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Soap Lake looking to seat salary commission
SOAP LAKE — The City of Soap Lake is seeking residents to serve on its newly reactivated Salary Commission, a citi…
Supreme Court rejects Republican bid to reverse certification of Biden victory in Pennsylvania
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court rejects Republican bid to reverse certification of Biden victory in Pennsylvania.
First Minnesotans could get COVID-19 vaccine Christmas week
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The first of 183,000 Minnesotans who will get the new coronavirus vaccine in the initial wave could get their shots as early as Christmas week, Gov. Tim Walz and state health officials announced …
Cybersecurity official fired by Trump sues over threats
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. cybersecurity official who was
Biden vows to reopen most schools after 1st 100 days on job
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden pledged Tuesday to bring the coronavirus pandemic under enough control to open most of the nation's schools during his first 100 days as president — going much further on the issue than …
Judge orders counties in tight US House race to fix missteps
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The winner of the ultra-tight 22nd Congressional District race in New York remained unclear Tuesday as a state judge ordered county boards of elections to fix errors made when first counting bal…
Trump hails vaccine 'miracle,' with millions of doses soon
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump celebrated the expected approval of the first U.S. vaccine for the coronavirus Tuesday as the White House worked to instill confidence in the massive distribution effort tha…
Vaccine distribution in Georgia to start soon, take months
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia should start distributing thousands of doses of coronavirus vaccine by the end of next week, though most people will have to wait several months before they can get a shot, Gov. Brian K…
Hawaii's top court rejects complaint challenging Nov. 3 vote
HONOLULU (AP) — The Hawaii Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed an elections complaint challenging the entirety of the Nov. 3 general election in the islands, clearing the way for the results of the state's president…
Hall, Hamilton leaving Cabinet as Cooper preps for 2nd term
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Two members of North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper's Cabinet won't remain in their posts as his second term begins next month, Cooper announced on Tuesday.
VIRUS TODAY: Glowing vaccine review, 100 million shots vowed
Here's what's happening Tuesday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.:
Judge peppers lawyer with questions on Arizona election suit
PHOENIX (AP) — A judge presiding over a lawsuit seeking to decertify the election results that gave Democrat President-elect Joe Biden his Arizona win over President Donald Trump peppered a lawyer with questions on…
California uses text alert to warn millions of virus spread
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California authorities sent a cellphone text alert Tuesday to two major regions of the nation's most populous state to tell millions that the coronavirus is spreading rapidly and asking them to s…
High tide floods Venice as dike-on-demand wasn't activated
High tides flooded St. Mark’s Square in Venice on Tuesday, propelled by winds that were stronger than predicted, and an experimental system of inflatable barriers wasn’t activated to prevent water from invading the…
Biden calls for action on virus as he introduces health team
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday called for urgent action on the coronavirus pandemic as he introduced a health care team that will be tested at every turn while striving to restore the …
Netanyahu rival bolts party to launch leadership challenge
JERUSALEM (AP) — Gideon Saar, the leading rival of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu inside the ruling Likud party, announced on Tuesday that he was breaking away to form a new political party ahead of elections ex…