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Auditor candidates discuss election integrity, public confidence
EPHRATA — Three Republican candidates are running for the position of Grant County Auditor: incumbent Shannon Fals…
Trump impeachment trial to focus on his attacks on election
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s historic
Biden unveiling $1.9T plan to stem virus and steady economy
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is unveiling a $1.9 trillion coronavirus plan Thursday to turn the tide on the pandemic, speeding up the vaccine rollout and providing financial help to individuals…
Trump's wall of GOP support breaks during impeachment vote
The unbreakable wall of Republican support that encouraged and enabled Donald Trump's norm-shattering presidency cracked on Wednesday.
US Space Command site to be located in Huntsville, Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Air Force announced Wednesday that the new U.S. Space Command headquarters will be in Huntsville, Alabama, after the state was selected over five others competing for the project, i…
Ex-premier yanks ministers from Italy's coalition government
ROME (AP) — A former leader of Italy yanked his party's ministers Wednesday from Premier Giuseppe Conte's government, triggering a political crisis in the middle of a pandemic that could lead to a revamped Cabinet,…
Most major US airlines ban guns in luggage for DC flights
Airlines and airports say they are stepping up security before next week's presidential inauguration, with Delta and other major airlines saying they will prohibit passengers flying to the Washington area from putt…
US carries out its 1st execution of female inmate since 1953
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A Kansas woman was executed Wednesday for strangling an expectant mother in Missouri and cutting the baby from her womb, the first time in nearly seven decades that the U.S. government has …
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's call to action distorted in debate
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House impeachment debate on Wednesday heard a distorted account of President Donald Trump's remarks to his supporters a week ago when he exhorted them to “fight like hell" before they swarmed …
NY men charged after being photographed in Capitol breach
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A western New York man who was recorded trying to set fire to news media equipment and walking through the U.S. Capitol during last week’s siege appeared for a remote hearing Thursday in federa…
The Latest: 21,000 National Guard troops approved for DC
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on
Kemp seeks to restore more than half of Georgia school cuts
ATLANTA (AP) — Gov. Brian Kemp want to restore more than half of Georgia's cuts to K-12 education made last year, on top of the $1,000 bonuses he wants to pay to teachers from federal money.
Governor says Georgia 'battered, is not broken' by pandemic
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp made a lengthy defense of his record fighting the COVID-19 pandemic while highlighting a strong economy and promising $1,000 bonuses for teachers and more money for education …
Cooper raised $41 million; outspent GOP candidates still won
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Democratic candidates dominated fundraising in last fall's elections for the top statewide positions in North Carolina government, according to campaign finance reports filed this week. But it …
SC lets medical students, retired nurses give COVID-19 shots
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina will now allow medical students, retired nurses and other qualified professionals to administer the COVID-19 vaccine.
Pennsylvania Capitol closing; more security being added
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf on Thursday ordered the Pennsylvania Capitol closed for two days next week around the swearing-in of three statewide officials and the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.