sparred Wednesday with members of Congress over the surge of migrants at the Southwest border, refusing to concede the situation was a crisis or even much different from what the two previous administrations faced.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Homeland Security head spars with Congress over border surge

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s head of Homeland Security sparred Wednesday with members of Congress over the surge of migrants at the Southwest border, refusing to concede the situation was a crisis or even much different from what the two previous administrations faced.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Child border crossings surging, straining US facilities

WASHINGTON (AP) — A surge of migrants on the Southwest border has the Biden administration on the defensive, with the head of Homeland Security acknowledging the depth of the problem Tuesday but insisting it’s under control and saying he won’t revive a Trump-era practice of immediately expelling teens and children.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Homeland Security head spars with Congress over border surge

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s head of Homeland Security sparred Wednesday with members of Congress over the surge of migrants at the Southwest border, refusing to concede the situation was a crisis or even much different from what the two previous administrations faced.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Homeland Security head rejects GOP claims of border 'crisis'

WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Department of Homeland Security pushed back Wednesday against Republican criticism of the Biden administration's border policies, refusing to say that the surge of migrant children entering the United States is a “crisis.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Child border crossings are surging, straining US facilities

WASHINGTON (AP) — A surge of migrants on the Southwest border has the Biden administration on the defensive, with the head of Homeland Security acknowledging the depth of the problem but insisting it’s under control and saying he won’t revive a Trump-era practice of immediately expelling teens and children.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Child border crossings surging, straining US facilities

WASHINGTON (AP) — A surge of migrants on the Southwest border has the Biden administration on the defensive, with the head of Homeland Security acknowledging the depth of the problem Tuesday but insisting it’s under control and saying he won’t revive a Trump-era practice of immediately expelling teens and children.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Child border crossings surging, straining US facilities

WASHINGTON (AP) — A surge of migrants on the Southwest border has the Biden administration on the defensive, with the head of Homeland Security acknowledging the depth of the problem but insisting it’s under control and saying he won’t revive a Trump-era practice of immediately expelling teens and children.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Child border crossings surge as DHS chief defends policies

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. authorities encountered nearly double the number of children traveling alone across the Mexican border on Monday than on an average day last month, an official said Tuesday, and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas conceded the surge was a challenge.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Homeland Security chief defends US handling of border surge

WASHINGTON (AP) — Faced with
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

US reports surge of kids at SW border, a challenge for Biden

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of migrant children and families seeking to cross the U.S. southwest border has surged to levels not seen since before the pandemic, a challenge for President Joe Biden as he works to undo the restrictive immigration policies of his predecessor.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

US reports surge of kids at SW border, a challenge for Biden

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of migrant children and families seeking to cross the U.S. southwest border has surged to levels not seen since before the pandemic, a challenge for President Joe Biden as he works to undo the restrictive immigration policies of his predecessor.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

US reports surge of kids at SW border, a challenge for Biden

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of migrant children and families seeking to cross the U.S. southwest border has surged to levels not seen since before the pandemic, a challenge for President Joe Biden as he works to undo the restrictive immigration policies of his predecessor.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

US lets Venezuelans stay temporarily, will review sanctions

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Monday it is offering temporary legal residency to several hundred thousand Venezuelans who fled their country’s economic collapse and will review U.S. sanctions intended to isolate the South American nation.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

US lets Venezuelans stay temporarily, will review sanctions

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Monday it is offering temporary legal residency to several hundred thousand Venezuelans who fled their country’s economic collapse and will review U.S. sanctions intended to isolate the South American nation.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

US lets Venezuelans stay temporarily, will review sanctions

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Monday it is offering temporary legal residency to several hundred thousand Venezuelans who fled their country’s economic collapse and will review U.S. sanctions intended to isolate the South American nation.
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US offers residency to Venezuelans and will review sanctions

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Monday it is offering temporary legal residency to several hundred thousand Venezuelans who fled their country’s economic collapse and will review U.S. sanctions intended to isolate the South American nation.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Suspected Russian hack fuels new US action on cybersecurity

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jolted by
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US reverts to targeted immigration enforcement under Biden

