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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…
Effort in Arkansas to enact hate crimes law in jeopardy
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A push to finally enact a hate crimes law in Arkansas, a state with a history of white supremacists, appeared to have all the elements for success: a popular Republican governor who made it…
PM says Greece will ramp up speed of COVID-19 vaccinations
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece will ramp up the speed of its coronavirus vaccination drive, aiming to vaccinate about 8,000 people or more per day compared to the current 5,000 per day, the country's prime minister s…
Knoxville US Attorney's Office collected $7.4M last year
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The U.S. Attorney's Office in Knoxville collected more than $7.4 million in criminal and civil actions last year, U.S. Attorney J. Douglas Overbey announced on Thursday.
Taiwan heralds visit by US ambassador to UN as China fumes
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan said Friday it welcomed the visit of the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations in the closing days of the Trump administration, in a move that brought China's renewed condemnation of Wa…
Economic development groups hopeful for action in Olympia
As communities continue to face financial repercussions from COVID-19, one nonprofit organization outlined its priorities to pave a path for recovery, including providing grants.
Lawyer: New Kansas lawmaker reaches deal to end court order
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — An incoming Kansas lawmaker who has faced a possible attempt to oust him once he took office has reached a legal agreement with a woman who accused him of harassment to end an anti-stalking cour…
Alaska Supreme Court to hear Pruitt election challenge
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Supreme Court should order a new election in a state House race lost by Republican Minority Leader Lance Pruitt, his attorney argues, saying state election officials did not properl…
Capitol siege raises security concerns for Biden inaugural
WASHINGTON (AP) — The
Stay or go? After Trump-fueled riot, aides debate early exit
WASHINGTON (AP) — A steady stream of Trump administration officials are beating an early path to the exits as a protest against the deadly siege of the U.S. Capitol this week even as others wrestling with the stay-…
More contagious variant of COVID-19 found in Connecticut
The first two known cases of a new, more contagious variant of the coronavirus have been detected in Connecticut, the governor said Thursday.
US Capitol Police says officer injured responding to riots dies
WASHINGTON (AP) — US Capitol Police says officer injured responding to riots dies.
Top federal prosecutor in Michigan seeks tips on Capitol mob
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A top federal prosecutor in Michigan on Thursday urged people to give tips to the FBI if they are aware of people who joined a violent mob that
Biden blames Trump for violence at Capitol that's shaken US
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has denounced the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol as “domestic terrorists” and he blamed President Donald Trump for the violence that has shaken the nation's capital…
Suspect arrested in bomb threat to Michigan Capitol
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A suspect has been arrested in connection with a bomb threat telephoned to the Michigan Capitol building, state police announced Thursday.
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos resigns after Capitol insurrection, says Trump 'rhetoric' was 'inflection point'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos resigns after Capitol insurrection, says Trump 'rhetoric' was 'inflection point.'