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Commissioner candidates discuss public safety, county services
EPHRATA — Four Republican candidates are seeking election to Grant County Commissioner Position 3 in the upcoming …
Murphy signs $14B business tax break bill into law
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law Thursday a bill authorizing over $14 billion in tax credits for businesses.
Capitol police chief defends response to 'criminal' rioters
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the U.S. Capitol Police defended his department's response to the
Van Drew only New Jersey rep to oppose Biden certification
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew is the only member of New Jersey's congressional delegation to oppose certifying Democrat Joe Biden's win over President Donald Trump.
Split court tosses Pennsylvania victims' rights amendment
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A victims’ rights constitutional amendment that Pennsylvania voters apparently passed by a wide margin was thrown out Thursday by a divided state court that ruled it bundled too many changes …
France seeks strategy change to reduce troops in West Africa
PARIS (AP) — As it pays tribute Thursday to French soldiers killed in Mali and faces questions over a deadly airstrike, France is considering changing its military strategy against Islamic extremists in Africa’s Sa…
Stunned EU leaders yearn for Biden presidency -- ASAP
BRUSSELS (AP) — For European Union nations, Joe Biden's Jan. 20 inauguration as the next U.S. president cannot come fast enough.
Indiana Sen. Braun dropped Biden objection after Capitol mob
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Republican Indiana Sen. Mike Braun dropped his objections to Joe Biden’s Electoral College votes after
After excusing violence, Trump acknowledges Biden transition
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump for the first time acknowledged his defeat
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…
GOP Sen. Johnson says no decision on his political future
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said Thursday, a day after the U.S. Capitol was stormed by supporters of President Donald Trump, that he has not made a decision yet on his political future as t…
GOP Reps. Tiffany, Fitzgerald object to certifying Biden win
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Two Wisconsin Republicans objected to certifying Joe Biden's victories in a pair of states before his win was confirmed in a meeting of Congress that was interrupted by the
AP PHOTOS: Scenes of violence at U.S. Capitol shock world
A mob invading the U.S. Capitol. Police officers with guns drawn inside the House of Representatives. Lawmakers hiding from intruders seeking to overturn a national election.
Biden win confirmed after pro-Trump mob storms US Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress confirmed Democrat Joe Biden as the presidential election winner before dawn Thursday after a violent mob loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in a stunni…
Wong questioned, US lawyer released in Hong Kong crackdown
HONG KONG (AP) — Jailed Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was arrested on a new charge under the national security law on Thursday while an American rights lawyer who was detained in a sweeping crackdown…
From 'beautiful' to 'disgraceful': World reacts to US mob
TOKYO (AP) — Amid the global outrage at the storming of the U.S. Capitol building by angry supporters of President Donald Trump was a persistent strain of glee from those who have long resented the perceived Americ…