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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…
Budget analyst urges elimination of nearly 1,000 LAPD jobs
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A budget proposal on Friday called for the Police Department to eliminate nearly 1,000 officer jobs — even though it could harm crime-fighting as the city struggles to close a huge budget shortfa…
Police provide details of deadly encounter with Black man
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Activists on Friday rallied in person and online to bring attention to the case of a young Black man who was shot by a New Mexico state police while on a road trip from Indiana to Arizona, whi…
Biden officially secures enough electors to become president
California certified its presidential election Friday and appointed 55 electors pledged to vote for Democrat Joe Biden, officially handing him the Electoral College majority needed to win the White House.
California certifies Joe Biden's victory, giving the Democrat more than the 270 electors needed to win the White House
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California certifies Joe Biden's victory, giving the Democrat more than the 270 electors needed to win the White House.
Judge dismisses GOP bid to undo Biden's victory in Arizona
PHOENIX (AP) — A judge has thrown out a Republican bid to undo Democrat President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in Arizona, concluding the GOP failed to prove fraud in a challenge of election results in metro Phoenix a…
School superintendents told to plan for vaccine distribution
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's governor called on school superintendents Friday to begin planning for the eventual distribution of coronavirus vaccines to their employees.
Few answers for family of man shot dead by New Mexico police
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Activists on Friday rallied in person and online to bring attention to the case of a young Black man who was shot by New Mexico state police officers while on a road trip from Indiana to Arizo…
Judge tosses 15 cases involving accused LAPD officers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge on Friday threw out 15 criminal cases that were based on statements from three police officers accused of falsifying records.
State judge rejects bid to nullify Biden election in Nevada
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Donald Trump campaign lost its bid Friday to overturn the results of the Nevada election and stop the state’s six Democratic presidential electors from voting for Joe Biden.
Lawmakers OK $46B budget with abortion expansion provision
BOSTON (AP) — Better late than never. Five months into the new fiscal year, Massachusetts has a state budget.
Appeals court: Trump election challenge in Michigan is moot
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan appeals court turned down an appeal Friday from President Donald Trump's campaign in a challenge to how absentee ballots were handled in Detroit and other issues.
Lee OKs use of National Guard in hospitals amid virus surge
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has authorized medically trained National Guard members to fill nursing roles, drive ambulances and perform coronavirus testing for hospitals that have been increasin…
Gianforte says he'll focus on COVID-19 as governor
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s Gov.-Elect Greg Gianforte hosted his first press conference since the election on Friday, saying his focus when he takes office next month will be on keeping the most vulnerable safe …
Trump orders most American troops to leave Somalia
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon said Friday it is pulling most U.S. troops out of Somalia on President Donald Trump's orders, continuing a post-election push by Trump to shrink U.S. involvement in counterterrorism m…
Elections shaping up to become major issue in Legislature
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania who are still questioning without basis the validity of the Nov. 3 election are drafting a boatload of voting-related legislation, with top Democrats quic…