WASHINGTON (AP) — Immigration enforcement in the U.S. would be more targeted under President Joe Biden than under his predecessor, with authorities directed to focus on people in the country illegally who pose a threat, according to guidelines released Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Massive breach fuels calls for US action on cybersecurity

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jolted by
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Massive breach fuels calls for US action on cybersecurity

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jolted by a sweeping hack that may have revealed government and corporate secrets to Russia, U.S. officials are scrambling to reinforce the nation’s cyber defenses and recognizing that an agency created two years ago to protect America’s networks and infrastructure lacks the money, tools and authority to …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

US reverts to targeted immigration enforcement under Biden

WASHINGTON (AP) — Immigration enforcement in the U.S. would be more targeted under President Joe Biden than under his predecessor, with authorities directed to focus on people in the country illegally who pose a threat, according to guidelines released Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Biden faces pressure as US sets new course on immigration

TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — After a weeklong bus ride from Honduras, Isabel Osorio Medina arrived in northern Mexico with the hope President Joe Biden would make it easier for people like him to get into the United States.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Biden faces pressure as US sets new course on immigration

TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — After a weeklong bus ride from Honduras, Isabel Osorio Medina arrived in northern Mexico with the hope President Joe Biden would make it easier for people like him to get into the United States.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Biden faces pressure as US sets new course on immigration

TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — After a weeklong bus ride from Honduras, Isabel Osorio Medina arrived in northern Mexico with the hope President Joe Biden would make it easier for people like him to get into the United States.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Biden will try to close Guantanamo after 'robust' review

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will seek to close the prison on the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay following a review process, resuming a project begun under the Obama administration, the White House said Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Biden will try to close Guantanamo after 'robust' review

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will seek to close the prison on the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay following a review process, resuming a project begun under the Obama administration, the White House said Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Biden will try to close Guantanamo after 'robust' review

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will seek to close the prison on the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay following a review process, resuming a project begun under the Obama administration, the White House said Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

US terrorism alert warns of politically motivated violence

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security issued a
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

US terrorism alert warns of politically motivated violence

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security issued a
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

US terrorism alert warns of politically motivated violence

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security issued a
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

US terrorism alert warns of politically motivated violence

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security issued a
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Biden's inauguration goes off with no security issues

WASHINGTON (AP) — Troops in riot gear lined the sidewalks, but there were no crowds. Armored vehicles and concrete barriers blocked empty streets. Miles of fencing cordoned off many of the nation's most familiar landmarks.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Biden's inauguration goes off with no security issues

WASHINGTON (AP) — Troops in riot gear lined the sidewalks, but there were no crowds. Armored vehicles and concrete barriers blocked empty streets. Miles of fencing cordoned off many of the nation's most familiar landmarks.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

US to block cotton from China region targeted in crackdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government announced Wednesday that it will halt imports of cotton and tomatoes from the Uighur region of China in its most sweeping action yet to pressure the Communist Party over its campaign against ethnic minorities.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

US to block cotton from China region targeted in crackdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government announced Wednesday that it will halt imports of cotton and tomatoes from the Uighur region of China in its most sweeping action yet to pressure the Communist Party over its campaign against ethnic minorities.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

US to block cotton from China region targeted in crackdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government announced Wednesday that it will halt imports of cotton and tomatoes from the Uighur region of China in its most sweeping action yet to pressure the Communist Party over its campaign against ethnic minorities.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Trump Homeland Security chief abruptly quits at tense time

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s acting head of the Department of Homeland Security abruptly resigned Monday, leaving the post ahead of schedule as the nation faces a heightened terrorism threat from extremists seeking to reverse the election.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Trump Homeland Security chief abruptly quits at tense time

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s acting head of the Department of Homeland Security abruptly resigned Monday, leaving the post ahead of schedule as the nation faces a heightened terrorism threat from extremists seeking to reverse the election.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Trump's Homeland Security chief resigns earlier than planned

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s acting head of the Department of Homeland Security resigned Monday, leaving the post earlier than planned and as the nation faces a heightened threat from domestic terrorism from extremists seeking to reverse the November election.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

'Protesters are in the building': US Capitol under siege

WASHINGTON (AP) — The crowd pushed past the police barricades, up the steps to the iron doors and in what seemed like no time at all, hoisted a Trump flag from the U.S. Capitol.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Trump supporters storm US Capitol, clash with police

