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Dent leads Garcia in 13th District race
MOSES LAKE — Incumbent Rep. Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake, maintained a commanding lead in the race for Position 1 in Was…
Health industry, long-term care eyed for vaccine priority
DOVER, Del. (AP) — A state advisory panel is recommending that Delaware officials follow federal suggestions for prioritizing distribution of COVID-19 vaccines with an initial focus on health care industry workers …
Pearce elected to another term as chair of New Mexico GOP
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Former Congressman Steve Pearce will serve another term as chairman of the Republican Party of New Mexico, beating three challengers to hold on to the leadership post.
Coronavirus deaths surpass 4,000 in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The number of people who have died of coronavirus complications in Mississippi surpassed 4,000 on Tuesday, and health officials warned that there will be more fatalities and hospitalizations i…
Johnson touts alternative COVID-19 treatments at hearing
WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of doctors at a U.S. Senate hearing chaired by Republican Sen. Ron Johnson, of Wisconsin, touted unproven alternative treatments to COVID-19 on Tuesday, even as medical experts derided the…
AP sources: President-elect Joe Biden plans to name Ohio Rep. Marcia Fudge his housing and urban development secretary
WASHINGTON (AP) — AP sources: President-elect Joe Biden plans to name Ohio Rep. Marcia Fudge his housing and urban development secretary.
Georgia Senate GOP push for end to no-excuse absentee voting
Atlanta (AP) — Republicans in Georgia’s state Senate are calling for an end to absentee voting without cause and want to ban ballot drop boxes, after an increase in mail voting helped propel Democrat Joe Biden to a…
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 …