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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…
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.
Group seeks to legalize recreational marijuana in Nebraska
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A group that tried unsuccessfully to place a medical marijuana proposal on the November ballot will launch a new 2022 campaign to legalize the drug for recreational use.
University of Arizona to require COVID-19 testing
PHOENIX (AP) — The University of Arizona will require anyone visiting campus next semester to have a negative test for COVID-19 within the previous week.
Noem's travel builds profile as virus surges in South Dakota
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem spent the weekend traveling out of state to appearances in Texas and Georgia, as she continued to build a national profile among Republicans even as her state …
US senator seeks update on contractor taken in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Democratic senator is calling on the State Department to prioritize the return of Mark Frerichs, an American contractor believed to have been taken by a Taliban-linked militant network in Afghan…
Republicans defy Evers, put Christmas tree in closed Capitol
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Two Republican lawmakers put up a Christmas tree in the Wisconsin Capitol rotunda despite being told they weren't allowed to do so — a show of defiance after Gov. Tony Evers opted not to displa…
Romania’s center-right prime minister resigns after election
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s center-right prime minister resigned Monday after a general election in which voters delivered nominal victory to the left-leaning, populist opposition party.
Ward appeals dismissal of suit seeking to undo Biden win
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Republican Party Chairwoman Kelli Ward has appealed the dismissal of her lawsuit that sought to undo Democrat President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in Arizona.
Egypt's El-Sissi, France's Macron at odds over human rights
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged Monday “disagreements” with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi over human rights, but said it will not prevent France from reaching economic and defe…
US sanctions 14 China officials over Hong Kong crackdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is slapping sanctions on 14 Chinese officials over the crackdown on pro-democracy advocates in Hong Kong.