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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 …
Illinois governor isolates after possible COVID-19 exposure
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker self-isolated Friday and was awaiting test results after learning that he may have been exposed to the coronavirus at a meeting earlier this week, the third time during th…
2020 Latest: Alito grants GOP request on some Pa. mail votes
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Virginia prosecutor finds 2018 police shooting justified
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The fatal police shooting of an unarmed Black man who ran onto a highway during a mental health crisis was justified, a Virginia prosecutor said Friday.
Be prepared: Biden transition team at work amid limbo
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden's transition team isn't waiting for a verdict in the presidential race before getting to work.
The Latest: WVirginia governor, staff negative for virus
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said he and his staff tested negative for the coronavirus after a staffer in the Capitol building tested positive Friday morning. The attorney general’s office la…
2020 Latest: Biden lead over Trump in Nevada grows slightly
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Math teacher to stand trial in harassment of health officer
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A California community college math instructor with ties to the far-right, anti-government “boogaloo” movement was ordered to stand trial on charges that he sent threatening letters to a cou…
EXPLAINER: The slow counting is mostly for good reasons
WASHINGTON (AP) — The slow pace of this year’s election count is fueling a lot of criticism, but it's mostly a reflection of laudable things: greater voter enthusiasm and steps that states took to protect their res…
Nations long targeted by US chide Trump’s claims of fraud
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Demands to stop the vote count. Baseless accusations of fraud. Claims that the opposition is trying to “steal” the election.
Advocates race to find voters to correct flawed ballots
ATLANTA (AP) — Advocates for both presidential candidates raced to find every person in Georgia who submitted a flawed ballot before time ran out Friday to fix the paperwork in a race that could be decided by the n…
Army: Soldier dies in rifle training at Fort Jackson in SC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A soldier at Fort Jackson in South Carolina has died from injuries sustained on the rifle training range, Army officials said.
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Biden on cusp of presidency after gains in Pennsylvania
Guatemala digs through landslide where 100 believed buried
PURULHA, Guatemala (AP) — Guatemalan search brigades pulled the first bodies Friday from a massive rain-fueled landslide where at least 100 people are believed to be entombed, as the remains of Hurricane Eta moved …
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The count goes on — with Biden on the cusp of presidency
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden stood on the cusp of winning the presidency Friday night, three days after Election Day, as the long, exacting work of counting votes widened his lead over President Donald Trum…