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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 …
Kansas governor faces conservatives as legislative leaders
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly could have a tough time with the Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature during the last two years of her four-year term after lawmakers' selection of leaders Monday…
Arizona Legislature closes due to COVID-19 exposures
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Legislature is closing for a week because of recent potential exposure to COVID-19, including from Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump's attorney who was maskless when he met with sever…
UN health agency's advice for the holidays: Don't hug
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization has an unwelcome but potentially life-saving message for the holiday season: Don't hug.
North Carolina gets $14M from record telemarketing penalty
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s public schools will receive $14 million for the state’s share of a record settlement with a satellite television company that federal courts have determined participated in unl…
3rd commissioner resigns from Lee's administration
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gov. Bill Lee's office announced Monday that the head of Tennessee's Department of Veterans Services has resigned, as well as the agency's top deputy.
Whitmer administration extends partial shutdown by 12 days
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday extended a partial shutdown of businesses and schools through Dec. 20, rejecting desperate appeals to lift a ban on indoor restaurant dining while the state tri…
UK's Johnson to head to Brussels amid Brexit talks deadlock
BRUSSELS (AP) — More than four years after helping set Britain’s course out of the European Union, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is headed to EU headquarters to try to finish the job.
As virus surges, California lawmakers gather to start work
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers convened a legislative session like never before on Monday, swearing in some newly-elected lawmakers remotely while substituting the regal state Capitol with a caverno…
Georgia again certifies election results showing Biden won
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's top elections official on Monday recertified the state's election results after a recount requested by President Donald Trump confirmed once again that Democrat Joe Biden won the state, and…
Officials: French church attack suspect faces terror charges
PARIS (AP) — French authorities said Monday that the main suspect behind October’s deadly Nice church attack has been handed terror murder charges.
Trump campaign appeals another ballot case in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — President Donald Trump's campaign continues to press lawsuits over Pennsylvania's election, appealing another case it lost to the state Supreme Court, this time over fewer than 2,000 ballots …
Mississippi budget proposal includes some spending cuts
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Top Mississippi legislators on Monday released their first budget recommendations for the year that begins July 1. They propose spending cuts for universities, community colleges, prisons, men…
Michigan House cancels voting session after Giuliani test
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan House canceled its voting session scheduled for Tuesday following an announcement that Rudy Giuliani tested positive for the coronavirus just days after he testified before lawmak…
Louisiana COVID-19 quarantine guidelines relaxed for schools
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s health department Monday loosened its coronavirus quarantine guidance for schools and workplaces to match the latest recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and…
Montana's first COVID vaccine doses to go to major hospitals
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine will go to health care workers in the state's major hospitals, Gov. Steve Bullock announced Monday.