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Election Day may be over, but ballot counting continues until certification
EPHRATA — While polls have closed and preliminary results have been released, election officials in Grant County s…
Resistance to coup grows despite Myanmar's block of Facebook
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar’s new military government blocked access to Facebook as resistance to Monday's coup surged amid calls for civil disobedience to protest the ousting of the elected government and its l…
Biden team pitches US on big virus aid as Senate starts work
WASHINGTON (AP) — As senators launched an all-night session Thursday to lay groundwork for President Joe Biden's
Supporters say expanded sports betting in WA would add jobs
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Supporters of a bill to expand sports gambling in Washington state beyond Indian casinos and into privately-owned card rooms across the state said Thursday the measure would increase job and t…
Things to Know: Catholic Church got $1.5B in US virus relief
Here’s what’s happening Thursday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.:
Washington man charged with entering Capitol during siege
SEATTLE (AP) — A southwest Washington man has been arrested and charged with entering the U.S. Capitol with a pro-Trump mob during the Jan. 6 deadly insurrection.
Wisconsin governor issues new mask mandate after GOP repeal
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers issued a new statewide mask order on Thursday, an hour after the Republican-controlled Legislature voted to repeal his previous mandate saying he didn't have authority…
Immigrants in sanctuary in churches hope Biden offers relief
BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — For over three years, Maria Macario has been too afraid to leave the white steepled First Parish church just outside Boston.
Divided House kicks Greene off committees
WASHINGTON (AP) — A fiercely divided House has tossed Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene off both her committees, an unprecedented punishment that Democrats said she’d earned by spreading
Slain Capitol Police officer honored: 'We will never forget'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders paid tribute Wednesday to slain U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick in the building he died defending, promising his family and his fellow officers that they will neve…
Sitting on billions, Catholic dioceses amassed taxpayer aid
When the coronavirus forced churches to close their doors and give up Sunday collections, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte turned to the federal government’s signature small business relief program for more …
Voting company sues Fox, Giuliani over election fraud claims
MIAMI (AP) — A voting technology company is suing Fox News, three of its hosts and two former lawyers for former President Donald Trump — Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell — for $2.7 billion, charging that the defend…
McKinsey agrees to pay nearly $600M over opioid crisis
The global consulting firm McKinsey & Company agreed to pay nearly $600 million for its role in advising businesses on how to sell more prescription opioid painkillers amid a nationwide overdose crisis.
Trump rejects Dems' request to testify at impeachment trial
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats asked Donald Trump to testify under oath for his Senate impeachment trial, challenging him to respond to their charge that he incited a violent mob to storm the Capitol. A Trump ad…
Biden strikes tough tone on Russia in diplomatic push
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday said the days of the U.S. “rolling over” to Russian President Vladimir Putin are gone as he called for the immediate release of Russian opposition leader Alexei Nav…
Pariah with benefits: US aiding Saudi defense despite chill
As a presidential candidate, Joe Biden laid out a tougher line on Saudi Arabia than any U.S. president in decades. He said he would make the kingdom “pay the price” for human rights abuses and “make them in fact th…