WASHINGTON (AP) — Protesters supporting President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, clashing with police and forcing a delay in the constitutional process to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's win.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Lawmakers given gas masks as protesters breach US Capitol

WASHINGTON (AP) — Protesters supporting President Donald Trump violently clashed with law enforcement Wednesday, sending the U.S. Capitol into chaos, locking the building down and halting the vote to certify Joe Biden’s presidential victory.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

US Capitol locked down as Trump supporters clash with police

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Capitol locked down Wednesday with lawmakers inside as violent clashes broke out between supporters of President Donald Trump and police.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Thousands cheer Trump at rally protesting election results

WASHINGTON (AP) — Several thousand protesters cheered President Donald Trump and his baseless claims of election fraud at a rally near the White House on Wednesday ahead of Congress' vote to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Trump supporters rally near White House awaiting president

WASHINGTON (AP) — As
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Trump leaves mark on immigration policy, some of it lasting

WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Donald Trump was running for reelection, foreign-born U.S. residents were rushing to get their American citizenship before it might be too late.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Trump leaves mark on immigration policy, some of it lasting

WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Donald Trump was running for reelection, foreign-born U.S. residents were rushing to get their American citizenship before it might be too late.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Hack against US is 'grave' threat, cybersecurity agency says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal authorities are expressing increased alarm about a long-undetected intrusion into U.S. and other computer systems around the globe that officials suspect was carried out by Russian hackers. The nation's cybersecurity agency warned of a “grave” risk to government and private networks.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Hack against US is 'grave' threat, cybersecurity agency says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal authorities expressed increased alarm Thursday about a long-undetected intrusion into U.S. and other computer systems around the globe that officials suspect was carried out by Russian hackers. The nation's cybersecurity agency warned of a “grave” risk to government and private networks.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Hack against US is 'grave' threat, cybersecurity agency says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal authorities are expressing increased alarm about a long-undetected intrusion into U.S. and other computer systems around the globe that officials suspect was carried out by Russian hackers. The nation's cybersecurity agency warned of a “grave” risk to government and private networks.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

US cybersecurity agency warns of 'grave' threat from hack

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal authorities expressed increased alarm Thursday about an intrusion into U.S. and other computer systems around the globe that officials suspect was carried out by Russian hackers. The nation's cybersecurity agency warned of a “grave” risk to government and private networks.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

US agencies, companies secure networks after huge hack

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. government agencies and private companies rushed Monday to secure their computer networks following the disclosure of a sophisticated and long-running cyber-espionage intrusion suspected of being carried out by Russian hackers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

US agencies, companies secure networks after huge hack

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. government agencies and private companies rushed Monday to secure their computer networks following the disclosure of a sophisticated and long-running cyber-espionage intrusion suspected of being carried out by Russian hackers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

US agencies, companies secure networks after huge hack

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. government agencies and private companies rushed Monday to secure their computer networks following the disclosure of a sophisticated and long-running cyber-espionage intrusion suspected of being carried out by Russian hackers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Biden's Homeland Security pick faces questions on 2015 probe

WASHINGTON (AP) — The last time Alejandro Mayorkas faced Senate confirmation, not a single Republican voted for him because there was an open investigation into his management of the U.S. immigration agency under President Barack Obama.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Biden's Homeland Security pick faces questions on 2015 probe

WASHINGTON (AP) — The last time Alejandro Mayorkas faced Senate confirmation, not a single Republican voted for him because there was an open investigation into his management of the U.S. immigration agency under President Barack Obama.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Biden's Homeland Security pick faces questions on 2015 probe

WASHINGTON (AP) — The last time Alejandro Mayorkas faced Senate confirmation, not a single Republican voted for him because there was an open investigation into his management of the U.S. immigration agency under President Barack Obama.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Cybersecurity official fired by Trump sues over threats

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. cybersecurity official who was
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Election security official fired by Trump sues over threats

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. election and cybersecurity official who was fired last month by President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Tuesday over threatening remarks by a lawyer for the president that prompted a wave of death threats against him.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

US to block goods from Chinese company over rights abuses

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. said Wednesday it would block imports from a major Chinese producer of cotton goods because of its reliance on workers detained as part of a crackdown on ethnic minorities in China's northwest.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

