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Mikel Merino stars again as Spain edges Belgium 2-1 in the World Cup quarterfinals
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Mikel Merino scored in the 88th minute on a rebound yielded by backup Belgium goalkeeper …
Montana goes red; it's status quo in other governor races
Montana is getting a Republican governor for the first time in 16 years, but voters decided against partisan changes in the 10 other states where the office was on the ballot Tuesday.
2020 Latest: Biden wins Omaha-area district, a flip from '16
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Indian police arrest, charge firebrand TV station founder
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police on Wednesday said they arrested a firebrand television news anchor and charged him with abetment to suicide in connection with the 2018 deaths of an interior designer and the designer…
House Latest: Ga. state senator to replace late John Lewis
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Senate Latest: Republican Joni Ernst wins 2nd term in Iowa
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The Latest: Greg Gianforte elected Montana’s next governor
HELENA, Mont. — Republican Greg Gianforte has won the race to become Montana’s next governor.
Dems head toward House control, but struggle to gain seats
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats drove Wednesday toward extending their control of the House for two more years, but their expectations of expanding their majority seemed tenuous as they lost three incumbents and failed…
Republican Greg Gianforte wins election for governor in Montana
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Greg Gianforte wins election for governor in Montana.
Joe Biden tells supporters in Delaware 'we just have to be patient' in waiting for election results
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden tells supporters in Delaware 'we just have to be patient' in waiting for election results.
Push to relax drug laws gains big victories on state ballots
A nationwide push to relax drug laws took a significant step forward Tuesday as more states legalized marijuana for adults and voters made Oregon the first state to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of …
2020 Latest: Biden wins at least 1 electoral vote from Maine
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Protesters gather near White House, no wide unrest seen
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 1,000 people protesting President Donald Trump converged on Black Lives Matter Plaza on Tuesday night, just a block from the White House, while hundreds more marched through parts of dow…
Mississippi approves flag with magnolia, ‘In God We Trust’
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi will fly a new state flag with a magnolia and the phrase “In God We Trust,” with voters approving the design Tuesday. It replaces a Confederate-themed flag state lawmakers retired …
Trump wins Florida, locked in other tight races with Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump carried Florida, the nation's most prized battleground state, and he and Democrat Joe Biden were increasingly focused early Wednesday on the three Northern industrial states…
Iowa GOP Sen. Ernst elected to 2nd term after heated race
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican Joni Ernst won reelection to her Iowa U.S. Senate seat Tuesday after an expensive and at times bruising race against Democrat Theresa Greenfield.