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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 …
Veteran California Capitol worker dies from COVID-19
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A veteran employee at the California state Capitol died last month after contracting the coronavirus.
Federal judge rejects lawsuit seeking to overturn Trump loss
MADISON, Wis, (AP) — A federal judge on Monday rejected a lawsuit filed by two Republican Wisconsin lawmakers, voting rights groups and others seeking to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Wisconsin…
France charges an alleged organizer of giant New Year's rave
PARIS (AP) — An alleged organizer of an illegal New Year's Eve rave that at least 2,500 people attended for more than a day in western France was charged Monday with endangering lives amid a coronavirus curfew and …
Students in Turkey protest rector tapped to head university
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish police on Monday clashed with hundreds of students protesting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s appointment of a figure with ties to his ruling party as rector to one of Turkey’s most prestig…
In farewell, DeVos urges Congress to reject Biden's policies
In a farewell letter to Congress on Monday, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos urged lawmakers to reject President-elect Joe Biden's education agenda, while imploring them to shield Trump administration policies that …
Judge weighing disputed ballots in undecided NY House race
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A judge in upstate New York on Monday was reviewing 2,500 challenged ballots that could determine the winner of the nation's last undecided U.S. House race.
California's COVID-19 numbers grow with hospitals swamped
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s coronavirus death toll has topped 26,500 and confirmed cases have neared 2.4 million since the pandemic began, health officials said.
Minnesota to ramp up vaccinations amid questions of pace
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota officials are aiming to ramp up vaccination efforts as the pace of administering doses to health care workers and long-term care residents and staff moves slower than expected.
Some GOP lawmakers demand that colleagues return to work
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A small group of Republican lawmakers who don't like some of Gov. Janet Mills' executive orders during the pandemic plans to use a Maine Statehouse appearance to make a statement about getting…
Urging calm, DC mayor calls in National Guard for protests
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington, D.C.'s mayor urged calm Monday as some 340 National Guard troops were being activated while the city prepared for potentially violent protests surrounding Congress' expected vote to af…
Indiana lawmakers opening 2021 session amid virus changes
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana lawmakers are starting
Danforth: Electoral college challenge 'highly destructive'
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — The effort by Sen. Josh Hawley and others to challenge Democrat Joe Biden’s election victory is a “radical” and “highly destructive attack," former U.S. Sen. John Danforth said Monday.
Greg Gianforte sworn in as Montana's 25th governor
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Greg Gianforte was sworn in as Montana's 25th governor Monday, becoming the state’s first Republican governor in 16 years.
Vermont Legislature to be nearly all remote to start 2021
The Vermont Legislature is getting ready to kick off the 2021 session with almost all of the pomp and circumstance occurring remotely.
US-built center in Cyprus to offer region security training
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A U.S.-funded center in Cyprus will help train officials from countries in the eastern Mediterranean region and the Middle East on the latest techniques in border, customs, maritime and cyber…