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10 congressional candidates outline priorities at Moses Lake forum
MOSES LAKE — Ten of the 11 candidates running for Washington's 4th Congressional District appeared at a candidate …
Greater Sacramento region moving into strict virus category
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The greater Sacramento region will be placed under California’s most restrictive coronavirus rules this week because capacity in hospital intensive care units has fallen below 15%.
West Virginia backs Texas effort to invalidate Biden's win
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — On the day West Virginia formally certified its November election results, state leaders backed an improbable lawsuit to invalidate presidential race results in four battleground states tha…
Wyoming official quits after calling COVID-19 communist plot
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A Wyoming Department of Health official who falsely described the coronavirus and development of vaccines against it as a communist plot has resigned, a department spokeswoman said Wednesday.
Veteran Palestinian official Hanan Ashrawi resigns
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Hanan Ashrawi, a veteran senior official in the Palestine Liberation Organization, announced her resignation on Wednesday, saying the Palestinian political system needs “renewal and reinv…
Pennsylvania governor says he's tested positive for COVID-19
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said Wednesday he has contracted COVID-19 and is isolating at home, revealing the diagnosis after several members of his security detail recently tested positive fo…
Michigan lawmaker disciplined for threatening Trump backers
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republican leaders in the Michigan House stripped a Democratic lawmaker of her committee assignments Wednesday after she threatened “Trumpers” in a social media video.
The Latest: Austin reveres idea of civilian military control
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Trump attorneys lose appeal to nullify Nevada election vote
LAS VEGAS (AP) — President Donald Trump's reelection campaign has lost its legal bid to nullify President-elect Joe Biden’s 33,596-vote electoral win in Nevada.
Court again nixes SC gov's private school pandemic aid plan
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's highest court again rejected Gov. Henry McMaster's plan to use $32 million in federal coronavirus relief to provide tuition grants for private schools, ruling Wednesday that s…
Spain's ex-king pays tax debt amid ongoing financial probes
MADRID (AP) — The law firm representing Juan Carlos I said Wednesday that Spain’s former monarch has paid tax authorities nearly 680,000 euros ($821,000) following a voluntary declaration of previously undisclosed …
Trump election dispute puts Republicans into contradictions
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The drive to overturn President-elect Joe Biden's victory over President Donald Trump in the battleground state of Pennsylvania is forcing Republicans to take positions that contradict with o…
California allows playgrounds to open under stay-home order
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California changed its rules overnight Wednesday to allow outdoor playgrounds to stay open in regions under strict stay-home orders, apparently swayed by broad criticism that closing them …
Minnesota reports 4,539 new coronavirus cases; 82 new deaths
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota health officials reported 4,539 new coronavirus cases Wednesday and 82 new deaths, the state's third-highest one-day total of the pandemic.
Republican lawmaker sues over constraints of 2021 session
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A GOP state senator in Virginia is suing over plans by Democratic leaders to limit public access to lawmakers' offices during next year's legislative session.
Pentagon set to begin COVID-19 vaccinations on small scale
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon's initial allotment of coronavirus vaccine will be administered at 16 defense sites in the United States and abroad, with health care workers, emergency service personnel and resident…