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Gas prices climb across WA through April
MOSES LAKE — Gas prices across Washington continued their upward trajectory throughout April, mirroring national v…
California governor went to party, violated own virus rules
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — For months, Gov. Gavin Newsom has pleaded with Californians to resist the temptation to socialize with friends and relatives outside their household. Turns out, he's the one who couldn't r…
2 men testify against alleged ringleader of mosque bombing
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Two Illinois men who pleaded guilty to a 2017 bombing of a Minnesota mosque testified that the group's alleged ringleader recruited them for an unspecified job and didn't fill them in on his …
Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak tests positive for COVID-19
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak on Friday said he has tested positive for COVID-19 as the virus surges to record levels in the state and across the U.S.
Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak says he has tested positive for COVID-19 amid a statewide surge in cases
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak says he has tested positive for COVID-19 amid a statewide surge in cases.
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Census case that led to head count halt heads back to court
A month after the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to end the 2020 head count of every U.S. resident, the case that propelled the ruling was back in a district court Friday, with advocacy groups and t…
Progressives look to make early mark on Biden White House
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Leading progressives are pressuring President-elect Joe Biden to embrace their policy agenda even as more centrist Democrats argue such proposals
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Trump, still not conceding defeat, trumpets vaccine progress
U.S. citizenship test adds more questions, draws criticism
PHOENIX (AP) — An updated U.S. citizenship test will require applicants to answer more questions than before and could slow down the number of tests held each day, experts said.
Trump, still not conceding defeat, trumpets vaccine progress
WASHINGTON (AP) — Gliding over significant challenges still to come, President Donald Trump offered a rosy update on the race for a vaccine for the resurgent coronavirus as he delivered his first public remarks sin…
Oregon and New Mexico order lockdowns, other states resist
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The governors of Oregon and New Mexico ordered near-lockdowns Friday in the most aggressive response yet to the latest wave of coronavirus infections shattering records across the U.S., even…
CDC: Wearing a mask could keep you from catching virus
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials are taking a new tack to encourage Americans to wear masks: They're emphasizing recent research that a mask protects the person who wears it.
Bond greatly reduced for man linked to Whitmer kidnap plot
JACKSON, Mich. (AP) — A judge greatly reduced bond to $150,000 Friday for a man accused of allowing his property to be used by an anti-government group
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Masked workers start presidential hand tally in Georgia
ATLANTA (AP) — Masked election workers in teams of two began counting ballots Friday in counties across Georgia, a hand tally of the presidential race that stems from an audit required by a new state law.