US to block goods from Chinese company over rights abuses

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. said Wednesday it would block imports from a major Chinese producer of cotton goods because of its reliance on workers detained as part of a crackdown on ethnic minorities in China's northwest.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Survey finds race- and sex-based harassment 'common' at FEMA

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a quarter of employees at the Federal Emergency Management Agency said they were harassed or discriminated against based on their gender or race, according to a survey released Wednesday as part of the fallout from allegations of sexual harassment by a senior official at the …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Biden's win means some Guantanamo prisoners may be released

WASHINGTON (AP) — The oldest prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention center went to his latest review board hearing with a degree of hope, something that has been scarce during his 16 years locked up without charges at the U.S. base in Cuba.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Biden's win means some Guantanamo prisoners may be released

WASHINGTON (AP) — The oldest prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention center went to his latest review board hearing with a degree of hope, something that has been scarce during his 16 years locked up without charges at the U.S. base in Cuba.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Ex-Homeland Security official Mayorkas returns under Biden

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is turning to a veteran of the Department of Homeland Security to lead the agency created after the Sept. 11 attacks but reshaped by President Donald Trump to carry out his hardline immigration and law enforcement agenda.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Trump fires agency head who vouched for 2020 vote security

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump fired the nation’s top election security official, a widely respected member of his administration who had dared to refute
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Trump fires agency head who vouched for 2020 vote security

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump fired the nation’s top election security official, a widely respected member of his administration who had dared to refute the president’s unsubstantiated claims of electoral fraud and vouch for the integrity of the vote.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Some big, early shifts on immigration expected under Biden

WASHINGTON (AP) — Some dramatic moves on immigration are expected in the early days of the Biden administration. Joe Biden will likely use executive orders to reverse some of President Donald Trump's most controversial actions, rolling back moves that were a central feature of his administration and important to his …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Some big, early shifts on immigration expected under Biden

WASHINGTON (AP) — Some dramatic moves on immigration are expected in the early days of the Biden administration. Joe Biden will likely use executive orders to reverse some of President Donald Trump's most controversial actions, rolling back moves that were a central feature of his administration and important to his …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Post-election vote tallying raises fresh security concerns

WASHINGTON (AP) — Election Day came and went without any overt signs of foreign interference affecting the vote, but that doesn’t mean the risk has faded.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump tests limits as Cabinet members fan out to key states

WASHINGTON (AP) — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos planned a “Moms for Trump” rally in her home state of Michigan. The Department of Homeland Security's top official was in Texas to celebrate completion of a section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall. The chief of the Environmental Protection Agency headed to North …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump tests limits as Cabinet members fan out to key states

WASHINGTON (AP) — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos planned a “Moms for Trump” rally in her home state of Michigan. The Department of Homeland Security's top official was in Texas to celebrate completion of a section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall. The chief of the Environmental Protection Agency headed to North …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

As Trump casts doubt on election, new agency contradicts him

WASHINGTON (AP) — Earlier this month, President Donald Trump was predicting on Twitter that this election would be “the most corrupt” in American history. A day later, the head of an obscure government agency he created offered a much different message.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

As Trump casts doubt on election, new agency contradicts him

WASHINGTON (AP) — Earlier this month, President Donald Trump was predicting on Twitter that this election would be “the most corrupt” in American history. A day later, the head of an obscure government agency he created offered a much different message.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

As Trump casts doubt on election, new agency contradicts him

WASHINGTON (AP) — Earlier this month, President Donald Trump was predicting on Twitter that this election would be “the most corrupt” in American history. A day later, the head of an obscure government agency he created offered a much different message.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

As Trump casts doubt on election, new agency contradicts him

WASHINGTON (AP) — Earlier this month, President Donald Trump was predicting on Twitter that this election would be “the most corrupt” in American history. A day later, the head of an obscure government agency he created offered a much different message.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

As Trump casts doubt on election, new agency contradicts him

WASHINGTON (AP) — Earlier this month, President Donald Trump was predicting on Twitter that this election would be “the most corrupt” in American history. A day later, the head of an obscure government agency he created offered a much different message.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Gloves linked to forced labor in China stopped at LA port

