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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…
Authorities: Woman, 91, shot while pointing gun at deputies
VICTORVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A 91-year-old Southern California woman was fatally shot by sheriff's deputies responding to a break-in report at her home after she pointed a shotgun at them, authorities said.
Bernice King: Don't 'fuel the fires' ignited by Capitol mob
ATLANTA (AP) — The daughter of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. says Americans angered by the mob attack on the U.S. Capitol should take care to ensure their responses do not feed the divisive message of extremists.
New chief justice means shake-up atop NC's court system
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The hiring of a new top administrator of North Carolina's court system is one of several significant personnel changes in a shake-up atop the state Judicial Branch since Chief Justice Paul Newb…
Jefferson Parish Republican abruptly resigns from La. House
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana lawmaker from Jefferson Parish has abruptly resigned from his elected position only a year after taking office.
The Latest: Trump says impeachment push causing 'anger'
The Latest on the fallout of the attack of the U.S. Capitol by a mob of pro-Trump loyalists (all times local):
Slovak linked to reporter slaying sentenced in separate case
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — An appeals court in Slovakia upheld a lower court ruling that sentenced a businessman allegedly linked to the slaying of an investigative journalist in Slovakia to 19 years in prison in …
US shifts to speed vaccinations; won't hold back 2nd doses
WASHINGTON (AP) — Barely a month into a mass vaccination campaign to stop the COVID-19 pandemic, the Trump administration unexpectedly shifted gears Tuesday to speed the delivery of shots after a slow start that ha…
Trump takes no responsibility for violent insurrection at Capitol, says remarks to supporters were 'totally appropriate'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump takes no responsibility for violent insurrection at Capitol, says remarks to supporters were 'totally appropriate.'
Judge halts 1st US execution of female inmate in 67 years
MISSION, Kan. (AP) — A judge has halted the U.S. government's first execution of a female inmate in nearly seven decades, saying a court must first determine whether the Kansas woman who killed an expectant mother,…
Officer suspended amid probe into Capitol riot involvement
MILLERSVILLE, Md. (AP) — A police officer in Maryland was suspended with pay while authorities investigate whether the officer was involved in the violent siege of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald…
Rhode Island House Democrats round out leadership team
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) —
AP source: US asking states to speed COVID-19 vaccines to people over 65, others at risk, no longer hold back 2nd dose
WASHINGTON (AP) — AP source: US asking states to speed COVID-19 vaccines to people over 65, others at risk, no longer hold back 2nd dose.
Murphy to deliver 3rd state of the state, this time remotely
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy's third state of the state address will be delivered Tuesday, this time remotely because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Portugal's president, 72, tests positive for coronavirus
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The office of the Portuguese president says that Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has tested positive for the coronavirus although the veteran politician has no symptoms.
Migrants in Bosnia camp health checked after days in cold
BIHAC, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Many migrants and refugees staying at a camp in northwestern Bosnia have complained of respiratory and skin infections after spending days in makeshift tents and containers amid fre…