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Newhouse to retire from Congress
WASHINGTON D.C. — Fourth District Representative Dan Newhouse has announced he will not seek reelection to the US …
Doctors fear more death as Dakotas experience virus 'sorrow'
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — With coronavirus cases running rampant in the Dakotas and elected leaders refusing to forcefully intervene, the burden of pushing people to take the virus seriously has increasingly been pu…
Dance parties and champagne: celebrating election's end
As soon as the news buzzed on their phones, Americans gathered spontaneously on street corners and front lawns — honking their horns, banging pots and pans, starting impromptu dance parties — as an agonizingly vitr…
What's next? Saturday's election verdict isn't last step
WASHINGTON (AP) — Saturday's election verdict isn’t the last step in selecting an American president. Under a system that’s been tweaked over two centuries, there is still a weekslong timeline during which the 538-…
EXPLAINER: Why AP called the 2020 election for Joe Biden
WHY AP CALLED THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION FOR BIDEN:
2020 Latest: Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton congratulate Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the
Biden transition team didn't wait for verdict to get busy
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden's transition team didn't wait for a verdict in the presidential race before getting to work.
2020 Latest: Pelosi says Biden has 'mandate for action'
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the
Joe Biden wins Nevada
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden wins Nevada.
President-elect Joe Biden says he's 'honored and humbled' by White House victory, calls for nation to 'unite,' 'heal'
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden says he's 'honored and humbled' by White House victory, calls for nation to 'unite,' 'heal.'
Trump defied gravity; now falls back to earth, future TBD
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump, who defied political gravity with his extraordinary rise from reality star and businessman to the presidency, has fallen back to earth.
3 quakes shake Alaska's largest city, but no damage reports
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Three earthquakes early Saturday morning shook Alaska's largest city, but there were no immediate reports of damage.
2020 Latest: President-elect Biden: It's time for US to heal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the
Harris becomes first Black woman, South Asian elected VP
Kamala Harris made history Saturday as the first Black woman elected as vice president of the United States, shattering barriers that have kept men — almost all of them white — entrenched at the highest levels of A…
Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided US
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, positioning himself to lead a nation gripped by a historic pandemic and a confluen…
Guatemala searches, Eta regains storm status, heads to Cuba
PURULHA, Guatemala (AP) — Searchers in Guatemala dug through mud and debris looking for an estimated 100 people believed buried by a massive, rain-fueled landslide, as Tropical Storm Eta continued to gain strength …