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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
Hawaii certifies Biden's win of state's presidential vote
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii on Tuesday certified the results of its presidential vote after the state Supreme Court dismissed an elections complaint challenging the entirety of the Nov. 3 general election in the islands.
Kentucky death row inmate convicted of murder dies at 75
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky inmate on death row for the 1983 rape and fatal stabbing of a 43-year-old woman has died under medical care, according to the state Department of Corrections.
AP sources: Biden selects Fudge for housing, Vilsack for ag
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has selected Ohio Rep. Marcia Fudge as his housing and urban development secretary and former Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to reprise that role in his administration…
House approves defense bill amid Trump veto threat
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled House on Tuesday approved a wide-ranging defense policy bill, even as President Donald Trump renewed his
Source of money behind GOP's new Georgia super PAC a mystery
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new Republican super political action committee, Peachtree PAC, is starting a $43 million TV ad campaign in Georgia on Wednesday, adding to the surge of money being poured into two Senate runoff…
New White House offer adds $600 checks to COVID-19 relief
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration dove back into Capitol Hill's confusing COVID-19 negotiations on Tuesday, offering a $916 billion package to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that would send a $600 direct payme…
Publisher handcuffed while objecting to lack of court access
GRAHAM, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina newspaper publisher was handcuffed and ordered out of a courtroom Tuesday as he objected to a decision to block reporters from attending a plea hearing for a white woman accused…
AP sources: Biden picks Rep. Marcia Fudge as housing chief
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has selected Ohio Rep. Marcia Fudge as his housing and urban development secretary, according to four people familiar with the decision.
The Latest: Mississippi coronavirus death toll tops 4,000
JACKSON, Miss. -- The number of people who have died of coronavirus complications in Mississippi surpassed 4,000 Tuesday, and health officials warned there will be more fatalities and hospitalizations if residents …
Family of suicidal man killed by police files federal suit
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The family of a man who was killed by a Minnesota deputy as he knelt in a residential Twin Cities-area street with a gun to his own head has filed a wrongful death lawsuit.
Test flight of SpaceX's Starship aborted at last second
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The first high-altitude test flight of SpaceX’s futuristic Starship was aborted at the last second in Texas on Tuesday.
'A new movement': Trump's false claims take hold in states
HOUSTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s campaign to subvert the will of voters and reverse his reelection loss to Democrat Joe Biden is taking hold among state and local Republicans even as it marches toward immine…
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UK starts virus campaign with a shot watched round the world
DNA identifies Missouri toddler found in Mississippi in 1982
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) — Investigators say DNA testing has identified a Missouri toddler whose body was found on a riverbank in Mississippi in 1982.
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