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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 …
Georgia secretary of state wins praise from Schwarzenegger
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s secretary of state has received death threats over his handling of last month’s election, but he's found a fan in Arnold Schwarzenegger.
California warns of rising virus cases, broad transmission
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California's top health official on Tuesday said coronavirus cases are expected to continue to climb in the state and that everyday activities now carry a much greater risk of infection.
Louisiana governor talks vaccine plans at White House event
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Meeting with other governors at a White House event Tuesday, Gov. John Bel Edwards said Louisiana expects to quickly administer its first two weeks of coronavirus vaccine doses to health car…
Maryland officials discuss COVID-19 vaccine roll out plans
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland will focus its initial COVID-19 vaccinations on hospital-based health care workers, residents of nursing homes and first responders in the first phase expected to arrive as soon as ne…
Judge: US must provide limited info on Khashoggi death tape
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. government must provide limited information about its withholding from the public a tape of the killing of Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi and a CIA report on his death in a Freedom of Info…
Alabama House makes pandemic adjustments for 2021 session
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama House of Representatives is adjusting procedures for the 2021 session because of the COVID-19 pandemic, including purchasing remote voting tablets that will allow legislators to …
First lady urges kindness during holiday clouded by pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump is encouraging people to perform small acts of kindness to help lift the spirits of others who are feeling blue during the pandemic-tinged holiday season.
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…