WASHINGTON (AP) — A shipment of women’s gloves at a California port has been traced to a factory that uses forced labor of people caught up in a brutal crackdown on ethnic minorities in China, U.S. authorities said Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Gloves linked to forced labor in China stopped at LA port

WASHINGTON (AP) — A shipment of women’s gloves at a California port has been traced to a factory that uses forced labor of people caught up in a brutal crackdown on ethnic minorities in China, U.S. authorities said Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Gloves linked to forced labor in China stopped at LA port

WASHINGTON (AP) — A shipment of women’s gloves at a California port has been traced to a factory that uses forced labor of people caught up in a brutal crackdown on ethnic minorities in China, U.S. authorities said Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Trump administration urged to free migrants as virus surges

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pressure was mounting on the Trump administration Wednesday to release people from immigration detention facilities where at least one detainee has tested positive for COVID-19 and advocates fear tight quarters and overall conditions could cause rapid spread of the virus.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Trump administration urged to free migrants as virus surges

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pressure was mounting on the Trump administration Wednesday to release people from immigration detention facilities where at least one detainee has tested positive for COVID-19 and advocates fear tight quarters and overall conditions could cause rapid spread of the virus.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

U.S. holds around 37,000 people in immigration detention

WASHINGTON — Pressure was mounting on the Trump administration Wednesday to release people from immigration detention facilities where at least one detainee has tested positive for COVID-19 and advocates fear tight quarters and overall conditions could cause rapid spread of the virus.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Virus prompts US and Mexico to restrict border travel

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mexico and the U.S. announced Friday that they would prohibit all “non-essential” travel across their shared border as part of efforts to control the spread of the coronavirus.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

US airport security officers fear exposure as cases rise

WASHINGTON (AP) — At least six Transportation Security Administration officers have tested positive for the new coronavirus and dozens were in self-quarantine Monday as the disease takes an increasing toll on an agency critical to the safety of U.S. aviation.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Q&A: New travel ban shakes up airlines, passengers

Airlines and travelers are still sorting out the new travel ban that President Donald Trump announced late Wednesday that bars most foreign visitors coming to the U.S. from continental Europe for 30 days.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

US report finds widespread forced Uighur labor in China

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. lawmakers pushed Wednesday for a ban on imports from a vast area of northwestern China because of the widespread use of forced labor in a region where the communist government has detained more than a million people in a campaign against ethnic minorities.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Judge orders medical panel for '20th hijacker' at Guantanamo

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has ordered that an independent medical panel conduct a review of the mental health of a Saudi prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention center who has been accused of trying to enter the U.S. to be the 20th hijacker in the Sept. 11 terrorist …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Targets of crackdown in China fear government's reach in US

WASHINGTON (AP) — The photo of his father was barely recognizable. The old man looked unusually pale and tired, and his customary beard was shaved off. The son who received the photo over WhatsApp was immediately suspicious.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Targets of crackdown in China fear government's reach in US

WASHINGTON (AP) — The photo of his father was barely recognizable. The old man looked unusually pale and tired, and his customary beard was shaved off. The son who received the photo over WhatsApp was immediately suspicious.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Trump administration to allow more seasonal foreign workers

WASHINGTON (AP) — An additional 35,000 temporary foreign workers will be allowed into the U.S. this year to fill seasonal jobs amid a tight labor market, the Trump administration said Thursday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

US sends 6 prisoners from Guantanamo to Uruguay

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

DNA test ends a mystery of Argentina's 'dirty war'

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The founder of Argentina’s leading human rights group said Monday that she had located the grandson taken from her daughter while a prisoner of the military dictatorship in the 1970s, one of the long-unsolved mysteries from the “dirty war” era that still haunts the country.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Puerto Rico vote endorses statehood with an asterisk

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Puerto Ricans have supported U.S. statehood in a vote that jubilant members of the pro-statehood party say is the strongest sign yet that the Caribbean island territory is on the road to losing its second-class status.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS AGO

US stalls on Sept. 11 trial for 5 at Gitmo

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - As the U.S. military prepares for the first war crimes trial under President Barack Obama, its most high-profile case against the planners of the Sept. 11 attacks is stuck in political and legal limbo.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO